Pictures DFI 939 NF3!!

[Tim]

Just got the board....Neo2 is still in the case, so no bios screens yet :)

Board looks way different then pics on the Web...

:D

[Tim]

And some more :D :woot:

[Zyklon5]

Lovely, just in time :) did you get it under some special circumstances or it's real close to be released to the public ?

[[timko]]

Looking good so far :)

[waiho2k1]

Ok that's enough!!!! Give us the test immediately!!!! :D
And I find one problem.... if I use XP-90 or XP-120 hsf, I'll not be able to use SATA 3 and 4...... so will this hinder o/c ability?
By the way, the layout is pretty much like NEO2, isn't it? :p:

[NiCKE^]

Too bad that it seems to be out of the 4v option :(

[babyelf]

and the chipset fan lol

[Huigie]

Waar besteld Tim? :slobber:

[KILLorBE]

Lovely, just in time :) did you get it under some special circumstances or it's real close to be released to the public ?
Nope, it's released I just received mine too :D

Waar besteld Tim? :slobber:
IComputers

What more did you get Tim? A wallet? Mouse Pad? Keychain? and what's that book, a catalogue orso?
I got a T-Shirt and a MSI Smiley (Stressball?).

[[timko]]

and the chipset fan lol

Seems a shame they couldn't keep the one from the NF4 :(

[cupra]

looks like a cool board Tim, jest wonder above the neo2 vs dfi, so let us know :D

[Davos]

wow, nice to get some real pics....shame i ordered my nf4 ultra-d like 5 mins ago ;)

[DamienKC]

Ok that's enough!!!! Give us the test immediately!!!! :D
And I find one problem.... if I use XP-90 or XP-120 hsf, I'll not be able to use SATA 3 and 4...... so will this hinder o/c ability?
By the way, the layout is pretty much like NEO2, isn't it? :p:

I'm pretty sure the xp-90 and 120 both will go far enough over the cable that you can still use those ports.


Oh, and that chipset fan is hilarious.

[El Snorro]

I am getting the board tomorrow, and wil mount my prom on it if my sealstring is here.
I will get some dfi goodies 2, (i know a empolyee of icomputers :P )

[terror_adagio]

There are four SATA ports, so you can always use the other two.

The fan seems kinda basic, which is strange. You'd think it would have been more flashly or something coming from DFI.

Whats great is the motherboard comes with X2/Venice/San Diego support out of the box.

[split]

There are four SATA ports, so you can always use the other two.

The fan seems kinda basic, which is strange. You'd think it would have been more flashly or something coming from DFI.

Whats great is the motherboard comes with X2/Venice/San Diego support out of the box.

If you read this (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=46730), it seems that only 2 of the sata ports are locked on Nforce3 chipset boards.

MSI is..
SATA ports 1 and 2 are not locked, use slots 3 and 4 (closest to the cpu)

EPOX is..
TIP: SATA ports 3&4 are not locked, use slots 1&2 (closest to the agp slot)

I suppose we need to see what space there is, but ultimately we need to find out what ports are locked.

[Tim]

I'm just installing the OS at the moment, and doing some updates..I'll keep you guys posted, I got an FX-55 (claw) and some OCZ Value VX...if I get the chance today..I'll see if the Booster works too :)

IComputers

What more did you get Tim? A wallet? Mouse Pad? Keychain? and what's that book, a catalogue orso?
I got a T-Shirt and a MSI Smiley (Stressball?).

I got a Keyhanger, a mousepad, and a T-shirt (and yeah that catalog :D )

[Tim]

Bios screens added, I only took foto's of the Genie part, because the rest is all fairly NF3 standard :)


NOTE: Swifttech MCW6002-A64's screws are too short to go all the way in the backplate, I needed to remove a washer, which isn't really a problem

[Tim]

The rest :)

[Tim]

(final screen, rest of DRAM tweaking options, not too familiar with them, sorry guys)

[enroscado]

Thanks for the pictures Tim!

I'm waiting for this board to be available here in Argentina to give it a try.

PD: Same Tim from DFI Street?

[babyelf]

yep he is.. and EOCF :)

[XiN]

Aren't two sata connectors too much close to socket?

[waiho2k1]

Thanks Tim!
I love that "Award Workstation bios" name on top of the screen! :D

For the SATA ports, I think the two closest to CPU socket are locked, coz the other 2 are controlled by Marvell chip... but of course I hope that all of them are locked!!!!! I want RAID 0+1 :cool:

[HousERaT]

anyone know how much this board with cost in the US?

[xenolith]

Aren't two sata connectors too much close to socket?

Why are people worried about this? If you plan to use a phase change unit (Chilly1 comes to mind) then maybe there might be an issue.

