Chaintech NForce4 Ultra mobo in-stock at Newegg

[NightCrawler]

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[QuicknDirty]

Originally posted by: Solema
I've got an A8N-SLI on backorder with Buy.com for $175 shipped (coupon) and am content waiting for it. I've got that and a BFG 6800GT OC PCI-E and 3000+ 90mn earmarked for my system upgrade. Come on buy.com! Of course if I can find anyone else that has it in stock for $200 or so I'll jump on that. Then, about a year or so from now I can pop another 6800GT in and enjoy 32 pipes of goodness.

I believe newer chip cards are due out at the end of '05, so you might spend a ton of cash and still be lagging in performance behind the latest, greatest video tech that just a single card might provide.

Just a thought.

QnD

 

[P0ldy]

This board looks like a dud as well for the most recent ones wondering.

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49003

 

[Wyck]

I finally got all the parts last night and threw mine together. My obsession is with quiet computing rather than overclocking so I won't be reporting how far it will go. I just don't care. What I do care about is that my new Athlon64 3200+ PC is running almost silently. And very cool as well - with only one exremely-low RPM case fan, a low RPM PSU, and a Tt SilentBoost HSF, it idles at 37 degrees. I haven't gotten a chance to do any benchmarking yet as I should have been sleeping last night when I was installing Windows, but so far it's been perfectly stable and has 'felt' a lot faster than my AthlonXP 2500+. One thing that surprised me - It boots faster than anything I've ever seen. I didn't realize that was something that would be improving so much. Anyhow, more info to follow today or tomorrow, though I'll probably post it in the mobo section rather than on this thread.

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: Wyck
I finally got all the parts last night and threw mine together. My obsession is with quiet computing rather than overclocking so I won't be reporting how far it will go. I just don't care. What I do care about is that my new Athlon64 3200+ PC is running almost silently. And very cool as well - with only one exremely-low RPM case fan, a low RPM PSU, and a Tt SilentBoost HSF, it idles at 37 degrees. I haven't gotten a chance to do any benchmarking yet as I should have been sleeping last night when I was installing Windows, but so far it's been perfectly stable and has 'felt' a lot faster than my AthlonXP 2500+. One thing that surprised me - It boots faster than anything I've ever seen. I didn't realize that was something that would be improving so much. Anyhow, more info to follow today or tomorrow, though I'll probably post it in the mobo section rather than on this thread.

Actually I'm also more concerned with quiet operation. I want something quieter than what I have. So this is good news for me thanks for posting it.

 

[kaborka]

I'm building a silent rig, too. Is anyone going to watercool their board? If so, which chipset waterblock works best with the NF4? I've got the ASUS SLI board on order, and I'm planning to get the Swiftech CPU waterblock (the one used in the H20-120 kit)

 

[user1234]

Don't you get it already, this board does not overclock well. I don't get why you keep harping on this dead end, can't you wait a few days till something better is available ?

 

[Dug]

Originally posted by: P0ldy
This board looks like a dud as well for the most recent ones wondering.

http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49003

The guy that only got 220fsb is using the crapiest power supply on the planet. He's even dumb enough to ask if his o/c is limited because he only has a 20pin connector. :roll:

 

[Devistater]

In stock again JUST NOW this past few mins at newegg. I checked earlier today and wasn't in. Just got the email notification. Only problem is its $129 now, ARGH!

Anyone gotten thier previous orders? Would be great to have some feedback. Even if its just saying "I got it and its fine" or "I got it and it sux."
Thanks!!

 

[ZombieJesus]

Can anyone tell me if the board has a pci/pcie lock? (Do you need to lock pcie ? :/)

 

[Devistater]

OMG OMG OMG WTF WTF WTF
lol. They sold out again. This was only what, 5 hours of in stock? ahahahahaha. Watch them up the price again. ARGH.

Originally posted by: ZombieJesus
Can anyone tell me if the board has a pci/pcie lock? (Do you need to lock pcie ? :/)

I dunno, I dunno if PCI E locking is something to worry about or not. Does anyone even have PCI-E x1 cards? heh.

