Shuttle mobo

[Randluin]

I am looking at a Shuttle AN35N- ULTRA mobo. Is this a good board? It is being offered at my local computer shop for 149.99 it is bundled with a AMD 2800+ cpu . Is this a good deal and is this board really worth it?

Also is the ECS N2U400-A Mainboard any good?

[bassman]

You can get that Shuttle motherboard for less money:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-150-045&depa=0
Same goes for the CPU (assuming it's a Barton):
http://www.pricewatch.com/1/3/5060-1.htm

But if the shop is right near your house, if you have any problem with what you buy it'll be easier and less tiring to solve :)

[Randluin]

cool thanks but my real question is it a reliable board?

[bassman]

Judging by the specs it's a pretty nice for motherboard - it's also pretty cheap! :) On the reliability issue, you can always get a defective motherboard whatever it's brand is, that's what warranties are for...I've had an MSI die on me and that doesn't make me call it unreliable. Keep in mind that one opinion is a not a good judge of the quality of a product that's manufactured on the million scale...but 250 opinions might help! (check out Newegg's page, there are a load of customer reviews there)

[crapyking]

there all great till they break.I had a bad shuttle & wrote them 3-4 times w/o ever getting a reply from support. I threw it out. buy name brand like msi/gigabyte & a reputable online dealer like newegg. having said that the shuttle was the fastest mobo i had ever had at the time

[lptech]

Randluin-

You have less chance of getting a bad motherboard if you go with a name brand. Shuttle is a decent mobo manufacturer just not as well known as ASUS, GIGABYTE or MSI. I've got some of their old mobos and that they are still running great. Crapyking is correct that sometimes it's just one's luck when they get a bad mobo.

Always buy from a reputable dealer and you shouldn't have any problems if it does fail and need replacement. Most mobo manufacturer tend to send you to the people you bought it from since they have their network of dealers that can look at the mobo and give them feedback on the cause of the failure and also the fact that they might have a replacement on-hand and would be able to immediately rectify your warranty issue!

The Shuttle AN35N mobo is a nice mobo and should be more than adequate for you needs. Shuttle mobos have always been good mobos since my personal experience has been good so far. So I have no complaints regarding their quality. I do want to remind you that if you are building a system to look up the AMD website for the recommended PSU (Power Supply Unit) since far too many people have made the mistake of assuming that the PSUs that they bought is capable of supplying clean and well regulated power to their systems. You can also check this link for the recommended wattage rating for the PSU for your particular system build. Just make sure that you enter all the devices that are going to be attached to the power supply. Here's the link:

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

Let us know if you need any further questions answered. Good luck!

LPTECH

[GrefMofovich]

I dunno, I saw an ASUS "A7N8X-VM/400" on newegg with only 3 stars out of 32 votes. The most favored companies occasionally roll out a cheesy product I guess. I saw the AN35N mentioned on ocworkbench and decided for the price I can't go wrong. Will have one by next week cooking up some Mobile XP goodness, here's hoping for a winner. :)