[Wiggy McShades]

Why are people worried about this? If you plan to use a phase change unit (Chilly1 comes to mind) then maybe there might be an issue.


well it would be kinda annoying using sata cables that have to strech over the motherbored it kinda screws up cable managment or get in the way of ur heatsink and they may get in the way for condensation proofing.

[xenolith]

What hsf overhangs (level) with the mounting bracket? Wire mamagement is no problem for us artists. :D And yes, as I stated:

If you plan to use a phase change unit (Chilly1 comes to mind) then maybe there might be an issue.

[XiN]

Why are people worried about this? If you plan to use a phase change unit (Chilly1 comes to mind) then maybe there might be an issue.
Look at Hyper6 for example. Consider aluminum side.

http://img209.echo.cx/img209/4260/khcv81075oc.jpghttp://img251.echo.cx/img251/3307/khcv81040qe.jpg

and here

http://img206.echo.cx/img206/6149/sata6nj.jpg

I am not worried about this (I have not to buy this DFI :p: :D) ... just a doubt ... :)

[xenolith]

I am not worried about this (I have not to buy this DFI :p: :D) ... just a doubt ... :)

That's cool... :D Glad to see lots of peeps here ready to help everyone out. ;)

That Hyper6 does look tight, but I still see plenty of room. :D

[Fission]

You can park a car in there!

Anyone with with more than 6 SATA drives should also already have little to no concern for a tidy looking case. The lame part is when we find out if those are only ports are only 2 that stay locked at high FSB.

[TEDY]

geeze this board sux

ram again too close to CPU...wtf those SATA doing under CPU ?

OMG

[xenolith]

Why are the dimm slots too close? Do you mean as far as XP-90/120 over hang? I know... I don't like to have the hsf to over hang the dimm... much prefer an independent fan to blow on my UTT. And I've read the XP-90/120's perform better when the heatpipes are on the top side. The AGP slot looks mighty close though...

I'm willing to bet the SATA is there for locked FSB stability. :shrug:

[terror_adagio]

Why are the dimm slots too close? Do you mean as far as XP-90/120 over hang? I know... I don't like to have the hsf to over hang the dimm... much prefer an independent fan to blow on my UTT. And I've read the XP-90/120's perform better when the heatpipes are on the top side. The AGP slot looks mighty close though...

I'm willing to bet the SATA is there for locked FSB stability. :shrug:

You think the XP-90/90c/120 will fit on the DFI board?

[xenolith]

Definately. The question is, will it fit pointing down... :shrug: ... the prefered way of installation.

EDIT: I should say, my prefered way of installation. Thermalright says there's no correct orientation, use whichever way works best with your particular system.

[xenolith]

And I've read the XP-90/120's perform better when the heatpipes are on the top side.

I goofed... :rolleyes: :slapass:

I reread my post and meant to say the XP-90/120's perform better when the heatpipes bend out on the bottom side.

So, the more I look at it, the less I like the board's layout now.

[terror_adagio]

As long as I can use a XP-90C, I am happy.

[Silver Fox]

Just ordered mine from ncix, let's see how this board does.

[i found nemo]

wish 754 bios had "current clock" in it, sometimes i forget when i'm in there

[EnJoY]

Where can we get this board in the US?

[hovo73]

That is the strangest location for SATA ports I have ever seen.
DIMMs seem to be way too close too.

[uscfan]

Dang whats up with that chipset fan? Looks like they ditched the Karajan audio too.

[Tim]

Dang whats up with that chipset fan? Looks like they ditched the Karajan audio too.

Yep.....the board is way different then the preview pics....that chipset HS/F is funny :D I would rather have an NF4 HS though :( ;)

[uscfan]

What about VDIMM? The shots show 3.2, is that without the 4v jumper? Will this board be able to do 4v?

[Sonic9]

hum ... strange ... the new 1.95bios for neo2 have the same interface ... "Award Worstation" .. the timings are on center of screen, we can see numbers of cpus too ...

[uscfan]

Oh wow those SATA ports are REALLY close arent they. Odd. But arent their SATA connectors that are L shaped, so they would clear the HSF?

And its also 20-pin. I guess thats standard on all AGP boards?

This seems like it wouldn't be a production model doesnt it? Its also missing the famous dual LAN ports!

[xenolith]

What about VDIMM? The shots show 3.2, is that without the 4v jumper? Will this board be able to do 4v?

First thing I looked for in the pics was the 4v jumper.

And yes, there are L-shaped SATA connectors you can buy seperately, but I honestly doubt you'll need to...

EDIT: I was looking for the 4v dimm jumper in the wrong spot, but still can't see it...

[g0dM@n]

Where can we get this board in the US?
Atacom.com has it.

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Houserat, I saw it at atacom.com for $125.95.

Here: http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?&USER_ID=www&cart_id=443420_152_163_101_10&Item_code=MBA9_DFIX_LP_24

[xenolith]

But someone over @ DFI Street said atacom.com won't have any until Monday.

