Are you running a 4000+ on a DFI NF4 Ultra-D/SLI-D?

[Avalon]

My friend insists that it can't be done because the back of the box on his SLI-D said support up to 3700+. His system was having stability issues, so he blamed the board and replaced it with another DFI, which he insists had the same issues. Now he's using some Gigabyte board.

So, he says everything is working fine now, and that his problem was that the DFI didn't support his 4000+. Heck, the box only says that because DFI probably never bothered to update it when newer processors came out. I told him that it was probably user or configuration error, which he didn't like. Now, he's going around telling everyone that DFI sucks, which is getting slightly annoying. I'm not wrong, am I?

He refuses to tell me his system specs. Everytime I ask what they are, he just tells me that DFI sucks and that I don't need to know them because the board doesn't work. Only thing I know is that he was trying to use a 4000+ in an SLI-D with an unknown 535w PSU (OCZ maybe?) with 2x512MB of unknown memory and an XFX 7800GT.

 

[CraigSlice]

Probbally needed to flash BIOS

 

[aka1nas]

So, lets see... He ran a board that stated it supported only models below his CPU and didn't try to flash the BIOS, used generic RAM and a PSU, and used what is possibly the least reliable brand for current Nvidia cards and then his first idea is that the mobo sucks?

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
So, lets see... He ran a board that stated it supported only models below his CPU and didn't try to flash the BIOS, used generic RAM and a PSU, and used what is possibly the least reliable brand for current Nvidia cards and then his first idea is that the mobo sucks?

I didn't say generic RAM and PSU. I said that he wouldn't tell me the brands. I'm pretty sure he has some sort of OCZ PSU, and as for the RAM, it's most likely Corsair.

As a side note, after he got his Gigabyte board and OS installed, his games were crashing 10-15 minutes in. He later found out he had to underclock his factory overclocked GT, because the overclock was causing the failures in his games.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
So, lets see... He ran a board that stated it supported only models below his CPU and didn't try to flash the BIOS, used generic RAM and a PSU, and used what is possibly the least reliable brand for current Nvidia cards and then his first idea is that the mobo sucks?

been out the loop eh? XFX have honestly upped their game, they are the number 1 launch partner with NV's 7 series. i have 2 XFX 7800GT's and im not lying when i say they are the best built cards ive ever owned.

and ive owned MSI, Leadtek, Power color, non come close to the quality of these two cards. from XFX

but yeah at the start their 6 series efforts really sucked. their support line probably still sucks, but then so do most companies. i dont see these babies going wrong though...im astounded at the quality


avalon....your mate never heard of updating his bios? thats the first thing i did when i got my new board

 

[Leper Messiah]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer

Originally posted by: aka1nas
So, lets see... He ran a board that stated it supported only models below his CPU and didn't try to flash the BIOS, used generic RAM and a PSU, and used what is possibly the least reliable brand for current Nvidia cards and then his first idea is that the mobo sucks?

been out the loop eh? XFX have honestly upped their game, they are the number 1 launch partner with NV's 7 series. i have 2 XFX 7800GT's and im not lying when i say they are the best built cards ive ever owned.

and ive owned MSI, Leadtek, Power color, non come close to the quality of these two cards. from XFX

but yeah at the start their 6 series efforts really sucked. their support line probably still sucks, but then so do most companies. i dont see these babies going wrong though...im astounded at the quality


avalon....your mate never heard of updating his bios? thats the first thing i did when i got my new board

There have been some reports of them taking their OC's a little bit too far. Happy with my evga 526/1210 is nothing to shake a stick at...

 

[Avalon]

I dunno, but he's getting pissed at me and calling me childish because I won't accept his opinion that DFI sucks. Mostly on the basis that I don't think you can form an opinion without actually USING a product.

I don't know about the BIOS flash though. He bought the board off Newegg. You'd think two DFI SLI-Ds off Newegg would be current.

 

[mrkun]

DFI NF4 series mobos and Corsair memory are a notoriously bad combination.

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: mrkun
DFI NF4 series mobos and Corsair memory are a notoriously bad combination.

Another good point.

 

[n7]

Ah the joy of dealing with idiots :roll:...

 

[Avalon]

Originally posted by: n7
Ah the joy of dealing with idiots :roll:...

Don't worry, he's now been resorting to telling me my mother hates me.

:roll:

If I can get Opterons running on a DFI, there should be no problem with San Diego's running on the platform. I'm leaning towards him having Corsair Value memory, or him needing a BIOS update for whatever reason. Of course, if I narrow it down to a BIOS update, I'm sure he's going to find room for criticism and use something to the effect that he didn't have to BIOS update his Gigabyte board.. I'm trying to ask him if he does indeed have Corsair, but I doubt he's going to reply in a productive fashion.

 

[n7]

As they say...ignorance is bliss.


I think people like that are best left to f*ck around in their own issues

 

[Xed]

I've had a stock 4000+ running on a dfi-ultra d for months without a single issue. It's easier to blame something at random instead of actually figuring out the problem I guess.

 

[Zebo]

I would never talk to him again. Idiots don't deserve anything other than a dell.

 

[dab]

People like this come in handy. Agree with him that the board is defective, and offer him $60 for it. Problem solved.

 

[RichUK]

Yeah it is must definitely a BIOS update as you are quite aware. The board probably shipped with a BIOS rev that only accepted or recognised a 3700+ San Diego, hence why that was displayed on the box. As newer San Diego cores were released a simple BIOS flash would have been needed.

If your friend is dabbling with a DFI board, he should be aware or know how to flash the BIOS like that back of his hand, and already know this is the first thing you would do.

 

[F1shF4t]

Also if he is using the dfi board with corsair value select ram, set memory divider to 180, that should fix a lot of stability issues.

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: mrkun
DFI NF4 series mobos and Corsair memory are a notoriously bad combination.

I was gonna say the same thing.