DFI LANParty nForce 590 SLi Intel Edition

[Jagz64]

DFI LANParty nForce 590 SLi Intel Edition (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5939)

Creditz 2 HEXUS Team :clap:

http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/computex2006/Tarinder/MoboB.jpg


Source: Link (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5939)

[Ominous Gamer]

This is the 3rd post, 2nd independent thread on this...in fact they are right on top of each other in the new posts search option.:rolleyes:

[kais]

i like the layout its very good compared to asus boards and stuff. i also like the fact that they didnt use the yello for the pci/pci x slots, not that i didnt like it but i prefer orange. :)

[whoodiestyle]

finnaly they got rid of the cheap northbridge cooler and went copper

[Shpoon]

finnaly they got rid of the cheap northbridge cooler and went copper
That's the Southbridge...

[k0nsl]

Am I blind or did somebody forget to solder on a connector for the 8 or 4 pin EPS connector?

-k0nsl

[dpa]

this will be my next board if it clocks good... :D

[vapb400]

That's the Southbridge...
Which every other company has a tiny passive HS on. I know I will be swapping out that fan. I hope they don't go with an actively cooled HS on the northbridge

Anybody think that the little HS between the PCI-E slots is gonna create some issues?

[Ominous Gamer]

Am I blind or did somebody forget to solder on a connector for the 8 or 4 pin EPS connector?

-k0nsl

You are blind, top right, by the mouse/keyboard backplate area.

[vapb400]

Am I blind or did somebody forget to solder on a connector for the 8 or 4 pin EPS connector?

-k0nsl
Look in the top right, right next to the mouse/keyboard ports.

[toddm27]

Am I blind or did somebody forget to solder on a connector for the 8 or 4 pin EPS connector?

-k0nsl
yup :D , it's behind the silver heatsink on the top right side of the pic

[Ominous Gamer]

yup :D , it's behind the silver heatsink on the top right side of the pic


Look in the top right, right next to the mouse/keyboard ports.

beaten like a red headed step child:p:

[J-Mag]

also anyone notice the 4pin power header for the CPU fan, wtf is the 4th wire for?

[vapb400]

also anyone notice the 4pin power header for the CPU fan, wtf is the 4th wire for?
its an intel thing for pwm fans


beaten like a red headed step child:p:

rofl :)

[toddm27]

anyone got one of these tested yet to see if they're gonna clock good or not?

[Ominous Gamer]

also anyone notice the 4pin power header for the CPU fan, wtf is the 4th wire for?

Pulse Width Modulated, all the Conroe boards seem to have at least one plug.

Some info
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=49&products_id=3977

[Freez]

Plenty of socket space for phase cooling, although the northbridge is pretty close.

[kiwi]

Lanparties > all :toast:

[jeffyjaixx]

this supports conroe right? lol

[Haltech]

Umm as expensive as this board is going to be, i know i would like to have more than 2 sata ports and one ide connection :rolleyes:

[J-Mag]

Umm as expensive as this board is going to be, i know i would like to have more than 2 sata ports and one ide connection :rolleyes:

It's got 8 sata ports, 6 of them are parallel to the board under the southbridge.

[Ominous Gamer]

Umm as expensive as this board is going to be, i know i would like to have more than 2 sata ports and one ide connection :rolleyes:

Someone needs to slap you, hard.:rolleyes: Try following the linkage....
8 sata ports.

dangit, pwned by seconds.

[Nanometer]

I only use 1 DVD drive so one IDE is good enough for me. It looks like you can have 8 hard drive RAID 0, heh nice.

[vapb400]

this supports conroe right? lol
Yes sir :)

Welcome to XS!

[jeffyjaixx]

^thanks!

[Lestat]

someone go post this over at dfi-street so Angry_Games can ban you for talking about their new products tha they dont want to talk about, or have anyone else talk about.

for a company who has an opportunity to pass on their AMD supremacy into the Intel market they sure are screwing themselves right up the a-hole by pissing everyone off when they delete posts when people talk about these boards.

[toddm27]

they did the same thing when the crossfire boards first came out, angry deleted any and all posts concerning them

[vapb400]

dfi-street use to be a great resource for dfi, now I would venture to say that it only hurts them.

[andyisc00l]

hey is this a 965 or 775? i'm guessin 965

[toddm27]

nvidia 590 chipset not intel

[3NZ0]

hey is this a 965 or 775? i'm guessin 965

nForce 590 SLi Intel Edition :slap:

[Ominous Gamer]

nvidia 590 chipset not intel

Not that the thread title says that or anything :lol2::lol2:

[Torin]

Nice, no caps crowding the socket like on the 975/965 boards.

[NapalmV5]

im more interested in how many pci-e lanes its got than anything..

is it?,
x16
x4
x8
x16

wudnt hurt if 1 of those pci wud be x1 pci-e

so far.. looks like its THE ONLY conroe mobo id be interested in..

