CHAINTECH - Chaintech Zenith ZNF3-150 Motherboard Review

The Chaintech ZNF3-150 is built around the nVidia nForce3 chipset that provides support for the latest 754 Athlon64 processors. The nForce3 is a single chip solution that acts much like a MCP (Southbridge) in the previous “traditional” chipsets. The single chip approach is quite revolutionary; it simplifies board design and helps to provide a more efficient interface between add-on components and the processor.

. . . The feature package of the Chaintech ZNF3-150 is outstanding and provides support for all of the major peripheral technologies. IEEE1394 has been gaining traction on the PC side of things and Onboard SerialATA RAID is a great bonus for any high-end system. Though the most unique feature is the onboard digital audio and CMC (Multimedia card). Pair that with the Envy24PT PCI Audio Controller (DSP) and you get full 7.1 digital surround sound. The CMR slot is a nice addition though since it can only be used in conjunction with the CMC I find it somewhat wasteful.