RD600 first look and general questions

@bingo: When will the RD600 arrives in Austria/Germany?

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Originally Posted by GNU

@bingo: When will the RD600 arrives in Austria/Germany?

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@Bulldog14

Do you have any contact with the Austria/Germany distributors? Perhaps you could help with tis question:)

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Originally Posted by The Nemesis

@Bulldog14

Do you have any contact with the Austria/Germany distributors? Perhaps you could help with tis question:)

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Huh? Have i overseen the user who works for DFI?

It's bulldog14? :confused:

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Originally Posted by GNU

Huh? Have i overseen the user who works for DFI?

It's bulldog14? :confused:

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Yes, Bingo13 works for Anandtech, Bulldog14 works for DFI :)

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Originally Posted by RyderOCZ

Yes, Bingo13 works for Anandtech, Bulldog14 works for DFI :)

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Okay, thanks for the information and Ryder you will get some Money from me, because i will buy an OCZ Flex very soon :) (And i need your help later (maybe) :D )

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Originally Posted by Bulldog14

Hello Gents:

Just to throw some more clarity on a few issues. The RD600 has landed in Europe a few days ago and should be available in the UK shortly. I can't speak for North America, but I can state that there are no delays on this board here in the EU. This is just the first shipment and more have been ordered. The board will be available throughout Europe shortly.

I have received my own FAE sample from this first batch and can't find any trace of the chipset temp issue that plagued a few early samples. The chipset temp reads a nominal 45~50 degrees C in the BIOS.

With regards to DFI-Street I would first of all like to thank Fugger for killing any nonsense threads regarding events at the Street. AG is a guy that you either hate or love. It's as simple as that. If threads regarding the "demise" of the Street had been allowed to continue it would have quickly devolved into speculation and people lining up along the "hate" camp and the "love" camp. The resulting unneeded flamefest being the obvious outcome.

So to put this matter to a rest, AG was let go due to a difference of opinion between himself and DFI Management. He was not let go due to his somewhat "direct" treatment of people. It's no secret that DFI boards can be difficult to setup. As DFI support techs it is sometimes necessary for us to be brutally honest with people in order to get them back on track. You'd be surprised at the crazy ideas that people can come up with as to the source of problems. AG is a person who is very "direct" in his approach. Perhaps by some measures a bit much so, but this approach has helped untold numbers of people get a troublesome system back in order. I for one will miss the Street.

What is done is done and DFI has moved on. Someone has recently posted the link to our new forum. Rgone will be running it. I think we all know and respect Rgone and I hope to see you guys there.

To Fugger and any Mods please feel free to quote my comments regarding the Street as you see fit. It should help to quell any rumours and speculation that pops up on the subject.

DFI Support Europe.

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here you go GNU. That post is a page back.

came into stock @ OcUK today so I guess that it won't be long before other Euro suppliers have it.

Hi @ all!

In Italy this mobo arrive tomorrow....this is what they tell me....

Is anyone that know if exist hacked / mod driver that make working 8800 series in SLI configuration???

Tell me please!!!

Thank you so much and sorry for my bad English!

Bye!

Few folks been wanting to see CF and since I have just a couple of air-cooled x1900's here goes...

http://csd.dficlub.org/pgpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=2156#2156

RGone...

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Originally Posted by RGone

Few folks been wanting to see CF and since I have just a couple of air-cooled x1900's here goes...

http://csd.dficlub.org/pgpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=2156#2156

RGone...

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Thanks for sharing RGone.. :woot:

Didn't see anyone post this review, came out yesterday - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/103...ves/index.html

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Originally Posted by Capt_Caveman

Didn't see anyone post this review, came out yesterday - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/103...ves/index.html

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i saw it and to be honest. i wasn't overly impressed with the board.

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Originally Posted by erwinz

Thanks for sharing RGone.. :woot:

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I concur, thank you RGone....:up:

From what I understand GNU the few boards RD600 boards that have been sent to our German distributors are already sold out. Don't worry thou more are on the way. You local DFI supplier should have them near the end of the month. Demand is high so you might want to reserve one.

agreed, reservation is the way to go it seems. Should have mine today, can't wait...

damn, i figured they would pop up on newegg today so i can pull the trigger on conroe. hope they get em before the promo code for the $265 ballistix tracer pc2 8000 runs out on the 15th:(

I hope my distributor gets some before the end of the month, don't know what else to do without it (with my new rig)

If you don't mind, what Ballistix promo code is that?

I had my eye on the 2GB PC8000 kit, but it went up $30 before I could pull the trigger ($309 -> $339). Interestingly, the Tracer kit of the same specs is $14 cheaper ($325).

Ballistix - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146563
Ballisix Tracer - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148047

I got my ICFX today, haven't had much time to play with it yet tho. Things that I found:

Check the NB cooler. Mine had loads of thermal compound. Temp in BIOS was 52°C (~125°F). Now with a watercooler, I'm priming 1.9V on the NB at 54°C (~129°F)

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/3803/soepq6.jpg

Like RD480 and RD580, the RD600 comes with ATI's - now AMD's - System Manager. It contains loads of voltage, timing and clocking features, even independent RAM clocking. It also comes with the typical ITE Smart Guardian, which seems to be pretty accurate with the CPU temp. 12V and 5V show 0.1-0.2V less than my DMM tho.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/861/rd600nw3.th.jpg

The shipping BIOS on my board is dated 12/22, which is the latest one.

Man you're not kidding about the thermal grease!!!

thats always the first thing i do...remove all hs, and re-apply tim....thats a perfect example of why.
with all the thought that goes into designing a mobo, and bios..etc....
why cant they apply the tim properly? or at least show the factory workers the proper procedure....
...guess, good help is hard to find...lol

looking foward to seeing some results from you guys...

How do you get the northbridge sink off?

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Originally Posted by Cobra Kai

If you don't mind, what Ballistix promo code is that?

I had my eye on the 2GB PC8000 kit, but it went up $30 before I could pull the trigger ($309 -> $339). Interestingly, the Tracer kit of the same specs is $14 cheaper ($325).

Ballistix - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146563
Ballisix Tracer - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148047

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http://xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=129867

Well i didnt have to wait long. ICFX3200-t2r/g instock at newegg for $269.99

Just went up 10m ago or less. Mines on its way along with 2gigs of ballistix tracer pc2 8000 a E6600 TT BTvx and Samsung spinpoint T 320gig. merry christmas to me:D

Wheres the Nvidia version of this board???