2004-10-19 - Hardwarelabs.de: "Design Award"

"Shuttle introduces the SN85G4, the first XPC with nForce3 150 chipset. The SN85G4 hits with its noble design and the XPCs well known compact shape."

Conclusion:

"The overclocking functions of Shuttle's mainboard FN85 make it very honorable. For example you can slow down the CPU voltage. You can also shorten the multiplicator or the FSB to high up the FSB performance.
The cooling is well thought and is an ideal basis of performance and low noise."

Advantages:

+ nice design
+ compact
+ important I/O at the front
+ RAID Controller onboard
+ 6 channel sound
+ Cardreader
+ good cooling
+ quiet for a barebone
+ fast mainboard
+ overclocking features

Design = 100%
Leistung = 90 %
Overclocking = 90%
Support = 95%