DFI nF590SLI-T2R/G OFFICIALLY CANCELLED

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09-06-2006, 04:13 AM
dinos22

DFI nF590SLI-T2R/G OFFICIALLY CANCELLED

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We had a little chat with DFI this evening and they informed us that their highly anticipated LANParty UT nF590SLI-T2R/G motherboard has been officially canceled. It seems that DFI had decided to discontinue the motherboard before it was even released. Apparently, DFI is not very happy with NVIDIA's C19 chipset which resulted in poor overclocking when implemented on any motherboard. If you didn't know, the DFI LANParty UT nF590SLI-T2R/G motherboard is based on the nF590 Intel Edition C19 chipset which officially supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors and Quad SLI. The motherboard is one of the meanest looking socket LGA775 motherboards in the market and it also comes with a high-end digital PWM.

Nevertheless, DFI is currently working on the newer NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition C55 chipset and the motherboard has been rescheduled from 2007 to Q4 2006. We can expect a brand new DFI Intel Edition SLI motherboard within 2 to 3 months time and we were told that DFI is putting their main focus in this project.

OUTCH!!!!!!!!
09-06-2006, 04:21 AM
LuckyNV

erm... reading that I get the impression we'll see a better board and sooner.

so its all good
09-06-2006, 04:22 AM
Lestat

see this is why i like DFI.
unlike everyone else, they are stepping up to the plate and saying . "Yes our motherboard is a pile of crap, so instead of sending it into the retail market and making everyone hate us,, and spending countless man hours and dollars on rma's and tech support we are just going to cancel it. and wait for the better chipset"

my hats off to DFI for standing up and admitting that they are not happy with their product!

sure it sucks but wouldnt all of you rather have a killer DFI than a dead DFI..?
09-06-2006, 04:25 AM
Ron 61

2 to 3 months, dam I'm tired of waiting. This is the only thing holding me up from buying a e6600. Oh well maybe the c55 will be a killer chipset, I can only hope.
09-06-2006, 04:30 AM
theteamaqua

nforce 500 dont OC too well ... but i have GeForce 7800 GTX SLI, so i have to get, plus Asus P5NSLI is only $110 USD ... 320fsb is more than enough for games
09-06-2006, 04:32 AM
dinos22

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Originally Posted by LuckyNV

erm... reading that I get the impression we'll see a better board and sooner.

so its all good

well the second paragraph does indicate that........

yeah DFI is doing the right thing by us and themselves actually...........
09-06-2006, 04:33 AM
Ron 61

Does the c55 chipset show good potential to be 450+ fsb overclocker, or is that much known yet?
09-06-2006, 05:22 AM
MrDeeds

Its much better to wait and put a better product out. Pretty decent move on their part.
09-06-2006, 05:32 AM
ea6gka

way to go DFI!
09-06-2006, 05:37 AM
situman

Had a feeling this was coming from the lack of results from guys like Coolaler and WWM.
09-06-2006, 05:53 AM
s e t h

tbh all this board needed was unlocked upper multies on x6800 and a vcore mod (might have been impossible with digital pwm but bios might also have fixed it)
then it could have been the quad-sli champion till something better came out.
still it would never have done 400fsb which is essential for lower C2D.
the c51 chipset on my AM2 lanparty also seems to max at 333fsb but without any voltage boost so something else might be holding me back and not the c51 nf5.
09-06-2006, 06:10 AM
Grinch

thats why I love DFI....I applaude them for not releasing a board that did not have great potential for us overclockers...:woot: :clap:
09-06-2006, 06:12 AM
itznfb

yea, excellent decision on not releasing something that will just dissapoint. atleast one company in this world does business for their customers.
09-06-2006, 06:21 AM
gundamit

If it gives them more resources to work on a better bios for my DFI 975x mobo then by all means cancel every other project. :D Kidding ... sort of ... still respect to DFI for picking their projects carefully.
09-06-2006, 06:21 AM
Anarchy

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Originally Posted by Lestat

"Yes our motherboard is a pile of crap, so instead of sending it into the retail market and making everyone hate us,, and spending countless man hours and dollars on rma's and tech support we are just going to cancel it. and wait for the better chipset"

That's nonsens ... the main reason should be that the CHIPSET just won't OC high enough and DFI plain NEEDS a killer OC board to please the crowd ...

I don't think the Boards would have been carp/problematic/dying but just bad at OC - just workingh well @ stock speeds is unacceptable for a Lanparty Brand Mobo. A medicore board would be bad for DFIs reputation ...
09-06-2006, 06:25 AM
zert

i have to say, respect for DFI ! they took the right desicion for us and for themself. good thing c55 is only 3 month away. so i might release with RD600?
will be exciting what mobo to get.
i have a feeling both will be nice clockers :toast:
09-06-2006, 06:41 AM
wforl

I agree with lestat, but seeing all the work they put into the board, couldn't they still have put it out, but only at a lower price :confused:
09-06-2006, 06:57 AM
day187

respect to dfi
09-06-2006, 07:19 AM
vintage_guitar

i must say i agree with lestat. i feel the same way about DFI admitting their board wasn't the greatest..better have it that way than falsely announcing promises of great overclocks. more respect to DFI for that move. that took a lot of courage to cancel it!
09-06-2006, 07:20 AM
Revv23

maybe they will hurry up on the darn RD600 and get a real bios out for 975x/g.

