CHAINTECH - Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith Review

Based on NVIDIA’s nForce3-150 chipset, this board supports 800mhz FSB,DDR400, SATA, SATA RAID, IEEE 1394, 7.1- CH audio w/ SPDIF, AGP8X, USB 2.0 and Gigabit LAN. This board also debuts Chaintech’s RadEX thermal solution to ensure the board’s stability with overclocking. Introducing, Chaintech’s Athlon 64 offering, the ZNF3-150 Zenith Motherboard.

Price wise, the Chaintech ZNF3-150 Athlon64 Zenith motherboard is currently available for about US$199. This puts them in the same price range as most major players in the Athlon64 market. Current premium i875P Canterwood boards are also in the same price range. However, AMD Athlon64 processors are quite expensive and scarce. That is actually the biggest obstacle most have been complaining about. This makes upgrading to this platform a toughie. But for those who wants the best gaming experience now and have very deep pockets, then the nForce3-150 based Chaintech ZNF3-150 Zenith Athlon64 motherboard is definitely a great choice. It is hard not to recommend this board to anyone jumping on the Athlon64 bandwagon. But like I said, it’s gonna cost you.