EDIT: mwave has some in stock as of this edit http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA30085

[Tim]

Overclocking stopped....

My worst fear turned out to be true....my FX-55's memorycontroller is really gone....230Mhz and not a Mhz more....the same as on the Neo2....I tested it over and over on the Neo2, but I guess I just need to give up.....

Market will have another 2nd hand FX-55 along with an Neo2

Will get a Venice next week to see if it is true...but I'm almost positive...

Sorry guys.....

(OCZ Value VX)

[Absolute_0]

Overclocking stopped....

My worst fear turned out to be true....my FX-55's memorycontroller is really gone....230Mhz and not a Mhz more....the same as on the Neo2....I tested it over and over on the Neo2, but I guess I just need to give up.....

Market will have another 2nd hand FX-55 along with an Neo2

Will get a Venice next week to see if it is true...but I'm almost positive...

Sorry guys.....

(OCZ Value VX)

Can you overclock by also raising the multiplier and see if the DFI board will give you a higher overall max stable clock?

[uscfan]

So what would you buy?

[Fission]

^ That breaks my fookin' heart man. I need to hear that it is the best mobo ever, even if it is a lie. It seems this board has really been introduced to the market silently, cause no review sites have heard of it. You were like the first guy on earth to have one.

[Dissolved]

i was going to buy the mobo... but now since it only has 2 locked sata.. its kinda pointless.. it over offers bios upgrades to this GB 939u i have currently..

oh well.. guess i'll have to wait for the Sapphire.


Edit... look at this pic... it was suppose to be the DFI 2 months ago.. this one has 8 sata ports, while the dfi board shown in the thread has only 4. what a rip.

[EnJoY]

Atacom.com has it.

Thank you. :toast:

[Tim]

i was going to buy the mobo... but now since it only has 2 locked sata.. its kinda pointless.. it over offers bios upgrades to this GB 939u i have currently..

oh well.. guess i'll have to wait for the Sapphire.


Edit... look at this pic... it was suppose to be the DFI 2 months ago.. this one has 8 sata ports, while the dfi board shown in the thread has only 4. what a rip.

Only two locked SATA??????

They are all locked...don't know were you got that info from.....(at least 1,2 and 3 do, didn't test 4, but no doubt it locks :) )


^ That breaks my fookin' heart man. I need to hear that it is the best mobo ever, even if it is a lie. It seems this board has really been introduced to the market silently, cause no review sites have heard of it. You were like the first guy on earth to have one.

How do you think I feel now? I thought it was the Neo2 having problems with UTT chips (like 50/50 of them do)

I'm still gonna find out if this mobo gives me a higher max Mhz overclock on the CPU, and if the booster works correctly....

:down:

[NiCKE^]

Tim, do the motherboard got the 4v option? I can't locate if the "switch" on the motherboard for it (if there is any).

[Tim]

Tim, do the motherboard got the 4v option? I can't locate if the "switch" on the motherboard for it (if there is any).

No....only 3.2Vdimm...not more.

[Absolute_0]

3.2 isn't bad for a 939 AGP board; some of us were maybe expecting up to 4.0 but compare it to the Neo2's 2.85.... and 3.2 seems pretty good

I may have to get this board because my Neo2's bugged and Monarch is taking FOREVER with the RMA process, after about 11 emails back and forth the guy says he'll try to get the RMA approved so i can swap out the board for a working one... currently it's having trouble booting up and randomy freezes in windows. Reinstalled 754 board and the HDD and memory is good... :slapass: Neo2 and :slapass: Monarch

EDIT: forgot to add that 2 reformats didn't help, my Neo2 is just messed up and it randomly started happening from nowhere

[_Eduard_]

If you look well you'll see it is more or less the s754 nf3 board with s939 cpu and ram on top. For the rest everything is in the same place

[Dissolved]

Only two locked SATA??????

They are all locked...don't know were you got that info from.....(at least 1,2 and 3 do, didn't test 4, but no doubt it locks :) )



if they are all locked then why is there a marvel chip loctaed near the second pair of sata ports?

[G H Z]

Thank you. :toast:

Actually they don't until the 27th, but MWave is shipping right now.

[terror_adagio]

Just so everyone knows, an XP-90/90C/120 fit fine with the board. And you can still use the two SATA ports near the CPU fine.

[Absolute_0]

Just so everyone knows, an XP-90/90C/120 fit fine with the board. And you can still use the two SATA ports near the CPU fine.

That's good to know, thanks

[terror_adagio]

Yeah. I'm still not 100 percent sure about locked ports though.

Stay tuned.

[xenolith]

Yeah. I'm still not 100 percent sure about locked ports though.

Stay tuned.

Let us know how your X2 does too. :toast:

[split]

Hmm A bit off topic, but there was a thread on this board on the DFI forums by TIM (guy that started this thread)
It seems to have disappeared??

