Chaintech SUMMIT SKT600 Motherboard

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Nicholas Hart
Kurtis
Chaintech
Jul. 29, 2004

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Introduction

Chaintech's motherboard products are divided into three categories based upon their performance potential and the bundled accessories. At the top of the heap is their Zenith series that boast the highest performance, latest features and fancy components. These boards are for the user who wants it all; rounded cables, SATA RAID and even a remote to access frequently used programs and functions are some of the items that can be included in this line. In the middle is the Apogee series targeted at overclockers and gamers. Apogee boards boast great overclocking ability and the best price/performance ratio and can include many of the features of the Zenith line. Finally we are left with the Summit series of boards whose focus is on price and stability. These boards will not come with rounded cables or any accessory software. With a very basic feature set that incorporates low-cost components, they are precluded from vying for any kind of performance crown.

The board I have today is from Chaintech's Summit series. The SKT600 is a very affordable board that will accommodate any SocketA Duron or AthlonXP CPU and DDR memory up to 400MHZ. While this board does not support dual-channel memory or RAID, it does offer 5.1 channel audio, AGP 8x, two SATA ports and onboard 10/100 LAN. The big question of course is what kind of performance can we expect from such a modest board? Read on to find out.

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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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