I think they'll sell the board only. Waterblocks are on that pic for show only (to show that nb blocks can be fitted into the mosfets).Quote:
Originally Posted by Nubius
I personally love the colour. :p:
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I think they'll sell the board only. Waterblocks are on that pic for show only (to show that nb blocks can be fitted into the mosfets).Quote:
Originally Posted by Nubius
I personally love the colour. :p:
amazing board! :slobber:
Agreed :slobber:
If only they had more PCI-Express channels it would be perfect. This is what I want, 2 16x PCIe slots, 3 4x PCIe slots, 6 1x PCIe channels for mobo components, and no regular PCI. So that's 50 total PCIe channels, with 25GB/s aggreate bandwidth. Of course only HyperTransport 3 would supply a large enough FSB to service all that bandwidth, but that's just a matter of time. Also, considering that ATI is already demoing their SLI solution under NDA at CeBit, I'm surprised this doesn't have 2 16x PCIe slots. Oh well, I'm not upgrading till the rivision E chips start coming out, so hopefully something will come out that's PCIe only.
I know red and white are ATI's colors, but like other members mentioned, I think a black and red board would look freakin awesome.
I didnt notice the logo. When did DD start using the 2 DD's on their blocks? I havent purchased a block from them since the maz4 gpu came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by I(illa Bee
well its great on paper.......
and thats enough to make me doubt my DFI nf4 purchase :slobber:
Yes please! :D
the dfi nf4 never stood a chance once i heard of this board. im just wondering dothan vs. venice, or to get turion
Venice, of course. Getting a Dothan will mean you can't use this mobo. :stick: :D
Purely price/performance I don't think Venice can be beat.
The DFI had a great chance! I'm using this board for the next 2-3 months before the ATI comes out, and with that a X800XL :)Quote:
Originally Posted by reject
i dont like the layout of the dfi, way too cramped. in europe its probly not a problem, but in summer here you can get pockets of 50c air floating around in your case, and thats with 1 gpu.
@mcnbns: u know that i meant the dothan mobo i asked ati to build
Yeah rigth...nice to see people come up with such "conclusions" when they dont even have real solid numbers, only specs...Quote:
Originally Posted by reject
Plus the fact that DFI already has an offer and it will take long time (looking at prior lauches) before something like this comes up...
Hey reject 35 degrees today?
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudzer
Although this ATI mobo looks great in theory, and I do look forward to seeing what it can really do when, and IF, it arrives, the DFI is here now and is still the reigning king of AMD mobos.
I think its a wee bit early to announce a new champion that doesn't even exist yet :rolleyes:
It's the reigning king of motherboards, but I agree with reject that it isnt ideal - but it's darn close, I love the DRAM placement, others disagree. With water-cooling the hot air pockets are not such an issue, a tripple radiator with 120mm fans does the trick :)
I want AMR. Dual X800XLs should provide for goood fun
Looks awesome, has incredible layout, and all the voltages we need. The only immediate problem I see is lack of native SATA2.
I suppose my questions are:
1. Can it clock as advertised?
2. At X clocks can it perform as well or beyond that of a NF4? Last thing we need is a board that clocks like no other but still performs worse.
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Originally Posted by zoom314
spraypaint yer case shiny black on the inside et voila
Maybe it's just a custom PCB and layout colors for the showoff. It is very possible that the final board will be based on a black PCB :D
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Originally Posted by Grayskull
The blocks wll be made available from DD specically for this application not sold with the board, but there will be blocks made available for it . read :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ackbar
I did read it, but the astute reader would notice that as you quoted, the OP said that these waterblocks would "be made available" but not which company would actually be selling them. If the mobo maker were to make it available through them (obviously made by DD though), then I see no reason why they shouldn't extend the warranty to cover any damage due to a product they offer as an add-on.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3FFeX
Of course, if DD sold the waterblocks directly then I see no reason for them to extend the warranty. I'm not sure this would have to be the case though, since the OP made no mention of such. Futhermore, DD would stand to benefit more from making waterblocks that fit across multiple applications unless they were specifically contracted to make custom waterblocks that were to only fit certain applications. Since we were told these are made "specifically for this application", one can consider that that means that we are looking at a product that was contracted to be made.
Maybe you should learn to read a little better yourself as there is no mention of the seller (although the maker has been mentioned). I'll give you a good example of this scenario related to cars. You can go out and add a supercharger to your car, but it'll void the engine warranty and if you were to break something you'd be on your own. Some car manufacturer's have contracted companies (for example Toyota has such a division called TRD) to make superchargers for their cars to meet strict specifications. Once they have done so, they won't sell the supercharger with the car from the factory, but offer it as an option you can buy off them aftermarket. Now in the case of Toyota, as long as you don't modify your TRD supercharger, your warranty still applies (directly stated in the information that Toyota gives you with the part). So, as you can see, the difference between lies in who is selling the part.
Before you start telling people that they should read, maybe you should think beyond the nearsightedness of your argument. :stick:
I don't think they should warrant anything against leaks other than if the block itself leaks somewhere (due to a defect or something). Most of the time it's user error and Dangerden/Sapphire/whoever shouldn't be held accountable for n00bs that don't know how to water cool.
Still, it would be next to impossible for whoever it was that sold the block to prove that it was the user, so the seller would end up footing the bill.
The Toyota analogy is good, but it isn't generally the car owner that's installing the supercharger, I would guess. Toyota knows exactly what's been done to the car before they give the customer a warranty. The water block vendor doesn't know how good the installation of its product on the motherboard will be.
This is a very foolish statement. How are you going to judge this board by pictures and specs alone? Honestly you are doing exactly what any marketing firm would want you to do: falling for the hype and some aesthetics. Instead of basing your decisions soley on how something looks, why don't you wait for the real thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by reject
deception``
Did you miss the specs at the first page? Of course no one knows how this will really perform, but if it's anything close to its specs it should kick some royal ass. That's all people are trying to say.Quote:
basing your decisions soley on how something looks...