;)
09-06-2006, 07:25 AM
BlaqMale

i think dfi should have just released it as an infinity then save lanparty for the c55 chipset. i really do hope the new ut 590 is a 400+ fsb board since i like nvidia chipset more.

ps atleast 3 pci slots please in addition to the 3 pci-e slots
09-06-2006, 07:27 AM
zert

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Originally Posted by BlaqMale

ps atleast 3 pci slots please in addition to the 3 pci-e slots

i think they wont change the layout that much. just different nb, maybe some power regulation differences and the bios
09-06-2006, 07:31 AM
Wiggy McShades

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Originally Posted by zert

i think they wont change the layout that much. just different nb, maybe some power regulation differences and the bios

i agree i would exspect dfi to just use this already designed pcb if the c55 is pin compatible with the c19. that way it makes much more sense, they dont really loose any of the money they put into designing the board.
09-06-2006, 07:44 AM
h@RRy

This is the only thing holding up my purchase of a C2D...all for the better;D
09-06-2006, 08:05 AM
kiwi

Very clever move :)
09-06-2006, 08:09 AM
FEEXX

That's know how, and value chain management, the rest is bull:banana::banana::banana::banana:!

Well done
09-06-2006, 08:11 AM
vmsein

My hats off to DFI. Better to cut your losses from an inferior product and refocus your efforts on something better. Hopefully this will send a message to nvidia that they need to develop better chipsets for the Intel platform on an accelerated schedule.
09-06-2006, 09:33 AM
JayG30

If you really think about it there work on this board did not go to waste. Sure the board as it sits now will not be coming to market (and for good reason) but there is no better lesson learned then from a mistake (if you want to call it that). All that time and research on this board I'm sure will make the one based off the C55 that much better. I think this actually gives them a real head start on the competition. Plus as already noted I highly doubt that the layout will change much.
09-06-2006, 10:08 AM
xenolith

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Originally Posted by BlaqMale

i think dfi should have just released it as an infinity then save lanparty for the c55 chipset. i really do hope the new ut 590 is a 400+ fsb board since i like nvidia chipset more.

ps atleast 3 pci slots please in addition to the 3 pci-e slots

Making it an Infinity doesnt fit DFI's business model either. They try to make the Infinitys with the economical overclockers in mind. They all overclock very similar to the LP product line, but with cheaper parts, less features, and less bling. It makes sense to keep that model.

The cancellation was a wise move by DFI. :toast:
09-06-2006, 10:18 AM
BlaqMale

yeah i doubt thelayout would change (solid layout as it is) but after hearing about 3 pci-e for nvidia sli it made me think, new board then the news of the cancelation? anyways, would love a 570 version with 4 pci
09-06-2006, 10:40 AM
pcmoddingmy

The reason DFI didn't make any Intel SLI Edition boards for the Infinity range is probably because the cost of the NVIDIA chipset. DFI previously told me that these nF590 SLI IE chipsets costs a lot more than other chipsets. So, if the Infinity board was to be built around the SLI IE chipset, it would cost about the same as a LAN Party board...

Come to think of it, this is the second SLI IE board that got canceled. The first one was the LANParty UT NF4I SLI-T2R, which was only seen in Computex 2005. Hopefully, DFI will have better luck with the new C55 chipset.
09-06-2006, 10:46 AM
Sem

who says the c55 will be such a great clocker

could only be slightly better than c19
09-06-2006, 10:56 AM
WeaponX

That's why I'm waiting to see what their RD600 motherboard is going to look like. With this news, my next board is definitely going to be a DFI board, :toast:
09-06-2006, 12:21 PM
situman

I just don't understand why DFI insists on sticking with Nvidia. The honeymoon is over between AMD and Nvidia since ATI got into the picture. Nvidia pretty much has no leverage against anybody right now, more so if RD600 turns out to be as great as everyone says it will be.
09-06-2006, 12:26 PM
AACDIRECT

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Originally Posted by situman

I just don't understand why DFI insists on sticking with Nvidia. The honeymoon is over between AMD and Nvidia since ATI got into the picture. Nvidia pretty much has no leverage against anybody right now, more so if RD600 turns out to be as great as everyone says it will be.

RD600 is as great as rumored. At least the reference boards are. (from personal experience) I am very interested to see what DFI does with it.
09-06-2006, 12:35 PM
J-Mag

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Originally Posted by situman

I just don't understand why DFI insists on sticking with Nvidia.

How can you say that when they will be the only company producing an RD600 board?
09-06-2006, 12:40 PM
Kunaak

Dont worry guys. DFI has something up its sleeve still...

