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"DFI today announced the release of INFINITY 975X/G with support for the next generation Intel® Conroe processors and ATI ® CrossFire technology. The board's Intel® 975X Express + ICH7 chipset offers supreme video experience for the hardcore gamer while delivering seamless performance handling simultaneous applications for multimedia entertainment and high-end computation programs."
http://us.dfi.com.tw/Press/press_hea...23.jsp&SITE=US
sweeeeeeeeeet, benchies from coolaler seem nice, especially SLI !!!
Cool, this board seems quite nice especially considering the 'Infinity' badge. OC options seem great based on coolalers results.
I still want to hold out and see final RD600 boards, but depending on the prices, this might be a great option.
http://www.dfi.com.tw/Upload/News/US...s/arch423a.jpg
board layout looks very clean
Awesome even with two Dual Slot cards I still got room for 1 pci slot and a pci-e x4
Its getting harder and harder to choose :p:
THATS the DFI?? Surely thats not going to be the color right? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by nn_step
THE LINKQuote:
Originally Posted by mr_knowitall15
And it looks MUCH better than most of the color mobos to me
yes it is..Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_knowitall15
The board is now available in Japan. A member of Team Japan is testing. No results to report yet.
http://cal930.sakura.ne.jp/cgi-bin/c...le/dfi975x.jpg
http://cal930.sakura.ne.jp/cgi-bin/c.../dfifuzoku.jpg
You need to remember DFI offers two types of boards. The Lanparty series for ricers, and the Infinity series for those that don't need the extra bling, but are still willing to pay for the headroom.Quote:
Originally Posted by mr_knowitall15
I don`t see any digital PWM IC :confused:Quote:
Digital PWM
DFI is the first company in the industry to use digital pulse width modulation (PWM) controllers on non-server motherboards; a 6-phase digital PWM controller is incorporated on the INFINITY 975X/G board. The benefits of digital PWMs include: lower power consumption, additional space on the board with the elimination of analog capacitors, and reduction of noise effects.
btw this is worth extra $ :
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Six-layer PCB
DFI also upgraded its INFINITY series to a six-layer PCB. These special stacked layers on the INFINITY 975X/G reduce the signal disturbance and improve the speed of data processing.
good pointQuote:
Originally Posted by Cooper
http://us.dfi.com.tw/Upload/Product_...Y%20975X-G.jpg
it all most looks like there MIGHT be one right below the CPU connector but I could be wrong..
looks like normal mosfetts above the cpu socket(or left of)
also, looks like it'll be rough insulating a phase unit on there
Something tells me that picture above isn`t actual retail product (at least I hope it`s not). Just look at power connectors positioning - it`s horrible (if you using case). Althought extension slots placed perfectly well: all pci-e slots can be used at the same time and you also have at least one pci.
That picture of the power connectors is accurate. Many Epox boards have a similar layout. There's one school of thought that believes it's better to have the main ATX connector as close to the power regulation section as possible. The Abit NF7-S also had the ATX connectors in the same area, and that didn't stop people from buying that board.
Wasn't it ATi and nVidia which were supposed to digital PWM on DFI boards and not intel chipset?
yes however the press release listing it created the confusionQuote:
Originally Posted by NiCKE^
why do all the componets look crooked?
This is the same board that Coolaler has been testing. He has much tighter photos. Personally I don't care if the caps are crooked. As long as the board works and overclocks like crazy.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=103025
no heatsink on the south briddge???
Because the heatsink isn't supposed to run warm...Quote:
Originally Posted by theteamaqua
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Originally Posted by sierra_bound
my Chaintech VNF4Ultra has this layout. everybody complained about it, but I thought it made for better circulation personally. kept all the cables away from the PWM area and from clogging up air path upwards to the PSU. jmo.
No mores the holes where left there for you. I guess they call this the no thrills version :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by theteamaqua
Its 10Ks Yen ($100) cheaper than Asus...
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2...shot0102zj.jpg
If I ever get a Conroe, Ill most likely get this motherboard to use it on :)
People need to remember...
this is a Value Line board.
so it's gonna lack some of the top of the line features, like the Digital PWM, fancy caps and such, and the UV coating, bight black yellow look.
all thats being saved for the Lanparty version of this board.
this is a value board.
sigh, I'll buy the first conroe board that doesnt have a crapload of caps next to the socket making it dangerous to phase.
goodluck, cause I have yet to use a LGA board that wasnt cramped right to the edge of the CPU socket...Quote:
Originally Posted by One_Hertz
just look around.
they are all like that.
its not a DFI thing... its a LGA thing.
that just seems to be something they do on all LGA boards.
I'm with One_Hertz on this one, yeesh!Quote:
Originally Posted by One_Hertz
I know they are all like that... I've looked at every single board, but one can always hope. Otherwise I guess I'll just have to pay and send it to someone skilled to rip off those capacitors and put them at the back of the mobo for me. I am jsut way too scared for my rig so phase it with those things in the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kunaak
nice clean mobo layout shame lga 775 is phase unfriendly chilled water only on this baby
whichever board hits the market and runs 450-500MHz FSB consistently will be a winner......DFI did that with NF4 A64 line among many other things :)
dam man. thats alot of effort just to move the caps out of the way. Funny thing is, one of the girls at my work could swap out that boards entire caps in under 5 minutes... I've seen her replace an SMD cap and it took all of 30 seconds from the time i handed her the board to the time i had it back in my hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by One_Hertz
anyway, the board looks OK. Its a value board so you cant expect anything fancy, although moving the power connectors to a different location would give some added convenience.. BUT it would increase the cost of the board and probably lead to lower mem clocks (EMI from the power traces going right under the memory traces).
Nice board but I'll be sticking with my bad axe until something more feature rich and oc friendly comes along. I need a foundation for my 24/7 gamer/media rig and this one is just a tad short on the goodies (only 4 SATA connectors?) Things are moving in the right direction though. The Lan Party version will be nice.
If this becomes available soon, it'll be what I get. Just something to get it clocking and stable for a 24/7 Rosetta cruncher.
So how will the Lanparty version stack up to the RD600?
I know both arn't out, but any educated predictions as I'm fairly uneducated regarding mobos..
LOL!!! I had it on my pricelist for a while! Israel oWnZ!!! :D
well, in the amd world, dfi is king, the biggest complaint you get from dfi board owners is usually, 'too many options', lol
in my experience, dfi's only limiting factor is the chipset, so if the chipset is the best, then the dfi board will be the best for that chipset
i hope this experience translates over to intel
when can i get this in frys???
any idea on prices
infinity shouldnt cost that muich im guessing $199, but it could be $249.99 since its liek the only board out there with support for conroe
well considering all the boards that actually support Conroe right now, cost over $220. I find it unlikely for DFI to be under the $200 barrierQuote:
Originally Posted by theteamaqua
In Germany they have them (not in stock but for pre-order) for 190 Euros, around 238 USD.
I'm buying this baby for 187$! :D
http://geizhals.at/eu/a205858.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Popo
3 of the largest stores in germany can ship this baby within 48 hours, around 180€ (in US = 180 $ XD)
:toast:
It's on my dear pricelist! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by generics_user
For every 5 pieces I get 10$ discount (Per piece)! :cool:
Yeah but not with the Infinity.Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22
If the same team that built my Infinity SLI is building this Intel board I'm not interested.