Chaintech SUMMIT SKT600 Motherboard

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Nicholas Hart
Kurtis
Chaintech
Jul. 29, 2004

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Bundle and Extras

Not much else comes with the SKT600. You get a single ribbon-type floppy and IDE cable. There is also a SATA cable and a SATA-Molex power converter that is about 20 inches long. With a cable that long, those striving for silence can just put the hard drive in the next room!

Also included is a driver CD and a manual. The manual does a good job covering pin-outs, board layout and the BIOS options. The driver CD is just that and nothing more, no bundled software package is included.

One thing that bothers me is the lack of a back panel plate. I know that most cases come with one and the layout on the SKT600 is pretty standard, but that flimsy piece of tin can't cost more than a couple cents.

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Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: Board Layout and Features
Page 3: Bundle and Extras
Page 4: BIOS
Page 5: Test Setup / Benchmarking
Page 6: Benchmarks: PCMark04 / Aquamark 03
Page 7: Benchmarks: Aida32 / Sandra 04
Page 8: Benchmarks: SpecViewPerf 7.1 / ScienceMark 2.0
Page 9: Benchmarks: Winbench 99 / UT2k3
Page 10: Overclocking / Conclusion

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9 User Comments

1 - Posted by EmoMakesMeCry on July 30, 2004 - 1:39 am

i don't think i've ever seen anyone use a chaintech mobo.

2 - Posted by autodafe20 on August 1, 2004 - 4:43 am

I've never ran across a Chaintech either. From the review I think I'll stick with MSI if any of my friends needs a low end comp.

3 - Posted by Kurtis on August 1, 2004 - 11:21 am

This board only costs $40... Not sure why you guys are acting like it sucks. Its a badass board for $40. Chaintech does have higher-end motherboards just like other manufacturers, this is just their low-end one.

4 - Posted by autodafe20 on August 1, 2004 - 1:28 pm

It's not that it sucks, it's just nothing out of the ordinary for a low end board. I'm used to MSI's and the few I've used have been rock stable.

5 - Posted by playahata123789 on August 4, 2004 - 6:25 am

i really wouldn't go with this board, if possible. a close contender is the shuttle an35n ultra

6 - Posted by Guest on December 1, 2004 - 1:44 pm

I received a Post Code error 75 immediately on boot up. I tried clearing the CMOS and any attempts to enter the BIOS by pressing the delete key failed. I had to enable jumper J6 from its factory default setting of pin 1-2 to pin 2-3 in order to get pass the POST error. However, there is nothing in the documentation that said you have to enable this jumper in order for the MOBO to POST. Otherwise, it is not a bad MOBO for the price.

7 - Posted by Guest on July 6, 2005 - 3:03 am

Got the same error here on the boot up sequence. After setting this jumper everything has worked flawlessly. No crashes what so ever after a few months of constant running games, programs you name it. Not a bad mobo at all for its price.

8 - Posted by Trollius on December 6, 2007 - 3:54 pm

I have locked for a Manual for this Motherboard, but no.
Is there anyone who can help mee

9 - Posted by Kurtis on December 6, 2007 - 4:41 pm

I think you're out of luck, that motherboard is so old and Chaintech's site loads so mind-bogglingly slow... The only thing I'd suggest is emailing Chaintech's support and asking if they have a PDF of the manual.

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