[Ominous Gamer]

im more interested in how many pci-e lanes its got than anything..

is it?,
x16
x4
x8
x16

wudnt hurt if 1 of those pci wud be x1 pci-e

so far.. looks like its THE ONLY mobo id be interested in..

x16
x2
x8
x16

[andyisc00l]

I thought nforce 590 was the name of the chipset, wasn't there socket 965 and 775 or socket l or t or whatever, it isn't socket nforce 590 is it? Like if you were to search for mobos by socket, what socket would this be?

[NapalmV5]

x16
x2
x8
x16

tnx! appreciated

if no better mobo as far as pci-e connectors goes.. this is the conroe mobo for me.. yay!

[vapb400]

nforce 590 is a chipset
intel 975x is a chipset
intel 965x is a chipset

LGA775 is a socket also known as Socket T

[andyisc00l]

nforce 590 is a chipset
intel 975x is a chipset
intel 965x is a chipset

LGA775 is a socket also known as Socket T

ohh so what your saying is they are all socket T, 965 is considered socket t or lga775? I get it..duh :-p

also I hear ATI cards will, or do now, have the abilitiy to run three cards, 2 in crossfire and the other card (any regular card) can be used as a physx card..anyone know any mobos that can pull this off or how they will pull it off or just info on it? Obviously you'll need 3 x16 slots and the bad axe is the only mobo with 3 x16 slots, but I don't know if that supports this.

[NapalmV5]

wats the eta?

[toddm27]

august/september is what I read somewhere

[NapalmV5]

ouch.. 2-3 months..

nice to see the digital pwm.. when r they gonna go all digital?

[kais]

someone go post this over at dfi-street so Angry_Games can ban you for talking about their new products tha they dont want to talk about, or have anyone else talk about.

for a company who has an opportunity to pass on their AMD supremacy into the Intel market they sure are screwing themselves right up the a-hole by pissing everyone off when they delete posts when people talk about these boards.
i should do that now, what should i say to the bastards?:slapass: :slap:

[N00B]

Should this board be cheaper than the one's with the 965 chip?

[vapb400]

It's doubtful, this is the highest end motherboard. 965 will be mid-range enthusiast so they will probably be cheaper.

[CompGeek]

Umm, pics are nice but where are reviews? :)

[kais]

board isnt even out why would we have reviews? unless some people are just special

[Shpoon]

Waiting for a review to see if a passive SB heatsink would work.

Also, 1 IDE :( I really need to spend some money on new backup harddrives :/)

Anyone have any prices? (even if just whispers of prices).

[andyisc00l]

ouch.. 2-3 months..

nice to see the digital pwm.. when r they gonna go all digital?

whats the advantage to digital pwms?

[Shpoon]

whats the advantage to digital pwms?

Stability and such.

[k0nsl]

[edit]

OK, thanks (embarassed).

-k0nsl


You are blind, top right, by the mouse/keyboard backplate area.

[Tasselhof]

Hot mobo...in both directions :)

[DaWaN]

OMG this motherboard has some big layout problem. Look at the north brigde.... is so close to the cpu socket, i think they removed cooler on the northbridge because intel boxed cooler didn't fit :banana: And if you install phch, you'll never going to be able to insulate the cpu proper without cooling your NB proper :(

[Torin]

whats the advantage to digital pwms?
No excess caps on the motherboard, especially crowding the socket.

[girth_maul]

dfi-street use to be a great resource for dfi, now I would venture to say that it only hurts them.

Agreed, was a very good forum. Still good if you are a beginner though.

[lowfat]

OMG this motherboard has some big layout problem. Look at the north brigde.... is so close to the cpu socket, i think they removed cooler on the northbridge because intel boxed cooler didn't fit :banana: And if you install phch, you'll never going to be able to insulate the cpu proper without cooling your NB proper :(


At least the ATX connectors aren't on the other side of the board like their RD600 board :rolleyes: .

[Waus-mod]

Are there pics of the rd600?

[Quad Master]

Liked the Digital PWM and the Sata ports placement better for cable mgmt.

[vapb400]

At least the ATX connectors aren't on the other side of the board like their RD600 board :rolleyes: .
thats the 975X Infinity board, we havn't seen their RD600:slapass:

[Sumanji]

Also, 1 IDE :( I really need to spend some money on new backup harddrives :/)

Just get some IDE->SATA adaptors for your old HDD's :)

Suman

[Haltech]

Someone needs to slap you, hard.:rolleyes: Try following the linkage....
8 sata ports.

dangit, pwned by seconds.

Not all of us are viewing threads at a specific time on a PC.. I was using a pocket PC and was unable to click the link.. I went by the original photo that was attached in this thread. Ive never seen sata port aligned like that before :slap:

[Anemone]

Due date on this chipset for Intel is Aug-Sep I've read? Anyone can confirm or deny this?

