DFI NF4 Thread - Page 2

gocchin · 02-04-2005, 08:40 PM

Alright I decided what the hell, I was going to wait but now I'm going to pick one up... already reserved an X850XT PE at a local shop as well.... now just have to mod it and get it all under the vapo!!

Can't let everyone else have all the fun!

fvbounty · 02-04-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

Thanks for the tips, xgman. I have three sets of RAM I plan to try.

OCZ Gold VX (bought used)
G.Skill "LA"
BH-5

Can't wait to see the benchmarks, Congratulations on your new board....

fvbounty · 02-04-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gocchin

Alright I decided what the hell, I was going to wait but now I'm going to pick one up... already reserved an X850XT PE at a local shop as well.... now just have to mod it and get it all under the vapo!!

Can't let everyone else have all the fun!

I didn't think you could stand it, keep us posted....

little -Iron · 02-04-2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fvbounty

I didn't think you could stand it, keep us posted....

Please Keep info a coming - your killing me

Blue078 · 02-04-2005, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xgman

So far: By the way on the DFI Command Enabled is 1T and must use slots 2 and 4 for dual ch. Also cpu temps seem to report much lower than the msi neo2 was reporting. Not sure which one is closer to reality.

Were you fin dis hum ??

I dont see this in the Manual, in fact I dont see much in the manual

sammy2066 · 02-04-2005, 10:11 PM

I cannot take it anymore!!!!

geez .... I have got to make a full upgrade sooon now ....

Sierra_abx · 02-04-2005, 10:32 PM

Monarch Computer now has two of the boards in stock.

SLI-DR
SLI-D

The Ultra-D is temporarily out of stock.

sammy2066 · 02-04-2005, 10:34 PM

hey Sierra ... when are the benchies coming???

Sierra_abx · 02-04-2005, 10:37 PM

I'm still at work. Probably won't put the system together until tomorrow.

sammy2066 · 02-04-2005, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sierra

I'm still at work. Probably won't put the system together until tomorrow.

so thats the SLI-DR + FX55 and X850XT ??

Sierra_abx · 02-04-2005, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sλmmy2066

so thats the SLI-DR + FX55 and X850XT ??

Yes. I mentioned the RAM earlier in the thread.

bap4201 · 02-05-2005, 07:38 AM

Congrats Sierra,

we are all anxious to see your results!

Prometheus_abx · 02-05-2005, 09:30 AM

The following Update has just been posted to the review at AnandTech:

"UPDATE 2/05/2005: nVidia has acted to prevent, or at least make it more difficult, to mod the Ultra board to SLI. First, DFI has advised us, and posted on their website, that they will NOT sell the SLI bridge to buyers of the Ultra board. Second, nVidia has advised us that future shipments of the Ultra chipset have been modified so that the mod to SLI will no longer be possible. An additional side effect of this second action is that the "Dual Video" mode, which performs at about 90% of SLI performance levels, will only work with early nVidia drivers 66.75 or earlier. If you do a quick check of web driver postings you will see it is now very difficult to find 66.75 drivers. With a chipset modded to SLI the "Dual Video" mode worked through 70.xx versions of the nVidia driver. nVidia also made it clear they will continue to make driver changes to prevent operation of any "non-standard" (8X/8X) operation of their SLI driver. This also throws into question whether the VIA "dual graphics" mode on the 894 Pro chipset will ever work with nVidia graphics cards. If you are interested in the current UT Ultra-D we suggest you buy one now if you can find it. Future versions of the UT Ultra-D will not have the same capabilities as a result of these actions."

Frankly, nVidia's actions are surprising, since nVidia was in a winning position no matter what the buyer did. Buyers who modded the Ultra to SLI would buy two nVidia video cards, since they are the only current video cards that will work in SLI mode, and nVidia profited from the sale of 2 video cards. We really expected nVidia would lower the price of the SLI chipset and discontinue Ultra. Directions will undoubtedly change again when the upcoming ATI "Dual Video" chipset makes it to market.

ShoNuff_abx · 02-05-2005, 04:17 PM

Sierra...waiting to see how the DFI board works for you. Are you going to "Supercool" this board or run it on air while evaluating?

I would really like to see someone do a head-to-head comparision to see how much more you could get out of a DFI board versus a Asus board. 2-3% wouldn't be worth it but, if you could get <5% that would be interesting.

