"Official" DFI nF4 Ultra-D / SLI-DR Thread

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CheesePoofs

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Does anyone know if 4 sticks of ram would hurt my overclock at all? Its a winny @ 2457mhz (273x9). I've only got the memory at 204.75mhz by using a 3:4 divider and don't mind using 2T timings.
 
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CheesePoofs

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Well, I haven't tightened the timings at all, but I dont' think I'd mind loosening the timings. Quantity > performance in this case, IMO. What kind of a performance impact would disabling interleaving have?
 
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Pr0d1gy

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Originally posted by: vanvock
I've got the XL. It works fine for me.
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Thanks Vanvock. I have the c2 version but Ram Guy said it works fine in the DFi's....oh happy day!
 
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Sondre

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Originally posted by: TJmoney

I have noticed the same thing with the latest bios, also I seem to have lost sound. I'm assuming you are overclocked... i'm guessing they broke the PCI lock with this bios, since I think sound, sata 3&4, and the nvidia NIC are all clocked from the PCI bus. The marvel connects thru the pci-e bus I think, so it makes sense that it works. I'm going to have to try tonight at stock speed and see if my devices come back. Does anyone know if there is a setting to specify PCI speed? I can't seem to find one...

Most likely I am also going to have to go back to the prvious bios.
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Hmm, guess I wasn't getting the facts straight in my head. First, in Linux I found both NICs work, so it turns out that it wasnt the PCI lock after all. I flashed back to the 3/10, and to my dismay sound still didn't work. I ended up reseating the sound module, which is a real pain since it involves taking off my rear fan and lifting the whole mobo to do that, but it did work. I am now flashed back to the 623-3 bios and all is well. Sound got screwed up at the same time as the bios flash because I don't keep the floppy attached all the time, and had to install it to do the flash, and probably nudged somthing the broke the sound while I was trying to get that damn floppy cable in that sideways facing port. So I take back my criticism of the 623-3 bios. Its all working well now.
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So you did just took the sound module out and sat it right back again? You didn´t need to buy a new sound module?
 
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Originally posted by: Mytime34
what is a good aftermarket heatinks/fan combo for the chipset?
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I've replaced mine iwth a Iceberq4 by Vantec, but its not really that great. 3 - 4 degrees maybe? The stock chipset is more than enough says AngryGames and RGone @ DFI Street.
 
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Deathangel337

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Hey Im just wondering if the ultra D board will work with the x2 chips. I saw some poeple with that in their profile but just wanted to confirm for sure...
 
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CheesePoofs

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It'll work with the newer bioses. Not sure what bios they ship with, but you should be able to boot it with whatever bios it ships with and flash it to a newer one.
 
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What is the maximum amount of memory supported by these motherboards? I am thinking of getting one. I believe the ASUS A8N SLI supports 4GB and it is one of the boards I am considering.
 
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ganstream1

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Hi ya,

I have just set up my DFI Lanparty SLI-DR mobo and currently the mobo just cant seem to boot up. The diagnostic LED stop blinking at the CPU Detected condition and just hang... Iam a newbie in PC building and this is my second ( my first went well though)...I just dont know what to do anymore...oh yeah by the way I am using a 380Watt PSU...do you think I need to change my PSU or anything? I have already check everything and are currently at lost....please help..
 
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nikantonelli

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My first attempt also failed. The board is particular about where you put your memory. Use a pair of sticks in the orange slots and nothing in the yellows to start with
 
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nealh

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Originally posted by: ganstream1
Hi ya,

I have just set up my DFI Lanparty SLI-DR mobo and currently the mobo just cant seem to boot up. The diagnostic LED stop blinking at the CPU Detected condition and just hang... Iam a newbie in PC building and this is my second ( my first went well though)...I just dont know what to do anymore...oh yeah by the way I am using a 380Watt PSU...do you think I need to change my PSU or anything? I have already check everything and are currently at lost....please help..
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you will need to provide specs

I used only the yellow slots and never had an issue with my ram..my ram stick were 2 x 512 OCZ PC3200 gold

....I switched to Crucial valuram 2 x 1gb also still in yellow slots with no issues

what bios are you using...I am using 623-2

The board is very finicky with settings etc

they recommend very good PSUs as well to power this mobo

24 pin is a must ...as is plugging in the extra floppy and 4 pin molex(although I must admit I did not do this initially and my OCZ Powerstream 520W still powered the mobo)

PM me if you need help
 
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rickyman

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df nforce4 support only geforce related video card. can it support dual x800xl video card on it.
 
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CheesePoofs

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The board will support any single PCIe video card (ati or nvidia) but it will only support dual nvidia cards. That means you can't run dual x800xl's.
 
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davexl

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Originally posted by: Googer
What is the maximum amount of memory supported by these motherboards? I am thinking of getting one. I believe the ASUS A8N SLI supports 4GB and it is one of the boards I am considering.
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I am running 4GB on 32bit Windows XP using the /3GB boot.ini switch.

On the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 3.1GB is available to windows
On the DFI-Lanparty UT Ultra-D it is 3.5GB!

Having much better results with the DFI across the board, ASUS has several issues.

Can't wait for 64 bit Windows to be mature....
 
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rickyman

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i have msi neo2 plat, amd 64 3200+, ati 9800 pro softmodded to xt , 2 sata drive and 2 dvd-r drive.

i just bught antec smartpower 2.0 500w yesterday.

it read 3.30 on 3.3v , 4.89 on 5v and 12.50v on 12v.

i want to know if the 12v normal because the 12v is too high.


i am going to build dfi nforce4 board, same cpu, 7600gt.


do you think if it is enough or not.
 
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CheesePoofs

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Space Cowboy: read through your thread, I'm somewhat confused as to what your actual problem is. Have you tried updating the bios to newer ones?

rickyman: Are those voltage readings from the bios or from a multimeter? If they're from the bios, take them with a grain of salt, because the bios always reads voltages incorrectly. That powersupply should handle yoru new rig fine.
 
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drsafety

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How hard is it to install this mobo and get it working? I think I know the basics of overclocking and the relevant BIOS settings (in theory). However I saw a lot of reviews on newegg saying 'do not buy this board if you are not an expert overclocker" and that sort of thing. I am willing to invest time researching relevant info but I am not an expert.
 
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vanvock

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Overclocking is not mandatory, The options are there if you want but they have auto settings so dont sweat that. I'm no mad oc'er either & it's been a great board for me.
 
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