Feedback on Chaintech Mobos

Sleepy_Sentry · 23-July-05, 01:35 PM

I'm thinking about getting the mobo in this combo:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...962&CatId=1619

Does Chaintech make good mobos?

aaronrkelly · 23-July-05, 01:46 PM

I cant speak for all Chaintech mobos but awhile ago a built two customer rigs with Chaintech mobos. I just replaced the last one I put in service with another motherboard - not a Chaintech either. In less than a year. I also have a similiar experience with SOYO boards as well.........so far my money has been on MSI, Abit and Asus. Have many of those in service with only 1 bad MSI board......YMMV. I know I have seen some crazy OCs come out of Chaintech mobos though.....alot of guys here have good luck with them, just not me.

THRASHER2 · 23-July-05, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleepy_Sentry


	I'm thinking about getting the mobo in this combo: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...962&CatId=1619 Does Chaintech make good mobos?

I like there boards...Sweeeet

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=6&id=1589
http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app...152-049&DEPA=0
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=241589
http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?o...tid=156&page=1

GrandpaNoob72 · 23-July-05, 04:47 PM

The mobo in my wife's computer is a ZNF3-250. Granted, not a 939 like you're looking at, but a Chaintech all the same. While it ran in my machine for about a year with no issues, and stil runs fine in hers, I wouldn't propose that they are the best thing since sliced bread...

When it arrived, it was dead. No beeps, no video, no nothing. The TS guys asked me to try this and that, and issued me an RMA number, no problem. Didn't even have to pay the $35 diagnostic fee they usually charge, just shipping to them. They even sent me a complete retail set for the mobo, all I sent in was the board itself...

Digital-World · 23-July-05, 05:03 PM

CHAINTECH = JUNK
IMHO
ASUS, ABIT and DFI

godfoot · 23-July-05, 05:37 PM

As long as that Asus isn't the A7N8X then I will agree with the Asus.
Too bad Shuttle has gotten out of the mobo business (not entirely but they only manufacture them for their barebones SFF rigs now) as my AN35/N has been the most rock solid board I have owned.

23-July-05, 01:35 PM		#1 (permalink)
Sleepy_Sentry Apex Tech Maniac	Feedback on Chaintech Mobos I'm thinking about getting the mobo in this combo: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...962&CatId=1619 Does Chaintech make good mobos?

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23-July-05, 01:46 PM		#2 (permalink)
aaronrkelly Apex Tech God	I cant speak for all Chaintech mobos but awhile ago a built two customer rigs with Chaintech mobos. I just replaced the last one I put in service with another motherboard - not a Chaintech either. In less than a year. I also have a similiar experience with SOYO boards as well.........so far my money has been on MSI, Abit and Asus. Have many of those in service with only 1 bad MSI board......YMMV. I know I have seen some crazy OCs come out of Chaintech mobos though.....alot of guys here have good luck with them, just not me.

23-July-05, 04:47 PM		#4 (permalink)
GrandpaNoob72 Eleven-Bravo Sitrep Writer	The mobo in my wife's computer is a ZNF3-250. Granted, not a 939 like you're looking at, but a Chaintech all the same. While it ran in my machine for about a year with no issues, and stil runs fine in hers, I wouldn't propose that they are the best thing since sliced bread... When it arrived, it was dead. No beeps, no video, no nothing. The TS guys asked me to try this and that, and issued me an RMA number, no problem. Didn't even have to pay the $35 diagnostic fee they usually charge, just shipping to them. They even sent me a complete retail set for the mobo, all I sent in was the board itself...

23-July-05, 05:03 PM		#5 (permalink)
Digital-World Old Skool Pimp	CHAINTECH = JUNK IMHO ASUS, ABIT and DFI

23-July-05, 05:37 PM		#6 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	As long as that Asus isn't the A7N8X then I will agree with the Asus. Too bad Shuttle has gotten out of the mobo business (not entirely but they only manufacture them for their barebones SFF rigs now) as my AN35/N has been the most rock solid board I have owned.