 

[LankaBoy]

I got the eMail notification from NewEgg, too, and ordered mine right away. It's on its way to my sister's place in the U.S. and I should have it in my hands on the 15th when she comes to visit. Woo hoo! WIll report back ....

Now just need ATI to get the X800XL or the X850XT on the market and I'll have everything to build my rig!!

Coming soon :

Chaintech VNF4 Ultra mobo
AMD 64 3800+ w/ Zalman 7700 ALCU CPU Cooler
RAM - TBD (2GB)
VidCard - TBD (ATI X800XL or X850XT hopefully)
Lian-Li PC-V1000 box
Tagan TG480 PSU (480W)
NEC ND3500 Optical Drive (dual layer DVD+/-RW)
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10K RPM - O/S
3 x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300 GB 7200 RPM drives - Storage
+ lots of lighting 'n stuff to pimp my ride

 

[Ahill]

Mine is scheduled to arrive on Monday

The guy who said it wouldn't o/c past 220 now says he has it up to 250 by lowering his HT multi to x4. Just goes to show until a reputable site does a review on it it's not safe to jump on either side of the chaintech bandwagon. Lots of people say lots of crazy things on these boards and you may not really know what you are recycling.

The guy could do some booger -eatin moron like myself and you could be lowering the IQ of everyone here at anandtech by spewing forth untrue claims. I mean hell maybe it does suck but we really dont know as of yet.

 

[user1234]

Originally posted by: Devistater
OMG OMG OMG WTF WTF WTF
lol. They sold out again. This was only what, 5 hours of in stock? ahahahahaha. Watch them up the price again. ARGH.

Originally posted by: ZombieJesus
Can anyone tell me if the board has a pci/pcie lock? (Do you need to lock pcie ? :/)

I dunno, I dunno if PCI E locking is something to worry about or not. Does anyone even have PCI-E x1 cards? heh.

btw, like I told you before SLI is a software feature implemented at the graphics driver level. The only thing the chipset needs to "support" is two x8 pci-e channels. If you don't believe it, you can see it used in xeon systems with intel chipsets which support dual x8 pci-e. nd the sli connector is again just an optimization, as it is possible to implement parallel graphics processing without it, just by communicating normally using the pci-e bus. But when using the proprietary card-to-card connector, it is possible to use dual GPUs, even without dual x8 pci-e channels, like the motherboard DFI is expected to release. Actually, there is not even a need for two pci0e channels, you could implement dual GPU solution on a single card (e.g. gigabyte).

So relax, think about it, and don't get caught in the hype. In the meantime you could read this

 

[ironk]

so, whats the deal with having only 3 pci slots...is this going to be the norm from now on?

 

[Devistater]

Originally posted by: ironk
so, whats the deal with having only 3 pci slots...is this going to be the norm from now on?

It has 2 or 3 1x Pci-x slots as well. Its going to be like those really old mobos with some ISA and some PCI during the transition period. In a couple years you'll see only PCI-X slots and no more PCI. Besides with everything built in what would you put there? It has 10 freaking USB slots. If you are into firewire and tons of SATA drives, check out that gigabyte nforce4 motherboard it has a couple firewire and EIGHT sata plugs. The only thing I can see adding maybe, is soundcard. A TV card maybe. Thats only 2.

If you have money flowing out your ears you might go SCSI instead of raptor SATA I suppose. But you'd be buying a PCI-X SCSI card I'd think if you had that much money, not PCI.

Originally posted by: user1234
Actually, there is not even a need for two pci0e channels, you could implement dual GPU solution on a single card (e.g. gigabyte).

So relax, think about it, and don't get caught in the hype. In the meantime you could read this

That solution is cheaper than an SLI board and 2 6600GT cards right now which is the main advantage. (Figure $200 for each 6600GT and $250 for a SLI board and 2 cards +mobo will run you $650 instead of gigabytes estimated $550 for thier bundle of thier 3d1 card and mobo). However, I've seen no retail reviews of the gigabyte motherboard and that video card requires the gigabyte motherboard to work. You've been filling this thread with cries of WAIT FOR REVIEWS, so why are you advocating this? lol