DFI SLI-DR Expert Edition (Worth it?)

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12-24-2005, 05:52 PM
foodfightr

DFI SLI-DR Expert Edition (Worth it?)

I'm planning on overclocking an opteron 170. Is this motherboard worth it considering it's drawbacks?
12-24-2005, 07:59 PM
Revivalist

My personal opinion . . . Absolutely! I have never had a board that could do this . . .

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5...s3iv0yp.th.jpg
12-24-2005, 09:58 PM
thunderstruck!

Quote:

Originally Posted by foodfightr

I'm planning on overclocking an opteron 170. Is this motherboard worth it considering it's drawbacks?

What drawbacks are you referring to? And yes, I think it's worth it. Good voltage regulation and it usually has no htt wall, like the above poster showed. BTW, what ht link were you using? I hear 2.5 is good for that sort of stuff.
12-24-2005, 10:35 PM
Cpt Twitchy

I'd say its worth it. The issues look to be fixed. A few rare cases and that was it.
12-24-2005, 10:41 PM
mdzcpa

I like the Expert a lot over my Ultra and SLI DR. Stable voltages, better layout, solid HT bus speeds, and awesome BIOS tweaks. If you're not hardcore it may not be worth the bump from an older DFI Nf4 board. But, if you want every advantage, its has a few of them.
12-24-2005, 10:51 PM
eBoy0

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdzcpa

I like the Expert a lot over my Ultra and SLI DR. Stable voltages, better layout, solid HT bus speeds, and awesome BIOS tweaks. If you're not hardcore it may not be worth the bump from an older DFI Nf4 board. But, if you want every advantage, its has a few of them.

Is there really THAT big of a diffrence? I ran 480HTT through my mobo aswell and MRICE did 500 on his... big deal.
12-24-2005, 10:54 PM
freecableguy

I find that the AD0 revision SLI-DR is actually better than the eXpert board in terms of voltage stability, high HTT and "overclockability."
12-24-2005, 11:16 PM
eBoy0

Quote:

Originally Posted by freecableguy

I find that the AD0 revision SLI-DR is actually better than the eXpert board in terms of voltage stability, high HTT and "overclockability."

:woot: i got a AD0 too
http://img364.imageshack.us/my.php?i...10101962fh.jpg
12-25-2005, 05:58 AM
s7e9h3n

YES, the Expert is definately better than MOST of the older DFI boards. BUT the exception is the rev AD0 boards recently released. Where did you guys get yours as I'm currently on the hunt for one ;)
12-25-2005, 07:19 AM
mdzcpa

Quote:

Originally Posted by eBoy0

Is there really THAT big of a diffrence? I ran 480HTT through my mobo aswell and MRICE did 500 on his... big deal.

Did you even read my post? Did I say there was a "big" difference? No I didn't.

Not to mention that high HTT speeds was only one of several advantages I noted. The biggest advantage is layout which no other NF4 board matches at this time. Next is the jumperless SLI and Vdimm settings. Then the better voltage stability. Last on the list is HTT speeds...lol:)
12-25-2005, 07:23 AM
mdzcpa

Quote:

Originally Posted by freecableguy

I find that the AD0 revision SLI-DR is actually better than the eXpert board in terms of voltage stability, high HTT and "overclockability."

How many Expert mobos did you try? I say this because any single mobo can be a good clocker or not. I've now gone through 3 Experts, one was fair. It didn't out perform my old modded DFI Ultra. But, the next 2 boards rocked. Both outperformed my golden Ultra board (no small feat as that Ultra took me to the top of the ORB last February).

Anyway, with the improved layout of the Expert, I wouldn't even waste my time with the old SLI DR. Compared to the Expert, the layout simply sucks. Just my opinion of course.

That said, if I was looking for a non SLI board where layout didn't matter, I'd certainly consider the new SLI DR.
12-25-2005, 08:27 AM
s7e9h3n

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Originally Posted by mdzcpa

That said, if I was looking for a non SLI board where layout didn't matter, I'd certainly consider the new SLI DR.

