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DFI nf4u lanparty vs asus A8N-E

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Sureshot324

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I'm probably going to get the asus, because i can get it locally instead of ordering it online and it's cheaper. I know the dfi is the choice of overclockers, but is there a big difference between how far these boards will be able to oc a 3000 venice?
 
Originally posted by: Sureshot324
I'm probably going to get the asus, because i can get it locally instead of ordering it online and it's cheaper. I know the dfi is the choice of overclockers, but is there a big difference between how far these boards will be able to oc a 3000 venice?
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I am not sure how far the Asus board will go with overclocking, but the DFI board is widely know to be the BEST overclock board out there, hands down. It also can give insane amounts of voltage (up to 4V!) to your RAM (if you have expensive ram that will take it, such as some of the OCZ sticks). I have my system running at 300HTT (my A64 3000+ Winchester is at 2.7GHZ with it at this speed), and the board has been tested stable with Venice chips. I have also heard that the Asus board sometimes has stability issues, which has not been the case with the DFI board. Given the choice, I would go with the DFI board (which I did), you will not regret it!
 
I couldn't even get my A8N-SLI Deluxe past 230HTT without stability issues, while I could get the DFI SLI-DR up to 270 with the same components.
 
I don't know about the Asus, but my Ultra-D has treated me well:

DFI LP nF4 Ultra-D bios 3/16alpha
Win3500+ CBBID 0505 2.52 GHz @ 1.350v (113%)~1.47v, 280x9
Zalman 7000Cu/AS5 (Load 44C max at 78F room temp)
Mushkin 3200 High Perf L2V2 (2x512) BP-TCCD @ DDR560, 2.5-4-3-8-1T@2.8v
Rosewill x800xl, ATI Silencer 5.2
WD Raptor 36Gb
Seagate 80gig SATA
Liteon 451s DVD-RW
Audigy2 ZS
Antec NeoPower 480
Antec SLK-3000b
Mitsubishi DP2070sb
Klipsch PM 2.1
WinXP SP2/Firefox

m 🙂
 
take ur hands off from the asus and get the DFI. Overclocking was the never a big topic for Asus. It just doesnt have the bios options like 4V DIMM and stuff. So, if u got decent Ram (UTT chips or BH5 chips) the DFI is the board to go for. Iam old, my doctor said: stop doin the overclocking sports, or u will pay. Thatswhy i like the Soltek K8T890 bord. Its fast, stable 260 with 1:1 and i just love to Not hear the northbridge fan. I dont know why Nvidia is not aible to make less hot chipsets.
 
Originally posted by: CYcolone
I couldn't even get my A8N-SLI Deluxe past 230HTT without stability issues, while I could get the DFI SLI-DR up to 270 with the same components.
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He isn't asking about the A8N-SLI, he is asking about the A8N-E. The A8N-E is a also a very good overclocker, as many at various places (XS, etc) have gotten the same overclocks as people with the DFI boards. Maybe not QUITE as good as the DFI, but the A8N-E is still a good board. If this is your first build, definately go with the ASUS. However, if you are more experienced, grab the DFI. Both are great boards.
 
Thanks for all your help guys. I went with the DFI, which means I'll have to wait a couple more days to build my new comp (i want it NOW dammit!) but it will be worth it.

Also, why would i want to run my ram at 4V? Most people seem to think that overclocking the ram doesn't make much difference on A64.
 
There are some ram sticks out there (VX) that crave voltage and perform amazingly well at 3.5+ volts.

What ram are you planning on using with the board? The DFI can be quite picky about ram. They have an "approved ram list" for the DFI board. (Though I am using ram not on this list and have no issues.)
 
Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
You can't run the DFI at 4V - there's been many reported issues about it.
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I thought 4V was too much voltage for CMOS logic chips? There are actually RAM sticks that can take that much voltage?

Or do these ram sticks use TTL? 😛
 
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