[babyelf]

probably moved.. use the search function

[KaptainBlaZzed]

I want one!!!! :slobber:

[split]

probably moved.. use the search function

Done that, but it's deff gone :(

I was subscribed to it as well, but all I get is this (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14166).

Just wondering it's cos AG and Rgone haven't got their boards yet, or did it turn into the slanging match that some of the others have.

Thank god for XtremeSystems Forums :D

[babyelf]

hmm not sure about it then.. maybe they're not suppose to sell yet?

[terror_adagio]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885

[babyelf]

heh he was saying about tim's thread..

terror how did urs go? have a booster to test on the board?

[split]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885

Doh I scrolled through that, and it's all been moved into that thread here (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885&page=19&pp=15).

Shame people with have to read 15 pages before they can even see the actual board.

I don't like multiple threads, but that's just silly IMO.

Thanks terror_adagio :)

[DeNs]

You can park a car in there!

Anyone with with more than 6 SATA drives should also already have little to no concern for a tidy looking case. The lame part is when we find out if those are only ports are only 2 that stay locked at high FSB.

Err.. I've got 6 HDDs in my Main PC61 case, and the board is completely clear. You just need to know how to hide your wires.

geeze this board sux

ram again too close to CPU...wtf those SATA doing under CPU ?

OMG

Yeah that's right, say it sucks before you even see any performance on it...

Yep.....the board is way different then the preview pics....that chipset HS/F is funny :D I would rather have an NF4 HS though :( ;)

Why? Because it looks good? Those things are :banana::banana::banana::banana:house anyway - if anything i'd either cut up a few heatsinks or buy a half decent one. It's all rice you guys are after...

EDIT: I was looking for the 4v dimm jumper in the wrong spot, but still can't see it...

For the love of god... The NF4 boards had problems with the 4v jumper, as it killed ram. DFI even said so. They removed this so that they wouldn't have the same problems with this board. We're hoping that a modded BIOS will allow us who have an adjustable PSU to bump up the voltage to close to 4v, if we need to do so.

Tim: Thank you for testing the SATA ports out for me. My worst fear was that this board was gonna have a few of the ports not being locked.

---dens

[Dissolved]

Tim: Thank you for testing the SATA ports out for me. My worst fear was that this board was gonna have a few of the ports not being locked.

---dens


i dunno if there locked.. he may have tested them, but theres still a narvel chip located by the bottom 2 sata.. i highly doubt there native sata ports. i think the nf3 chipset is limited to only 2 native ports from what is semi-blurred spoken about on the DFI-street forums.

untill i get word from dfi, or some more people, i can't say i believe there locked, unless you can lock seperate sata host controllers that run through the pci bus.

[Sneaky]

just for you guys that are complaning/worried about the placement of the 2 SATA ports near the CPU... there's a reason why they make right/left angle & 90º SATA cables... :D

left angle to left angle: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=1043&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

left angle to straight: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=1475&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

right angle to left angle: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=1042&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

right angle to right angle: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=1041&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

right angle to straight: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=1476&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

90º to 90º: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=547&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7

90º to straight: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=34_89&products_id=2034&osCsid=2d0c3dbf1eea06b423c413c6cdd7eca7


enjoy :)

[xenolith]

For the love of god... The NF4 boards had problems with the 4v jumper, as it killed ram. DFI even said so. They removed this so that they wouldn't have the same problems with this board. We're hoping that a modded BIOS will allow us who have an adjustable PSU to bump up the voltage to close to 4v, if we need to do so.---dens

I wasn't complaining about the 4v vdimm jumper removal, bro... just trying to help out others.

[Tim]

I'm no expert though, but if Clockgen lists the AGP and PCI speeds as 66/33 that means that they are locked right?

HTT is now at 220 and the AGP/PCI speeds stay the same....check the screenshot, SATA connector 1 :)

[Absolute_0]

yeah, seems locked to me
i heard that in DFI's 754 NF3 board, as soon as HTT is raised beyond stock 200, the bios automatically kicks in the PCI/AGP locks, so assuming this applies to this mobo as well, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

BTW, how is that nVmonitor for that board?
Even if it sucks it's better than MSI Corecenter! I don't even pay attention to my Neo2's temperatures because the readings are so wrong....

[G H Z]

I'm no expert though, but if Clockgen lists the AGP and PCI speeds as 66/33 that means that they are locked right?

HTT is now at 220 and the AGP/PCI speeds stay the same....check the screenshot, SATA connector 1 :)

NF3 250GB will show the same 'locked' buses via Clockgen, but try running a SATA drive off port 1 - 2 and nothing works past 240mhz.

Thanks for the info though. Nice to see these boards finally on the scene, your one of the first to get his hands on one:D

[Tim]

No problem, I only feel sorry that I can't really overclock with this CPU....I'm gonna try some other things though, because it seems that the Vcore adjustment is a little weird..I'm at 1.7 but Speedfan says 1.64v :confused:

[babyelf]

u set 1.7 and shows 1.64?