Wish everyone would use digital pwm's... /hint Asus :)

Look forward to some testing

[vapb400]

Due date on this chipset for Intel is Aug-Sep I've read? Anyone can confirm or deny this?

Wish everyone would use digital pwm's... /hint Asus :)

Look forward to some testing
it is supposed to be in mass production in august. That is all the common folk know about the release date. I think we will see them popping up in various people's hands over the next couple weeks.

[eva2000]

My contact at DFI says they NF590 Intel SLI board won't be available until August-September. However, the first DFI board to use the digital PWM will be DFI NF590 SLI-M2R motherboard for socket AM2 in July

digital PWM for SLI-M2R socket AM2 board

http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/Digital_PWM_tn.jpg

http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/NF590_SLI-M2R-G_1000_tn.jpg (http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/NF590_SLI-M2R-G_1000.jpg)

[Hassan]

Ive never seen sata port aligned like that before :slap:

Dude, get a dell. :nono: Dell's been doin it since sata was introduced. Kinda funny they've been strong in cable mngmt, but thats about it.

[Shpoon]

My contact at DFI says they NF590 Intel SLI board won't be available until August-September. However, the first DFI board to use the digital PWM will be DFI NF590 SLI-M2R motherboard for socket AM2 in July

digital PWM for SLI-M2R socket AM2 board

[IM G]http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/Digital_PWM_tn.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/NF590_SLI-M2R-G_1000_tn.jpg[/I MG] (http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/motherboards/dfi/NF590_SLI-M2R/preview/NF590_SLI-M2R-G_1000.jpg)

Dumb on DFIs part...everyone is going to the Conroe, and they really shoulda released something not so ugly (infinity :p) for the mass amount of consumers..

[toddm27]

Dude, get a dell. :nono: Dell's been doin it since sata was introduced. Kinda funny they've been strong in cable mngmt, but thats about it.
lmfao:p:

[stone_cold_Jimi]

Is this going to be it for SLI + Conroe? With a price to match?

[Freez]

Is this going to be it for SLI + Conroe? With a price to match?

Hopefully not as expensive as the Bad Axe.

[zert]

Is this going to be it for SLI + Conroe? With a price to match?
for overclocking, without a doubt yes (at least if the chipset alows it)
but if want a more price/performance you'l have to look at ASUS/MSI/...

[whoodiestyle]

That's the Southbridge...


lol im to used to amd my bad

[breakfromyou]

im still waiting for DFI to design a board that doesnt have a chipset between the PCI-E slots. graphics card(s) sitting on top of the fan is just weird IMO. cant be good for chipset temps, and you cant upgrade the chipset fan without modifying something.

[J-Mag]

im still waiting for DFI to design a board that doesnt have a chipset between the PCI-E slots. graphics card(s) sitting on top of the fan is just weird IMO. cant be good for chipset temps, and you cant upgrade the chipset fan without modifying something.

So basically you are waiting for hell to freeze over while flying pigs rain free motherboards from the sky.

You single out DFI here, but what SLI mobo doesn't have a chip between the GPUs?

It may be possible, but you would have to sacrifice expansion slots, which is one of the best things about DFI's layout. Either that or maybe a mobo manufacturer could create an E-ATX ethusiast board, which could be big enough to accomidate larger distances from GPUs to chipset, but then you have trace length increases...

[Nanometer]

DFI Street is a good place to learn, but don't hang around there. You will soon get pissed at Angry Gamers. I said it before, but he has sticks up his ass 24 hours a day.

[Pete]

Price wise on a mobo say £250 and below...covers ya fanny then

[Athens[2004]]

I like it , and i like also that there are no more mofsets-capacitors neart the socker .

easy insulation :hehe:

[Sumanji]

']I like it

Oh yeah the board is definitely nicely laid out and will probably perform ok... just that the chipset itself will be crap compared to the Intel offerings...

[Anemone]

Some testing seems to be bearing that out Sumanji... sadly

Have to see though. Think the killer for me is I'm not likely to wait till these boards come out. Guess we'll have to see. It's not like you can actually go buy a Conroe yet lol Ok well maybe you can but not reaaalllly :)

[qdemn7]

whats the advantage to digital pwms?No capacitors near the CPU socket, also.

This is a nice looking board, very cleanly laid out.

[Sumanji]

My main beef with the new nV chipsets is the sky high power consumption, it's ridiculous :( Hopefully their drivers will get better though, what with their NBP push I'd expect it!

[Anemone]

Yes perhaps, but high is a bit relative here. It's not exactly tons more juice, just relatively more. The 965 also consumes more power than the 975 so it seems there is definitely a trend to more features and slightly more power consumption. If the heat is managed, I can live with the power issue.

[jbizzler]

If you're shooting for Conroe/SLI, this looks like the right board. Very clean layout. I'd like to see an RD600 from DFI with an identicle layout. I wonder what chip handles the two extra SATAs.