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

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yes, there is a setting, but i dont know what it is. i havent flashed to the newest beta, and mine doesnt have memtest included.
 
wow... this is the most difficult to sort out mobo i've ever dealt with... maybe i've been wasting time trying to get hyperx to work... i can't get above 225 at 200, and the only other divider that works is 100. but i can run at htt 300 with a 100 divider... guess i'll get some other memory and try...

or maybe its that i only have a 20 pin ps? i plugged in the other 3 connectors (!) to the mobo...

heavy sigh...
 
Definitely get a good quality 24 pin power supply. I wouldn't even try to overclock on this or any other SLI board without it. No offense, but to me that'd be like putting the low grade fuel in a Ferrari and then wondering why you're having issues getting the performance you've been hearing about.

I feel this should be a PSA:

Don't expect to get bleeding edge performance if you're not using bleeding edge quality products. Definitely with today's power hungry CPUs and video cards you want to have a quality power supply that is able to meet the specs of your system. Don't expect to be able to get a 3 year old Antec to work without any issues at all on a brand new motherboard/video card/hard drives/etc when they have changed the power connectors on so much in those 3 years.

I know the point of overclocking is to get more performance out of your system than what you paid for, but don't think you can get that using the cheapest (or even old high end stuff) parts you can get.

If there is one thing that an overclocker should have in their system, its a power supply that can handle whatever the user is wanting to throw at it.

I could see trying to overclock ValueRAM (or even run buses asynchronously), I can see getting a 3000+ and trying to get 2.7 out of it, and I could see getting an X800XL hoping to get X850XT PE speeds, but I don't see doing any of that using either a no-name brand power supply or one that doesn't have the proper connectors and so you have to use 13 different adapters to get the connectors it does have to power your system.

When I decided to build an all new system last August, and go with a power hungry video card and more of everything else (hard drives, RAM), the first thing I thought of is, what am I gonna use to power this thing? Then I thought what will I likely be wanting down the road? And then I looked at what power supplies were out at the time, and chose the one that fit my needs (an Antec Neopower).

Sorry for the rant, I'm not trying to be critical of anyone, I just think its something thats important.
 
Originally posted by: cubeless
wow... this is the most difficult to sort out mobo i've ever dealt with... maybe i've been wasting time trying to get hyperx to work... i can't get above 225 at 200, and the only other divider that works is 100. but i can run at htt 300 with a 100 divider... guess i'll get some other memory and try...

or maybe its that i only have a 20 pin ps? i plugged in the other 3 connectors (!) to the mobo...

heavy sigh...
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I wouldn't necessarily blame your PSU. I have the same issue running the dividers with a PCP&C 510 Express.

I only have basic Geil PC3200 ram (2 x 512), but I can run the memory 200 at 222 @ 2.5-3-3-6 without a hitch. But whenever I try to use a divider other than 100, I get a blue screen welcoming me to windows. . .

I am thinking of springing for some more capable ram. I would rather not, but I have an itch to wring whatever performance I can out of this system.
 
Originally posted by: cubeless
wow... this is the most difficult to sort out mobo i've ever dealt with... maybe i've been wasting time trying to get hyperx to work... i can't get above 225 at 200, and the only other divider that works is 100. but i can run at htt 300 with a 100 divider... guess i'll get some other memory and try...

or maybe its that i only have a 20 pin ps? i plugged in the other 3 connectors (!) to the mobo...

heavy sigh...
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I am having issues with HyperX memory also. Try flashing to the 2/18 bios, that might solve the problem. As soon as I get a free afternoon I'm going to flash mine, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
 
I also had trouble with HyperX. Luckly I was planning on using some OCZ I had in my old machine, but I had just gotten the HyperX so I tried it out and couldn't get it to work at all.
 
running bios 218, it helped a little... and my cbbid is doing 2.4, which is respectable... the psu is a superflower 550 that pushed a bunch of athlons to lofty heights... the hyperx has screamed for a couple of years in a couple different kits...

maybe they're getting tired... and i'm not trying to push the thing that hard, yet!!! and i have to build boxes for 3 kids and me, so i sure don't want to spend bux i don't need to!!!

and i wasn't crying that my lowballer ain't topping the charts, just that some ingredients that were pretty tasty when blended in another cassarole taste a little funny in this one... but the fun of cooking is in sorting it out!!!
 
cubeless, I hope you don't think my rant earlier was directed at you (I really didn't mean to quote your post), actually, I really don't know who it was directed at, I was just expulsing or something.

Oh, and great analogy there, and yeah, the fun definitely is sorting it out.
 
is the SLI-D going to be released in the USA or not? monarch had it for a few hours before they pulled it off the site...i really dont need the extra w/ the SLI-DR and would rather put the money towards something else.

also, if anyone knows if the Patriot PDC1G3200+XBLK memory will fit under the thermalright XP-120 heatsink that would be the tops.

thanks in advance!
 
Originally posted by: darkswordsman17
Definitely get a good quality 24 pin power supply. I wouldn't even try to overclock on this or any other SLI board without it. No offense, but to me that'd be like putting the low grade fuel in a Ferrari and then wondering why you're having issues getting the performance you've been hearing about.