[Tim]

Yeah...look here

(1,55 and + 0,2 in bios)

[babyelf]

well.. that happens on the nf4 boards as well.. i think it's just undervolting

[Tim]

SATA 1 and 2 are NOT locked I believe

250x10 boots on 3 and 4, but on 1 and 2 freezes and reboots during HDD detection.....so that means they are not locked right?

[babyelf]

hmm.. looks like it.. it could be a few things.. try to eliminate everything except for ur HDD

[Dissolved]

SATA 1 and 2 are NOT locked I believe

250x10 boots on 3 and 4, but on 1 and 2 freezes and reboots during HDD detection.....so that means they are not locked right?


im sure they arent locked.. as ive said many times.. theres a marvel sata controller chip near the bottom sata, dont you see it?

[Tim]

hmm.. looks like it.. it could be a few things.. try to eliminate everything except for ur HDD

Memory is on 166 divider, CPU voltage is at 1.65 (for 2500Mhz) so, I think I eliminated everything right?

im sure they arent locked.. as ive said many times.. theres a marvel sata controller chip near the bottom sata, dont you see it?

I guess you are right.....those SATA ports that near to the socket could be a bit of a problem when going subzero....(I think)

[Dissolved]

I guess you are right.....those SATA ports that near to the socket could be a bit of a problem when going subzero....(I think)

shouldn't be unless the plasic is cheap.. i dont think they will break, unless u pull on them while there frozen.. but the plastic wont bend much when cooler, the it would while warm.

[Tim]

So just put some Die-electric grease on the pins and connector and you are set?

Good :)

[Tim]

Booster seems to be working ok.....plugged it in Slot 4 (Top most slot), got it to 3.4-3.5 volts, did a few memtests, booted up etc....voltage increased was correctly, you could even turn the knob and see the Vdimm in the Genie section increase, so I think that is a positive sign..

But again....it's a really tight fit with 2 memory modules

[Der_KHAN]

does it have cmos reloaded?

[Tim]

does it have cmos reloaded?

No, :(

What...the...heck is this Vcore thing?

1.55 + 0.2v is 1.75 right? Speedfan says :

1.58 Vcore1
1.63 Vcore2

Bios says 1.58..... :confused: :brick:

[terror_adagio]

No, :(

What...the...heck is this Vcore thing?

1.55 + 0.2v is 1.75 right? Speedfan says :

1.58 Vcore1
1.63 Vcore2

Bios says 1.58..... :confused: :brick:

It may be a BIOS read out issue.

[Tim]

This is even weirder....

I select 1.50 + 0.2 in bios and now it shows the correct voltage on Vcore 2 in Speedfan....1.73 which it should around.

Bios shows 1.52 and Vcore 1 shows 1.52 (is there a difference btw, between Vcore 1 and 2, is Vcore 1 the startup setting (1.55 in my case? )

[Tim]

Just great..... 1.50 + 0.2v in bios.....get's this...

I'm suprised it even boots...not stable at all ofcourse...only webbrowsing..

[NiCKE^]

Maybe it should've been +0.02v?

[Tim]

Maybe it should've been +0.02v?

It says 0.2 in the bios.....I don't want to turn it up to 0.7 which could mean 2,25v..instant death of FX-55..... :mad:

[NiCKE^]

Try 0.3 and see if the second decimal changes to 3 when you got 1.5 + 0.3.

[Tim]

Try 0.3 and see if the second decimal changes to 3 when you got 1.5 + 0.3.

Will do thanks :)

[El Snorro]

I got the board here, but i think its DOA
won't work with prom, wont work with air, cmos reset, battery out, nothing helps.
And on my neo2 it just works perfectly
:slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

Damn :banana::banana::banana::banana:ed up DOA's

[Jasonhk]

Too bad that it seems to be out of the 4v option :(

DFI i think doesn't want to use that anymore, was too much of a problem for them.. all the board dying problems because of it ect.

[Tim]

Edit: Not correct info...sorry

Weirdness :D

I got the board here, but i think its DOA
won't work with prom, wont work with air, cmos reset, battery out, nothing helps.
And on my neo2 it just works perfectly
:slapass: :slapass: :slapass:

Damn ed up DOA's

Wow.....that sucks bigtime :mad:

[DaWaN]

The 0.3 in the bios (or whatever) actually is 0.03

CPUz says that I'm at ~1.57 and I put 1.50v + 0.3v in the bios

Weirdness :D



Wow.....that sucks bigtime :mad:

Are you sure ? I can't believe that :confused: It may be an bios issue. Btw read voltage when CPU is on stress, if load rises here on s754 Vcore does too :)

[Tim]

Are you sure ? I can't believe that :confused: It may be an bios issue. Btw read voltage when CPU is on stress, if load rises here on s754 Vcore does too :)

NO! I'm wrong, I put these settings in the bios and this is what I get....

