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Abit might go bankrupt, DFI's are fragile, hope ATI and Sapphire can deliver a great board. Im itching to upgrade, but dying DFIs are not my cup of tea. Now if the Fatality offers better ram voltages, I might just take a risk on a sinking company. Come on ATI, I have a x800xl in my sights too.
sweet specs, and really innovative looking board!
I really wasn't going to upgrade to A64 for a good few months, but...
You've sold one board here already. 4-phase power should go nicely with an 0448 SPAW.
Sign me up for the first one in the UK.
Looks good, now my decision to go DFI has been altered...def have to wait for some testing and benchmark scores though. The board looks kind of candy cane-ish, but i could live with it for a nice stable OC. Any chance of a model with no onboard video?
i wish it was more of like a blasted white, like white-blasted (sandblasted), so there would be like specs of red. thats what i thought it was when i first looked, but upon further inspection it just looks more or less white.
Don't be so quick to assume. I think that we can all agree that the board looks great, but we have yet to see any real results from this product.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcnbns
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Grayskull- will all the boards have the voltages you said or will be a special board for overclockers?
Has i said in the other post the sample i made a review only have 1,45 v-core, and no volts for the ram.
If the retail boards will have more options i will make a correction in my review.
http://www.oc-zone.com/files/reviews/tul200p/bios3.jpg
True we should not jump to conclusions. Remember whats happening with DFIs? There are stickies on how to set up the ultimate DFI NF4 WAAAAAAY before the board showed up. Nothing against DFI. I still hope they resolve their quality issues so there will be some nice competition between the two boards.Quote:
Originally Posted by deception``
looks like im selling my Ultra-d if this board runs as good as it looks
Aye
One question: Did God make this board? :slobber:
Seriously though, when will these be available?
Can I get something at least half as cool in mATX form factor? :worship: I know I am in the minority, but... (please?)
No joke! :up: That color scheme is cherry. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by trakslacker
That's a Tul board and looks totally different. Sapphire may make both brands, but it looks like that is the reason they are distinguishing the brands. "Tul", rhymes with "dull" and is probably going to be aimed more at OEMs.Quote:
Originally Posted by MJRL
*changes pants* :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber:
i found my next mobo
Here comes that damn upgrade itch again... man that looks very nice. Hope it performs well. :toast:
If this is a jab at my thread (which simply aimed to be a guide for individuals as they piece together a system), then you are getting off the mark. And as far as DFI: they have fewer quality issues than one might think. Yes, there are a number of enthusiasts that have run into problems, but this is not representative of the majority. On the contrary; you'll find that, with most things, individuals are more vocal about a product when they are disastisfied more than anything. So you basing your opinions on the negative threads amongst the forums only provides you with a one-sided (albeit very audible) opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by situman
Believe it or not, there are many individuals that are satisfied with their DFI NF4 motherboards. Hell, even the MSI boards have been known to die occassionally, but they still remain a very successful product.
I never said that ATI/Sapphire could never release a desirable product. Rather, I simply stated that more information is needed to draw any sort of conclusions. At least with the DFI NF4 boards people had other products from DFI (such as the NF3 UT, LP B Ultra B, and Intel DFI boards) that they could use as proof of their committment to the enthusiast.
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Looks good (except for the colour scheme), but considering the last launches from ATI, it will be A LONG LONG LONG time before this is available...
I think by the time this comes out, it will be too late... announcements for new chipsets based on the next generation DDR (DD2 or DDR3) will occurr and will be available within the year... that's my prediction (assuming it comes out by next fall in mass retail or something...
Bah, Only If Your an Intel user, AMD won't be supporting DDR2 until It has a New memory controller for It's cpus and that will mean a new cpu socket. It may happen in 2006, But no earlier as DDR is not even as fast as the current AMD A64/FX/Opteron memory controllers that are available so far. K8s rule and Intel can't help but be frightened by these chips and their superior technology as they are getting to be better and better as time goes on. Resistance is futile Micronians. :) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by quicksilverXP
As numerous othes have already asked.... WHEN will this mobo be available to the public!!?? Anandtech had their "review" of the sample board the first week on November...that was over 4 months ago.
Also, I don't think in a million years that motherboard will come out with the white/red color scheme nor do I think the 6"x8" gaudy ATi logo will be on the back of it either. This was probably just a one-off done for shows, much like GM and Ford do with some of their vehicles.
As long as the specs are there, and we can get one without integrated video, there are going to be a LOT of used DFI nF4 Ultra's on Ebay in a couple of months!!! :D
Brian
LOL...I change mobos about as frequently as a change my underwear. And I am loyal to no brand. If this ATI mobo works great, I'll use it. If not, I won't.
As far as someone mentioning Abit's financial health and DFI's being "fragile" that's just bunk. Abit chose not to report some financial information and received a regulatory notice and some idiot at the Inquirer interpretted the story wrong. Abit just came of one of thier best years financially. Not to mention that they do a ton of white box stuff that people never talk about.
As far as DFI, for every problem report there are a dozen happy users. The trouble reports are high because practically everyone is running one.
As far as I see it, the battle will be between DFI and ATI on this one. Abit, although I have no concern about them financially, I do thnk they have slipped. They have resorted to plastic gimmicks for the kiddies instead of true enthusiast features. The DFI NF4 is currently the cutting edge in terms of voltage options and the ability to handle heavy duty OCing. This new ATI mobo could be a great challenger.
That said, I'll reserve my final judgement when I put one through its paces with my own two hands.
red&white mobo ..... hmmm..... should I palce it in my kitchen? :p:
I hope ATI stick to their specs and the final product will be the best OCing board which will make all of us very happy. :)
Red/Black would of been sexier imo. Not something I really care about though.
There is no onboard video. ATi makes two verisions of their chipset (at least) and only one has integrated video.Quote:
ditch the onboard video and ill take one
That board is beautiful :banana4:
Go back and look at the pics.... that board has ONBOARD video.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcnbns
2 versions maybe, we will have to wait and see..... but this one shows video on board.
Komplett here in Sweden has listed 2 Sapphire mobo´s based on ATI Xpress 200.
One with onboard video and one without.
The one with onboard video seems to be released pretty soon, within 14 day´s.
The one without onboard video are expected 1 May.
Note that ETA are Kompletts and can be changed but it seems they are not that far away :)