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Chaintech SK8T800 AMD Sempron 3100+ Barebone Computer

Monday, May 9th, 2005 | Desktop Computer Reviews, Reviews

This kit is an assortment of good products held in a case that is woth the money you pay for it.

Often when buying a cheap computer there is usually a little disappointment at the durability of the case and the quality of the power supply.

This case comes with a case and power supply which is also labelled as Ultra. Ultra have a good name in the memory business, having a wide range of memory available at good prices. Their products are reliable, which is a reassuring start to this package.

The combination of the AMD Sempron 3100+ CPU processor and the Chiantech Socket 754 motherboard make this a good choice is you are looking to upgrade in the future. It is possible to upgrade to AMD Athlon 64 processors using this socket type, but will only be able to achieve an 1600MHz bus speed with the Socket 754 processors.

The motherboard is well featured, with many of the thing to be expected from a motherboard. It has LAN support, SATA support, ATA-133/100/66 support, buildt in audio, an AGP 8X/4X slot, USB support as well as being able to handle 400MHz front side bus speeds.

Other parts include a Maxtor 120GB hard drive, a reputable drive, supporting ATA-133. If you want to improve the speed of this computer, upgrading to a faster hard drive would be a good idea. The one that comes with the computer can be kept for data storage.

The Chaintech GeForce MX4000 64MB Video Card is a good choice, offering enough to allow support for new big monitors, and high resolutions on the screen. This card will not be enough to play cutting edge games, but will serve it’s purpose well.

The CD-ROM drive is a no name brand that will read CD-ROMs.

The included fan keeps things cool, but don’t expect to be able to overclock too much.

And finally 512MB of Ultra DDR400/PC3200 memory is included, as well as a keyboard and mouse.

This computer is a good starting point, at it’s price you get a good basic computer. The case, power supply and motherboard make a good starting point for upgrading if you ever need to. This low cost desktop computer will serve well in a home desktop environment for everyday applications like typing documents and surfing the net, as well as playing a few games.

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