1.550 + (the 0.X are the settings in bios)

0.1v = 1.47v
0.2v = 1.56v
0.3v = 1.61v
0.4v = 1.72

Doesn't make sense to me! :confused:

[Joop]

NO! I'm wrong, I put these settings in the bios and this is what I get....

1.550 + (the 0.X are the settings in bios)

0.1v = 1.47v
0.2v = 1.56v
0.3v = 1.61v
0.4v = 1.72

Doesn't make sense to me! :confused:


Why not use the ITE Smartguardian it's on yours DFI CD.

I agree: significant different between reading CPU voltage Idle (low V.) and on Stress (high V.)

[Fission]

Any attempt to find the max stable HTT on it? Maybe an 8X300, or 325?

[Tim]

Why not use the ITE Smartguardian it's on yours DFI CD.

I agree: significant different between reading CPU voltage Idle (low V.) and on Stress (high V.)

Really? I don't trust software..my Neo2 would jump all over the place, and then I measured it with a DMM, and the Vcore was extremely solid, so I'm not really buying it... :)

I'm gonna try a 325Mhz HTT Fission :) But as said before, my memorycontroller on the FX is weird, so I have to use at least a divider and low Mhz...I'll keep you informed..

What should be a safe Chipset voltage? 1.75? :)

[dippyskoodlez]

Too bad that it seems to be out of the 4v option :(

You cant do it on the nforce 3 chipset. taht is why the 754 didnt have it in the first place.

[Fission]

What should be a safe Chipset voltage? 1.75? :)

On the NF4 ultra-D 1.8v chipset and 1.4v LDT were the common settings for most overclockers, at least on DFI-street.

On my VIA (not a word...) The voltage goes to 2.8, and I so I put it all the way up there, it didn't hurt at all, nor affect sys temps. It is really limited on FSB, but it does add stability over 270HTT when I give the chipset voltage a little boost. 1.75 should be fine, in terms of safe, and unless the max goes up over 2v, really anything should be safe I would think.

[split]

Interesting picture pimped from the DFI forums.
Access to the locked sata ports with XP 90 fitted.
It appears there is enough room..

[NiCKE^]

You cant do it on the nforce 3 chipset. taht is why the 754 didnt have it in the first place.
Okey, I didn't know that. Either you buy a OCZ Booster or wait for Hipro5 Maximizer.

[IvanAndreevich]

dippyskoodlez
You cant do it on the nforce 3 chipset. taht is why the 754 didnt have it in the first place.

And how does the memory voltage concern the chipset?

[dippyskoodlez]

dippyskoodlez

And how does the memory voltage concern the chipset?

I don't know why- that is jsut what I have seen A_G and rgone post about why the NF3 needs a rail mod. "the chipset just doesn't allow for it". perhaps it has something to do with voltage controlling from within the bios?

[waiho2k1]

Interesting picture pimped from the DFI forums.
Access to the locked sata ports with XP 90 fitted.
It appears there is enough room..
That is great :banana: This is one of my concerns on this board

[G H Z]

What slots are dual channel Tim? 1&2, 3&4 or 1&3, 2&4?

[dippyskoodlez]

What slots are dual channel Tim? 1&2, 3&4 or 1&3, 2&4?

its 754.. there is no dual channel...

[Absolute_0]

its 754.. there is no dual channel...

He's probably talking about the 939 board that this thread is centered around :)

[dippyskoodlez]

He's probably talking about the 939 board that this thread is centered around :)

lol DO'h :slap:

was trhinking this was a 754 AGP mobo for some strange reason.. lol :p:

[split]

What slots are dual channel Tim? 1&2, 3&4 or 1&3, 2&4?

Gonna be 1 and 3 or 2 and 4.

EDIT: See thread (http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12885&page=32&pp=15).

[MikalCarbine]

Hello forum :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136161

:toast:

I am debating on whether or not I should wait and get the board or just get it along with my 3200+ Venice and hope for the best (or for a new bios release)

[DriveEuro]

Wait for the bios update to come out. I got this board last week and it is a complete headache. Problems running mem with 1T. Vcore undervolts about .15v.

I actually put it back in the box for a few days and setup my Neo2 again until DFI fixes their buggy bios.

[Absolute_0]

I just got this board.

Pretty good so far, i am overclocking my 3000+ pretty far. Looks great! Really matches my LED Orange case fans :)

This is my advice to you guys, don't RMA your XP90's special screws along with your old board. I ended up having to use the standard mounting bracket screws with my XP90 and they are too long so they touch the case and don't let you mount the mobo in the case. Had to cut the screws off the back of the mobo using my old swiss army knife... i'm at my friend's house so there were no other tools lol.