The one thing Asus does have in its favor is the physical layout of the board. Well, I can get a waterblock on the northbridge which is a good thing.

ImJacksAmygdala · 02-05-2005, 04:33 PM

Wesley fink is going to post a SLI motherboard round up article next week at Anandtech.

02-04-2005, 08:40 PM	#16
gocchin Itsumo Gocchin!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sometimes Toronto, sometimes Tokyo Posts: 578	Alright I decided what the hell, I was going to wait but now I'm going to pick one up... already reserved an X850XT PE at a local shop as well.... now just have to mod it and get it all under the vapo!! Can't let everyone else have all the fun! __________________ Check out JPOP OVERCLOCK my personal Overclocking and Jpop Blog!!
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02-04-2005, 10:11 PM	#21
sammy2066 ABX Public Relations Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ABXZone.com Posts: 8,544	I cannot take it anymore!!!! geez .... I have got to make a full upgrade sooon now .... __________________ That's what she said ....
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02-04-2005, 10:32 PM	#22
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Monarch Computer now has two of the boards in stock. SLI-DR SLI-D The Ultra-D is temporarily out of stock.
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02-04-2005, 10:34 PM	#23
sammy2066 ABX Public Relations Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ABXZone.com Posts: 8,544	hey Sierra ... when are the benchies coming??? __________________ That's what she said ....
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02-04-2005, 10:37 PM	#24
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	I'm still at work. Probably won't put the system together until tomorrow.
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02-05-2005, 09:30 AM	#28
Prometheus_abx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 2,917	nVidia Kills Ultra to SLI Mod The following Update has just been posted to the review at AnandTech: "UPDATE 2/05/2005: nVidia has acted to prevent, or at least make it more difficult, to mod the Ultra board to SLI. First, DFI has advised us, and posted on their website, that they will NOT sell the SLI bridge to buyers of the Ultra board. Second, nVidia has advised us that future shipments of the Ultra chipset have been modified so that the mod to SLI will no longer be possible. An additional side effect of this second action is that the "Dual Video" mode, which performs at about 90% of SLI performance levels, will only work with early nVidia drivers 66.75 or earlier. If you do a quick check of web driver postings you will see it is now very difficult to find 66.75 drivers. With a chipset modded to SLI the "Dual Video" mode worked through 70.xx versions of the nVidia driver. nVidia also made it clear they will continue to make driver changes to prevent operation of any "non-standard" (8X/8X) operation of their SLI driver. This also throws into question whether the VIA "dual graphics" mode on the 894 Pro chipset will ever work with nVidia graphics cards. If you are interested in the current UT Ultra-D we suggest you buy one now if you can find it. Future versions of the UT Ultra-D will not have the same capabilities as a result of these actions." Frankly, nVidia's actions are surprising, since nVidia was in a winning position no matter what the buyer did. Buyers who modded the Ultra to SLI would buy two nVidia video cards, since they are the only current video cards that will work in SLI mode, and nVidia profited from the sale of 2 video cards. We really expected nVidia would lower the price of the SLI chipset and discontinue Ultra. Directions will undoubtedly change again when the upcoming ATI "Dual Video" chipset makes it to market. Last edited by Prometheus : 02-05-2005 at 01:06 PM.
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02-05-2005, 04:17 PM	#29
ShoNuff_abx Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 350	Sierra...waiting to see how the DFI board works for you. Are you going to "Supercool" this board or run it on air while evaluating? I would really like to see someone do a head-to-head comparision to see how much more you could get out of a DFI board versus a Asus board. 2-3% wouldn't be worth it but, if you could get <5% that would be interesting. The one thing Asus does have in its favor is the physical layout of the board. Well, I can get a waterblock on the northbridge which is a good thing. __________________ DFI Expert (Bios 12/07/2005) \| AMD FX60 \| 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers CL1115P.41/51181 \| eVGA 7800GTX 512 SLI \| WD150GB Raptor/WD4000YR RE2 \| Creative X-Fi Extreme \| NEC ND-3500A \| PCP&C 850 SSI \| LianLi V2000B+ \| AquaComputer liquid cooled \|
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02-05-2005, 04:33 PM	#30
ImJacksAmygdala So that others may live.. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 106	Wesley fink is going to post a SLI motherboard round up article next week at Anandtech.
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