DFI NF4: Successful Installation Thread !!! (RULES IN POST #1)

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02-08-2005, 09:22 PM
xgman

Got a new A01 SLI-DR today and it also does 300HTT 1-1 at 2.9v 1T on 2x512 OCZ tccd's. Another friend of mine picked up some ocz oplats today and had a simlar experience with them, so I woujld say whatever tccd problem some are having may be pcb specific. (or user error)
02-09-2005, 04:09 AM
Sephir0th

has anyone attempted the Ultra -> SLI mod yet? if so, did it work?
02-09-2005, 04:46 AM
bito

xgman.....could you post your bios settings for your tccd ram pls :)

Thanks
02-09-2005, 06:10 AM
chuckd

Quote:

Originally Posted by ominae

you have a very similar system to mine - may I ask what your chipset temp is, mine idles around 50-52C :/

Hmm, in regards to your RAM OC, have you got them in dimms 2 & 4? And just to be sure its not your cpu, decrease the multi to 7 :)

I'm at work now so i can't check my temps, but I will when I get home this afternoon. I am using slots 2 & 4. When I was finding my max RAM OC I had my cpu at multi of 7 and still couldn't go higher than 280 without trouble. The revision of my board is A01 and I've tried both the 1/25 BIOS it came with and the 2/01 BIOS. :confused:
02-09-2005, 07:27 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by bito

xgman.....could you post your bios settings for your tccd ram pls :)

Thanks

2.9v. slots 2&4 80mm Fan over the ram slots.

2.5-4-3-auto(7) 1T
everything else on auto or default.

I asked Taiwan about the tccd issues some where having and got this response:

"On the question of Samsung TCCD memory compatibility, can ask customer
download 2005/2/1 such as Beta BIOS and add get 2.9~3.2V VDIMM voltage ,
should is it can get rid of the question to make a change."
02-09-2005, 07:31 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckd

I'm at work now so i can't check my temps, but I will when I get home this afternoon. I am using slots 2 & 4. When I was finding my max RAM OC I had my cpu at multi of 7 and still couldn't go higher than 280 without trouble. The revision of my board is A01 and I've tried both the 1/25 BIOS it came with and the 2/01 BIOS. :confused:

It could just be the binning of the OCZ plats. Mine are 4200's and maybe there is a limit on the 3200 sticks. Try 2.9-3.1v and see if it makes any difference and place a fan over the ram. It makes a big difference in temps of the sticks.
02-09-2005, 07:52 AM
simplyadvanced

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sephir0th

has anyone attempted the Ultra -> SLI mod yet? if so, did it work?

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yes
02-09-2005, 07:59 AM
OPPAINTER

I was testing some OCZ 3700 EL yesterday, first time I really played with it.
2.5-4-3-10 got me 308MHz, over 9k in Sandra.

OPP
02-09-2005, 08:05 AM
HARDCORECLOCKER

Quote:

Originally Posted by OPPAINTER

I was testing some OCZ 3700 EL yesterday, first time I really played with it.
2.5-4-3-10 got me 308MHz, over 9k in Sandra.

OPP

:D THX mate - nice to know, not many people using 3700 EL.

:toast:
02-09-2005, 08:10 AM
OPPAINTER

This board is also incredible with my old Mushkin LevelII BH-5. The best my memory use to run was 264, on the DFI I can now run 3D with this memory at 274, a 10 MHz increase.

OPP
02-09-2005, 08:57 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by OPPAINTER

I was testing some OCZ 3700 EL yesterday, first time I really played with it.
2.5-4-3-10 got me 308MHz, over 9k in Sandra.

OPP

10? Better than 7?

What volts on the dimm you running?
02-09-2005, 08:58 AM
HARDCORECLOCKER

Quote:

Originally Posted by OPPAINTER

This board is also incredible with my old Mushkin LevelII BH-5. The best my memory use to run was 264, on the DFI I can now run 3D with this memory at 274, a 10 MHz increase.