Lanparty 965, so I hear :D
09-06-2006, 12:52 PM
pcmoddingmy

Yup... 965 is their new project :D
But it might be a little too late though...
09-06-2006, 12:53 PM
J-Mag

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

Lanparty 965, so I hear :D

Still wouldn't be any use to people who want Conroe and Quad SLI.
09-06-2006, 12:56 PM
syne_24

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Originally Posted by Lestat

see this is why i like DFI.
unlike everyone else, they are stepping up to the plate and saying . "Yes our motherboard is a pile of crap, so instead of sending it into the retail market and making everyone hate us,, and spending countless man hours and dollars on rma's and tech support we are just going to cancel it. and wait for the better chipset"

my hats off to DFI for standing up and admitting that they are not happy with their product!

sure it sucks but wouldnt all of you rather have a killer DFI than a dead DFI..?

I agreed..Starting over to make a better quality product rather than force crappy ones to the consumers. I respect DFI for the decision they took.
09-06-2006, 01:30 PM
Kunaak

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Originally Posted by J-Mag

Still wouldn't be any use to people who want COnroe and Quad SLI.

unless you want a chipset that can do well over 550+ on the FSB, and has been a well proven overclockers chipset.

not everyone runs crossfire or SLI... :D

the 965 chipset is a excellent chipset for them to invest into, with how well the DS3 and P5B Deluxe have done.
09-06-2006, 02:12 PM
vapb400

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Originally Posted by pcmoddingmy

Yup... 965 is their new project :D
But it might be a little too late though...

Will it be here before or after RD600?
09-06-2006, 04:12 PM
EVGAJKohl

Well, I for one have been waiting on the DFI Lan Party SLI for Intel since they showed the original LANParty UT NF4I SLI-T2R at Computex/05 like "pcmoddingmy" had written above. Infact I still have a picture I had saved of that illfated board:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...force4slit.jpg
DFI's LANParty UT NF4I SLI-T2R at Computex/05

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...LIForIntel.jpg
DFI's UT Lan Party NF590SLI-T2R/G from Hexus.net Preview during Computex/06

My current board is the ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe which can barely hold a 325MHz FSB with my single core 3.73EE (WHICH HAS A LOCKED MULTI AT x14) and even though the board has many great features, I was looking forward to EPP and DualNet/First Packet and Dual RAID5 SATA which was part of the reason for waiting for the NForce5 590 IE Series. Not to mention the DFI Boards keen layout and the fact that it was going to utilize a Digital PWM, which btw would get those pesky caps out of the cpu area. As You all can see below, I have an X6800 That I got Aug 2nd and the Asetek VapoChill LS that have been waiting for this years DFI SLI IE BOARD since Computex/06.

Yes, now that it is cancelled, I am disappointed, that I have a longer wait. But I do Applaud DFI for admitting that the NF4 C-19 is no substitute for the C55IE. Especially when it comes to the ENTHUSIAST/OVERCLOCKER, 325MHz FSB and no Multi's higher than x11 for Xtreme Conroe certainly left a lot to be desired. I know ASUS is about to release thier P5N32-SLI Premium, but I still don't know if they are using the C55IE or are they using C51 or even C19 on the Northbridge, but it really does not matter as am not impressed by the boards layout. But if it has unlocked Multipliers for the X6800 and a 400MHz+ FSB with high Voltages, I could be influenced. We will just have to wait for the reviews.:D
I am still looking forward to DFI finally coming out with a LAN PARTY SLI Board for Intel even if We had to wait for CONROE to get DFI interested enough to do it. Lets just hope they put the same amount of effort into it as they did the other DFI Lan Party SLI Boards. :toast:
09-06-2006, 04:22 PM
Phosphate

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

unless you want a chipset that can do well over 550+ on the FSB, and has been a well proven overclockers chipset.

not everyone runs crossfire or SLI... :D

the 965 chipset is a excellent chipset for them to invest into, with how well the DS3 and P5B Deluxe have done.

I have to agree. The P5B deluxe seems the best OCing board at the moment. It doesn't have to be able to run two video cards to qualify for Lanparty status (Ultra D was an example) just OC well.

Does anyone know if 965 can run two video cards? I seem to remember Coolaler had SLI running on a Gigabyte DQ6 at one point. Maybe DFI will do something interesting.
09-06-2006, 10:46 PM
pcmoddingmy

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Originally Posted by vapb400

Will it be here before or after RD600?

I will like to think that RD600 will be earlier because the 965 was still in discussion board as of last month. Only recently they went on the 965 project and I doubt there will be a LP version of the 965 because 965 is designed for budget boards. So, it could be in the Infinity series.
Anyways, RD600 is just around the corner... :toast:
09-06-2006, 10:50 PM
dinos22

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Originally Posted by pcmoddingmy

I will like to think that RD600 will be earlier because the 965 was still in discussion board as of last month. Only recently they went on the 965 project and I doubt there will be a LP version of the 965 because 965 is designed for budget boards. So, it could be in the Infinity series.
Anyways, RD600 is just around the corner... :toast:

cool thanks for the tip

good to see the source of the story participate in the discussion