I feel this should be a PSA:

Don't expect to get bleeding edge performance if you're not using bleeding edge quality products. Definitely with today's power hungry CPUs and video cards you want to have a quality power supply that is able to meet the specs of your system. Don't expect to be able to get a 3 year old Antec to work without any issues at all on a brand new motherboard/video card/hard drives/etc when they have changed the power connectors on so much in those 3 years.

I know the point of overclocking is to get more performance out of your system than what you paid for, but don't think you can get that using the cheapest (or even old high end stuff) parts you can get.

If there is one thing that an overclocker should have in their system, its a power supply that can handle whatever the user is wanting to throw at it.

I could see trying to overclock ValueRAM (or even run buses asynchronously), I can see getting a 3000+ and trying to get 2.7 out of it, and I could see getting an X800XL hoping to get X850XT PE speeds, but I don't see doing any of that using either a no-name brand power supply or one that doesn't have the proper connectors and so you have to use 13 different adapters to get the connectors it does have to power your system.

When I decided to build an all new system last August, and go with a power hungry video card and more of everything else (hard drives, RAM), the first thing I thought of is, what am I gonna use to power this thing? Then I thought what will I likely be wanting down the road? And then I looked at what power supplies were out at the time, and chose the one that fit my needs (an Antec Neopower).

Sorry for the rant, I'm not trying to be critical of anyone, I just think its something thats important.
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You are so right. Also, to bring it back to this thread, I am purchasing the Ultra-D to run with an X800XL. I know I will be doing the voltmod on the video card. I know I will be pushing the voltages of the memory (OCZ VX). I know I will be pushing the voltage of the CPU. All of this said, I need the power to be stable no matter what. I can't deal with flux. In addition to a great PSU, I must use a UPS between the outlet and my PC to keep the ingress power in check. That goes a long way for stability. Your system will actually last. You must use a good PSU at all cost with this motherboard.
 
Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
Originally posted by: cubeless
wow... this is the most difficult to sort out mobo i've ever dealt with... maybe i've been wasting time trying to get hyperx to work... i can't get above 225 at 200, and the only other divider that works is 100. but i can run at htt 300 with a 100 divider... guess i'll get some other memory and try...

or maybe its that i only have a 20 pin ps? i plugged in the other 3 connectors (!) to the mobo...

heavy sigh...
Click to expand...

I am having issues with HyperX memory also. Try flashing to the 2/18 bios, that might solve the problem. As soon as I get a free afternoon I'm going to flash mine, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
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my hyper x pc4000 refuses to boot. I been using some corsair xms 3200 now, but I really want the 4000 back in there. You think flashing to the new bios will solve this issue? I dont want to flash then have a wave of problems like I did with my A8N 🙁
 
2/18 solved my RAM problems.

You folks having RAM issues should head on over to dfi-street.com... In the overclocking section there's a sticky to get your RAM up and running with very relaxed timings.

My TCCD wouldn't boot into Windows with 240 HTT @ 2.5-4-4-7 at 2.9V. I relaxed the timings and could get into windows fine at 300 HTT.

After reading the RAM interpretations and a few helpful threads over at xs forums, I'm now running my 3000+ at 2.6, 2.5-4-3-7-1T 1:1 DDR 580 2.9V Vdimm. Membandwidth is over 8000 and 1M SuperPi is 32 seconds. 8 hours OCCT torture test stable. Not a record breaking rig, but stable, and faster/cheaper then my stock FX-53/Neo2 plat was.

This board is very fussy. But when you work your way up slowly, you're set. There's a couple timings that will seriously screw you over in the DRAM timings section. DO NOT RELY ON AUTO. DO some reading at DFI street. Mainly the stickies in the 64 bit section and the Overclocking section.

 
I just flashed to the 2/18 bios, but I mostly have the same problems with my HyperX.

With my ram at 200mhz, it now gives me two long beeps, then a short one, then it boots. The power light is off and the hard drive light is steady orange during the beeps. It wont' get into windows though, when it gets the Verifying DMA Data Pool thing, it sits there for a second, then reboots. I can get into the bios though.

This is a bit of an upgrade from before, when it just wouldn't boot at all.

I'm running the ram at 180mhz and its working fine again.

Any ideas?
 
I can't seem to get my friend's USB flash drive to work on any of my USB ports - front or back. My jumpers are all set to +5VSB right now. Any one else experiencing this?
 
Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
I just flashed to the 2/18 bios, but I mostly have the same problems with my HyperX.

With my ram at 200mhz, it now gives me two long beeps, then a short one, then it boots. The power light is off and the hard drive light is steady orange during the beeps. It wont' get into windows though, when it gets the Verifying DMA Data Pool thing, it sits there for a second, then reboots. I can get into the bios though.

This is a bit of an upgrade from before, when it just wouldn't boot at all.

I'm running the ram at 180mhz and its working fine again.

Any ideas?
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Did you check this thread here at DFI street? I'd bet its a RAM timing setting holding you back.

Otherwise I'd say not enough vdimm or incompatible RAM.
 
I am waiting on my Corsair Memory to get back from RMA before I push this board and see what it can do
 
I have just ordered the dfi sli-dr and a inchester 3500 i am after a couple of 6800 gt,
which 6800 gt are compatable any know
thanks
 
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