OPP

:D Hey OPP, you make me feel better each hour - my old CORSAIR BH-5 are running 12 x 275 2-2-2-5 on NEO2 so lets see if there is also an improvment possible on DFI NF4......... :toast:
02-09-2005, 09:09 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by HARDCORECLOCKER

:D Hey OPP, you make me feel better each hour - my old CORSAIR BH-5 are running 12 x 275 2-2-2-5 on NEO2 so lets see if there is also an improvment possible on DFI NF4......... :toast:

BH5 275 1-1 on the NEo2? That would be pretty amazing.
02-09-2005, 09:14 AM
bachus_anonym

Quote:

Originally Posted by xgman

BH5 275 1-1 on the NEo2? That would be pretty amazing.

how about 276 ? :D benchable accross the board ;) - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=52588
02-09-2005, 09:16 AM
HARDCORECLOCKER

Quote:

Originally Posted by bachus_anonym

how about 276 ? :D benchable accross the board ;) - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=52588

:toast:
02-09-2005, 10:49 AM
dnavarro

xgman, I am running the same settings for the most part as you. I can get 1:1 310 FSB and it has been priming for over an hour. I posted pics of my TCCD settings on this thread: (this was when I was at 305 1:1)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...536#post706536

But I think it is safe to say this board loves TCCD at 2.5-4-3-7 1T :toast:

Also, for those that wonder about the SLI mod, it does indeed work! :banana: :banana: :banana:

D
02-09-2005, 11:03 AM
J-Mag

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnavarro

xgman, I am running the same settings for the most part as you. I can get 1:1 310 FSB and it has been priming for over an hour. I posted pics of my TCCD settings on this thread: (this was when I was at 305 1:1)
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...536#post706536

But I think it is safe to say this board loves TCCD at 2.5-4-3-7 1T :toast:

Also, for those that wonder about the SLI mod, it does indeed work! :banana: :banana: :banana:

D

So whered you get the bridge connector then? Did it come with the board?
02-09-2005, 11:24 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sephir0th

has anyone attempted the Ultra -> SLI mod yet? if so, did it work?

I have seen a couple of posts showing it does work at least with the current board/driver versions.
02-09-2005, 11:28 AM
J-Mag

I haven't seen a confirmation or denial yet... but it looks to me that thepic of the ultra-d at newegg have the SLI bridge included... is this true?
02-09-2005, 11:36 AM
Anakin_Skywalke

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Mag

I haven't seen a confirmation or denial yet... but it looks to me that thepic of the ultra-d at newegg have the SLI bridge included... is this true?

Don't think so, because OFFICIALY DFI Ultra-D does not support SLI.
02-09-2005, 11:46 AM
dnavarro

My Ultra D DID NOT come with a SLI bridge. I had one however from my gigabyte SLI board that worked perfectly (they are the exact same length).
BTW, when I did the mod with a pencil I think I used too much lead as it didn't work (I think the lead's resistance was too high). When I bridged the pins with silver conductive ink, it worked like a charm!

D
02-09-2005, 11:50 AM
xgman

Quote:

Originally Posted by J-Mag

I haven't seen a confirmation or denial yet... but it looks to me that thepic of the ultra-d at newegg have the SLI bridge included... is this true?

It comes with a little thingy and some jumpers and a chip puller to set it up to use two monitors/vid cards, but not the sli special bridge. I have both, and they have different bridges.
02-09-2005, 11:53 AM
J-Mag

Quote:

Originally Posted by xgman

It comes with a little thingy and some jumpers and a chip puller to set it up to use two monitors/vid cards, but not the sli special bridge. I have both, and they have different bridges.

"little thingy" = wtf? :stick:

"i have both" = have both what? the SLI and Ultra boards?!?!?!? is that what you mean? In that case I am assuming you are using the Bridge from the DFI SLI board on the Ultra modded? If not, then whered you get the SLI bridge?
02-09-2005, 11:59 AM
J-Mag

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnavarro

My Ultra D DID NOT come with a SLI bridge. I had one however from my gigabyte SLI board that worked perfectly (they are the exact same length).
BTW, when I did the mod with a pencil I think I used too much lead as it didn't work (I think the lead's resistance was too high). When I bridged the pins with silver conductive ink, it worked like a charm!

D

Essentially, to cheat Nvidia out of their $20 SLI fee with DFI, you have to buy another board from Gigabyte... HAHAH! (i am not pokin fun at u, cause I know you would have bought the both anyway...)
:banana:

I really could care less about the extra $20 + margin(throughout the chain of the channel) = $50-60 more the SLI board... but you can't freakin get the SLI board here in the US... Also, it wouldn't bother me to do the SLI mod, but if no Bridge is available then wtf is the point...
02-09-2005, 12:38 PM
dnavarro

To tell you the truth I bought the Ultra because that was all that was available. I was gonna order and SLI-DR. Unfortunately, the SLI's have been sold out all over. I figured I could mod it since I had the SLI Bridge from the Gigabyte which would have been my final board if this DFI wasn't soo damn sweet! :D

By the way, I saw a post yesterday about how to get a Bridge from a distributor in Hong Kong. It was for like 10 bucks or something...
D

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