Good point there, but let me just say that the RevAD0 DFI boards are quite a bit different than all the prior rev boards. This time, there were some major HW changes which vastly improve the boards' stability and voltages ;)
12-25-2005, 10:59 AM
freecableguy

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdzcpa

How many Expert mobos did you try? I say this because any single mobo can be a good clocker or not. I've now gone through 3 Experts, one was fair. It didn't out perform my old modded DFI Ultra. But, the next 2 boards rocked. Both outperformed my golden Ultra board (no small feat as that Ultra took me to the top of the ORB last February).

3 Expert boards and 12 SLI-DR boards, does that qualify? :p:
12-25-2005, 11:01 AM
freecableguy

Actually, I think a lot of the component changes on the rev AD0 SLI-D(R)/Ultra-D boards are the same as those found on the Expert boards...
12-25-2005, 11:04 AM
s7e9h3n

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Originally Posted by freecableguy

Actually, I think a lot of the component changes on the rev AD0 SLI-D(R)/Ultra-D boards are the same as those found on the Expert boards...

Hmmmm...I wonder where you'd get an idea like that??? ;)
12-25-2005, 11:08 AM
freecableguy

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Originally Posted by s7e9h3n

Hmmmm...I wonder where you'd get an idea like that??? ;)

From looking at a rev AD0 and Expert side by side ;)
12-25-2005, 11:09 AM
s7e9h3n

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Originally Posted by freecableguy

From looking at a rev AD0 and Expert side by side ;)

Hmmm..ok then...I wonder where I'd get an idea like that????? lol.....
12-25-2005, 11:12 AM
freecableguy

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Originally Posted by s7e9h3n

Hmmm..ok then...I wonder where I'd get an idea like that????? lol.....

From....looking...at an AD0....and....Expert side by side?? :p:

look, stephen, i can't teach you everything... ;)
12-25-2005, 11:18 AM
s7e9h3n

Quote:

Originally Posted by freecableguy

From....looking...at an AD0....and....Expert side by side?? :p:

look, stephen, i can't teach you everything... ;)

Hahahahha....wow I must be good, especially considering I don't even own a rev AD0 (but am actively seeking one)......
12-25-2005, 11:22 AM
Pyr0

hehehe, so what has changed on the new AD0 revision boards?
i've been thinking about getting an expert board too, but i'm not sure if i should just get an sli-dr :confused:
12-25-2005, 11:25 AM
thunderstruck!

The Expert and the old SLI-DR are the same price anyway, so why not go with the Expert? And back at the guy who got a AD0 SLI-DR, where'd ya get it from?:slobber:
12-25-2005, 11:26 AM
freecableguy

Newegg has AD0 SLI-DR boards now.
12-25-2005, 11:30 AM
s7e9h3n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyr0

hehehe, so what has changed on the new AD0 revision boards?
i've been thinking about getting an expert board too, but i'm not sure if i should just get an sli-dr :confused:

You can get the RevAD0 in the ultra-d's as well ;)
12-25-2005, 11:31 AM
eBoy0

Quote:

Originally Posted by thunderstruck!

The Expert and the old SLI-DR are the same price anyway, so why not go with the Expert? And back at the guy who got a AD0 SLI-DR, where'd ya get it from?:slobber:

wonder if you ment me? I got it from Mwave bout a month back.
12-25-2005, 11:47 AM
Pyr0

are the new expert boards much more difficult to set up compared to the older dfi's?
i've read a few posts where people have had trouble with the memory settings, or say they haven't been able to clock as high as with a normal lanparty board

Quote:

Originally Posted by s7e9h3n

You can get the RevAD0 in the ultra-d's as well ;)

i wanted the dr model for the extra sata ports :)

what's been changed on the AD0 boards?
is it just things like the capacitors?

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