EDIT: i do have to agree with above post, i'm getting pretty weird voltage issues. Once i booted up at 1.44 and it showed 1.60 and then 1.45 and then after i restarted it wouldn't turn on and i had to clear CMOS :(.

[The Mad Duke]

Hello forum :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136161

:toast:

I am debating on whether or not I should wait and get the board or just get it along with my 3200+ Venice and hope for the best (or for a new bios release)
:woot: YEOW - thanks for posting this - I had given up on this board.

[MikalCarbine]

Duke, are you going to buy it? I am thinking of ordering all of it and just setting it up while waiting for the new bios to come out. I have the money, its just the matter of clicking a couple buttons ;)

[Fission]

I have been beating on mine since Saturday, and I love it. Haven't had it past 345HTT at 1T(8xmulti), but it obeys orders very well. It gave me 1more Mhz out of my RAM, no problems there, and it delivers awesome voltages.

Highly recommended if you are an overclocker, the quality/features that DFI hinsk to include. Sure there are a few opportunities for improvement, but it is IMHO the best 939/AGP out there so far.

[Absolute_0]

If you are going over 300 HTT, you need to raise chipset voltage to 1.75

i kept getting BSODs even when Prime95 was stable, but 1.75 volts instantly solved that
board clocks well!

[The Mad Duke]

Duke, are you going to buy it? I am thinking of ordering all of it and just setting it up while waiting for the new bios to come out. I have the money, its just the matter of clicking a couple buttons ;)
I would order it today, but I budget my toys and won't have the money "officially" until next week. I think I will sit tight right now and see if these early issues get resolved - or amount to much. My current EPOX board is working, I was just looking for a better OCing board. Nevertheless, thanks for posting the NewEgg link - I had given up on seeing any new NF3 boards. Better late than never. It you take the jump we look forward to your impressions. :D

[Zeus...]

I just got this board.

Pretty good so far, i am overclocking my 3000+ pretty far. Looks great! Really matches my LED Orange case fans :)

This is my advice to you guys, don't RMA your XP90's special screws along with your old board. I ended up having to use the standard mounting bracket screws with my XP90 and they are too long so they touch the case and don't let you mount the mobo in the case. Had to cut the screws off the back of the mobo using my old swiss army knife... i'm at my friend's house so there were no other tools lol.

EDIT: i do have to agree with above post, i'm getting pretty weird voltage issues. Once i booted up at 1.44 and it showed 1.60 and then 1.45 and then after i restarted it wouldn't turn on and i had to clear CMOS :(.

Keep us informed Absolute_0 as I my dump my MSI too if the new BIOS doesnt sort it out and since we have the same mem I am very keen to see what it can do on the DFI?

[dippyskoodlez]

whats that green book in the first picture?

[Garrett]

Tim, you have a PM ;)

By the way, if ANYONE knows the 3.3v=vdimm mod for this board, then I'd greatly appreciate it ;)
(it goes pretty well with the OCZ Powerstream 520 PSU) ;)

I've got it on my Neo2 and it works flawlessly, for 6 months already :thumbsup:

Somehow I feel like I 'must' try this board out :D :woot:

[Fission]

do you really need that extra .1v vDIMM? If 3.2 won't do, 3.3 won't either.

[Garrett]

do you really need that extra .1v vDIMM? If 3.2 won't do, 3.3 won't either.Are you not familiar with the OCZ PSU? the 3.3v line is adjustable, the 5v and 12v lines too ;)
And because my 3.3v line runs @ 3.6v constantly, it's not 0.1v more that I want, but 0.4v... do you think that will do? ;)

That's what you get when you buy volt-hungry memory right :)

[MikalCarbine]

Tomorrow. I take the plunge at approx 3PM Eastern Standard Time, I can't wait for them to arrive next week!!! :woot: :banana:

[dippyskoodlez]

Tim, you have a PM ;)

By the way, if ANYONE knows the 3.3v=vdimm mod for this board, then I'd greatly appreciate it ;)
(it goes pretty well with the OCZ Powerstream 520 PSU) ;)

I've got it on my Neo2 and it works flawlessly, for 6 months already :thumbsup:

Somehow I feel like I 'must' try this board out :D :woot:

talk to malves. he has the dfi nf4 done on his website. :D

[Garrett]

No Malves doesn't have it... he has the vdimm voltmod, I need the direct 3.3v=vdimm mod (@ back of the board usually)

[MikalCarbine]

Just ordered the stuff :D

Edit: Credit card problems =0

[dippyskoodlez]

No Malves doesn't have it... he has the vdimm voltmod, I need the direct 3.3v=vdimm mod (@ back of the board usually)

thats why I said talk to him... he's obviously been poking around these boards, so would recognize some stuff. :rolleyes:

[pancake]

anyone know of a u.k stockist of this board... my neo 2 just died.. if i can find one quick i may keep my 6800 ultra

[Zeus...]

my neo 2 just died..

