DFI NF4 Thread - Page 6

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 04:00 PM

Very nice.

Blue078 · 02-06-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

Very nice.

Why thank you Sierra

The board has a lot of potentual IMO I'm pleased so far, other than the PDP memory issue. With 2x6800GT's I think it's gona be one dream of a gameing rig.

I hope it pans out as a good benching board for you.... I think you and your mad OC skillz will do some BIG things as soon as you get your feel for the board

(Bullwinkle) · 02-06-2005, 05:23 PM

Well I think mine is pretty well burned in. Just wanted to let her run a memtest for 24 hours. It is running @ 2-2-2-5 1T perfectly. Here goes the fun part....Overclock time. I need a crash course in ram timings though.

How the heck is a person to know what the heck these are supposed to run at? Oh My! I guess I'll just play with them til something goes POP!

xgman · 02-06-2005, 05:40 PM

Update still on the beta board (201 bios):

10 x 300HTT sync 3X = Sandra 8200
2x512 ocz tccd
1.71 vcore and 2.87v dram at 2.5-3-3-7-1T still.

12v 12.22
5v 5.18
3v 3.42

NB 1.58v
LDT 1.26v

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 06:47 PM

Still working on improving RAM speed. Using 3.2v for my KHX3200. The X850XT, by the way, is great. Can run memory at 640MHz in 3DMark artifact-free with stock voltage.

cromozone · 02-06-2005, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xgman

Update still on the beta board (201 bios):

10 x 300HTT sync 3X = Sandra 8200
2x512 ocz tccd
1.71 vcore and 2.87v dram at 2.5-3-3-7-1T still.

12v 12.22
5v 5.18
3v 3.42

NB 1.58v
LDT 1.26v

Hey xgman, I can't run 300HTT on the 201 bios, simply can't get memtest to run stable or Windows to even boot. Yet with 125 bios I can do both of those things fine. I'm running 2 x 512MB GSkill LA, and have tried 2 x 512MB OCZ TCCD too. Any ideas? I can't run 2.5-3-3-7 at that speed either

The system just halts after device listing (before OS boot) and after a few seconds reboots itself.

eva2000 · 02-06-2005, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

Hey, Blue. Yeah I've tried just about everything. Just won't post. I may drop by Fry's tomorrow to see if I can get another board, maybe the Ultra-D, and then RMA the SLI-DR. I'm just thankful the CPU is alright. FX-55's are actually a lot harder to find than the DFI boards. Also, It's always a bad sign when two of the DFI moderators have dead boards. LOL.

that it is.. just canceled my back order for DFI NF4 SLI-DR as there was no ETA on them as all stocks have been sold or allocated already... plus recent user feedback on these boards has been quite mixed

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by eva2000

that it is.. just canceled my back order for DFI NF4 SLI-DR as there was no ETA on them as all stocks have been sold or allocated already... plus recent user feedback on these boards has been quite mixed

It's not that bad, eva.

The board does take some getting used to. Little by little, I'm figuring things out. Today is progressing much better than yesterday.

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 09:54 PM

Hmmm. Smartguardian says my CPU temp is 248C.

Did a 3DMark01 run. Stock cooler and stock voltage on the card. 583/640 and no artifacting.

Blue078 · 02-06-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

Hmmm. Smartguardian says my CPU temp is 248C.

Did a 3DMark01 run. Stock cooler and stock voltage on the card. 583/640 and no artifacting.

nice 3DM run

I really like that 26sec PI

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 10:04 PM

Thanks Blue. I'm having trouble getting higher VDimm to stick. Usually end up getting that dumb "error loading operating system" message. If I can figure that out, I should be off to the races. Right now, I'm using 3.2v with the 3.3 rail running at 3.57v.

Blue078 · 02-06-2005, 10:20 PM

Humm.... I measured my vdimm at pin1 in the dimm slot with a fluke and it went like this {3.3 at 3.3}

Choose........Actual
2.6..............2.689
2.7..............2.785
2.8..............2.887
2.9..............2.953
3.0..............3.021
3.1..............3.113
3.2..............3.198

so it over volts a little under 2.9v and then it's just barly on the money.

Sierra_abx · 02-06-2005, 10:29 PM

At some point, I'll put together a list of tips. I just need to spend more time with the board. The tips will all go in the first post in this thread. Much easier to find. From what I can tell, the three boards perform about the same.

eva2000 · 02-07-2005, 05:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

Hmmm. Smartguardian says my CPU temp is 248C.

Did a 3DMark01 run. Stock cooler and stock voltage on the card. 583/640 and no artifacting.

dfi nf4, in sub zero temps, cpu 0C = 256C on smartguardian, so 248-256 = -8C temp on cpu

eva2000 · 02-07-2005, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Sierra

It's not that bad, eva.

The board does take some getting used to. Little by little, I'm figuring things out. Today is progressing much better than yesterday.

it is if it costs AUD$419 here or US$305+ hehe

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Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Very nice.
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02-06-2005, 05:23 PM	#78
(Bullwinkle) Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 235	Well I think mine is pretty well burned in. Just wanted to let her run a memtest for 24 hours. It is running @ 2-2-2-5 1T perfectly. Here goes the fun part....Overclock time. I need a crash course in ram timings though. How the heck is a person to know what the heck these are supposed to run at? Oh My! I guess I'll just play with them til something goes POP! __________________ Last edited by (Bullwinkle) : 02-06-2005 at 05:38 PM.
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02-06-2005, 05:40 PM	#79
xgman voider of warranties Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,658	Update still on the beta board (201 bios): 10 x 300HTT sync 3X = Sandra 8200 2x512 ocz tccd 1.71 vcore and 2.87v dram at 2.5-3-3-7-1T still. 12v 12.22 5v 5.18 3v 3.42 NB 1.58v LDT 1.26v __________________ P5K Dlx-QX9650/VapoLS @4.8ghz/VapoLS-Stacker830case-Team PC2-9600-8800GTX-Hitachi 7K1000's-Auzentech Meridian 7.1/Kliptsch-Tagan itz 900w-Dell3007wfp
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02-06-2005, 10:04 PM	#86
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	Thanks Blue. I'm having trouble getting higher VDimm to stick. Usually end up getting that dumb "error loading operating system" message. If I can figure that out, I should be off to the races. Right now, I'm using 3.2v with the 3.3 rail running at 3.57v.
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02-06-2005, 10:20 PM	#87
Blue078 BB Stacker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 2,391	Humm.... I measured my vdimm at pin1 in the dimm slot with a fluke and it went like this {3.3 at 3.3} Choose........Actual 2.6..............2.689 2.7..............2.785 2.8..............2.887 2.9..............2.953 3.0..............3.021 3.1..............3.113 3.2..............3.198 so it over volts a little under 2.9v and then it's just barly on the money. __________________ DFI SLI-D r.AA0...BIOS 702-2...3700+...7800GTX...2x1g Ballistix..PCP&P 510SLI ...Creative XFi...Promedeia Ultra 5.1's...2005FPW...Cooling by Prometeia and Thermaltake
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02-06-2005, 10:29 PM	#88
Sierra_abx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,880	At some point, I'll put together a list of tips. I just need to spend more time with the board. The tips will all go in the first post in this thread. Much easier to find. From what I can tell, the three boards perform about the same.
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