Chaintech CT-7AIV2 Socket-A KT133 microATX
by Henry Kuo on October 5, 2000 3:07 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
The Test
Choosing a motherboard can no longer be determined by a Winstone score. Many boards come within one Winstone point of each other and therefore the need to benchmark boards against each other no longer exists. Therefore you should not base your decision entirely on the benchmarks you see here, but also on the technical features and advantages of this particular board, seeing as that will probably make the greatest difference in your overall experience.
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Test Configuration |
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| Processor(s): |
AMD
Athlon (Thunderbird) 800MHz
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| RAM: |
1 x 128MB Mushkin PC133 SDRAM
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| Hard Drive(s): |
Western Digital 153BA Ultra
ATA 66 7200 RPM
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| Bus Master Drivers: |
VIA 4-in-1 v4.24 Service
Pack
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| Video Card(s): |
On-board NVIDIA
TNT2 M64 32MB
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| Video Drivers: |
NVIDIA
Detonator 5.22
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| Operation System(s): |
Windows
98 SE
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| Motherboard Revision: |
Chaintech
CT-7AIV2 Revision A
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Windows 98 Performance |
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Athlon
800 (KT133)
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Sysmark
2000
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Content
Creation
Winstone 2000 |
Quake
III Arena - 640 x 480 x 16
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| Chaintech CT-7AIV2 |
162
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31.4
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71.1*
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| Iwill KV200-R |
160
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32.9
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123.9
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| Microstar K7T Master |
161
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32.7
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123.7
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| Soyo SY-K7VTA |
160
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27.5
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127.0
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*Note: Since the CT-7AIV2 does not have an AGP slot, we are forced to use the on-board video, which resulted in extremely poor performance in Quake III Arena. The SYSMark 2000 and Content Creation Winstone 2000 results are best for comparison purposes.
Note: The evaluation copy of CT-7AIV2 was originally using a beta version of the BIOS (dated 6/8/2000), which crashed our system every time the Content Creation Winstone 2000 tests were run. However, with a simple BIOS flash (dated 8/17/2000), all the problems were solved.
Final Words
Micro-ATX motherboards have the disadvantage of less expandability. However it does not mean that they cannot be good motherboards. The Chaintech CT-7AIV2 is a good example of this. It targets the OEM market by using the micro-ATX format, 2 DIMMs, on-board sound and video. Yet the motherboard is extremely stable and has good performance, as long as 3D applications are not concerned. This is excellent news for OEM builders because they need cheap solutions that provide acceptable performance and great stability. Advanced users should search elsewhere for motherboards with fewer constraints and more expandability. But for users who are not picky about components, they should find out which OEM builders are using the Chaintech CT-7AIV2 and buy from them.
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