Lucky you ;) Been looking in the UK too - but no luck so far

[pancake]

found something on overclockers.co.uk forum.. someone rang dfi and they said maybe august time if at all :mad:

[Zeus...]

found something on overclockers.co.uk forum.. someone rang dfi and they said maybe august time if at all :mad:

well off on hols in three weeks for three weeks so could work out sweat by which time we should be able to see how it shapes up in the real worls not the reviews - but the reviews would also be nice :)

[pancake]

anyone know any stores in europe that have this board.. cheapest and that will post to the u.k preferably

[Garrett]

anyone know any stores in europe that have this board.. cheapest and that will post to the u.k preferably
I've talked to iComputers ( www.icomputers.nl ) and they will ship to UK, "for the right amount of $$" whatever (how much) that's supposed to mean :D
-edit update- they'll ship for around 20 euros (that's 13 pounds??)
within the year they'll ship to all Europe and the site will be completely in English by then :)

[Marioace]

nobody knows if the board will come to south america??

[Mats]

anyone know any stores in europe that have this board.. cheapest and that will post to the u.k preferably

http://www.trend4pc.de/index.php/language/en/XTCsid/7bf71963767e9ee7a3ea232412ec61c6

[Zeus...]

http://www.trend4pc.de/index.php/language/en/XTCsid/7bf71963767e9ee7a3ea232412ec61c6

think I will wait for it to land in the UK -just in case the dreaded RMA is needed - Normally get my RMAs turned round in a week :cool:

[pancake]

thanks for the links.
dfi handle there rmas directly so it wont matter buying from europe. welll that was the case with the nf4 boards anyway

[Zeus...]

thanks for the links.
dfi handle there rmas directly so it wont matter buying from europe. welll that was the case with the nf4 boards anyway


Oh - well I hope they r quicker than ASUS - had a A7N8Xrev2 del go bad on me it was over 12mnths old but ASUS Have a three year warrenty great u think- its been gone over 3 months:eek: - In fact must get a email sent off :slapass:

[Supertim0r]

So !

Is the board that great ? I've got 2x 3000+ week17 + 1x 3200+ week17 to play with. Should I switch my neo2 with this nf3 ultra D ? No MAJOR problem with this new board ?

[Xyus89]

hiya,

cool accesoires you've got with it :)

xyus

[eyepiz]

Hey guys,

anybody tried the new beta bios yet.

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bios_download_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3160&STATUS_FLAG=B&SITE=US

[Jonas]

what about the ddr booster and this board??? works up to what voltage?

[Judaeus Apella]

I don't think anyone knows enough about this board to answer any questions yet. It might be best to wait a bit until the new BIOS is released by DFI before you use the board. And its going to be a month or so until anyone has had enough experience to answer half these questions. I just ordered mine, so even I havn't used it yet.

Just hold your questions for a little bit guys. Thats the best answer I can give any of you.

[terror_adagio]

Hey guys,

anybody tried the new beta bios yet.

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bios_download_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3160&STATUS_FLAG=B&SITE=US

That is the shipping BIOS. All betas were taken down, as they were not stable enough for public release.

The board is stable, just don't expect to get a lot of tweaking out of it just yet, as the BIOS needs a little more work.

[g0dM@n]

I'm sure this board will end up being awesome. I'd take it over the neo2 in a heartbeat... even though it's still new. I had the neo2 before. Mine couldn't do any FSB over 278fsb stable.

[Garrett]

I'm sure this board will end up being awesome. I'd take it over the neo2 in a heartbeat... even though it's still new. I had the neo2 before. Mine couldn't do any FSB over 278fsb stable.
I'm not so sure about that as you are ;)

You see I still have the Neo2 running 9x311 24/7, but a friend of mine has the DFI board but can only boot @ non-overclocked settings somehow :(

He can adjust it in Windows but it's a tedious job to do it every time...

Since I only had to perform the 3.3v line = vdimm mod on the Neo2 on the back of the board I can supply my UTT ram with enough juice (3.5v-3.6v thanks to my OCZ adjustable PSU) to run @ 255 2-2-2 :)

In short: I don't see any real advantage of the DFI agp board yet... might improve... certainly hope so for the peeps who got it...

Would it come to nForce4 I'd get the SLI version immediately, it simply rocks :toast:

[eBoy0]

This board literally sucked ass with my other parts. It wouldn't run well with my mushkin xp 4000 after 260, it wouldn't run any divider except 100(Winbond issues), NF3 + 6800GT were a stupid combo. Many other issues found, end of story i went with an NF4 SLI-DR.

[Fission]

I'll post my obligatory once-per-week "I love it" and be gone again. All the issues I have heard about I cannot recreate, and it tastes great on a cracker!