DFI nF4 SLI-DR EXPERT First look

[dinos22]

finally...thanks WWM

started questioning if this thing really exists or not hhehe

hopefully my DC Opteron and this board arrive in similar time frames

let's see some clocks......you got any OpterOWNs to test....it would be good to know if it works OK since none of the manufacturers support the CPUs officially

[Tamille]

yeah i can't wait to hook my Vapochill LS , and do burnouts.

[Okda]

finally
let's see some results please

[mdzcpa]

Patiently waiting.....

[SamHughe]

hello...helloooo....windwithme are you there? I bet the mobo exploded. Hey if you're alive could you tell me how loud the chipset fan is...or was before the explosion.

[nop]

That's great windwithme. Please keep us update.

[alpha0ne]

My next board as soon as its on the shelves, benchies please, the waiting is killing me

[Ferry82]

This is taking too long what is wrong?

[dinos22]

This is taking too long what is wrong?

yeah 13 hours since that post....damn i would have been all over it like a rash

[MaxT]

have some patience and give the man time to bench
drink a beer, watch some sunday football

[nop]

Hopefully what makes it so long because he shocks by the great result of the Expert

[dinos22]

drink a beer, watch some sunday football

sunday football....i swear i thought you guys were behind australia hehehe

[alpha0ne]

i swear i thought you guys were behind australia

They are, in most things

[althes]

updates please

[Scroatdog]

Must be some major problems if we haven't heard ANYTHING from him.

i hope that's not the case, though. And I join everyone else in saying: ITS ABOUT TIME ! ! ! !

[dinos22]

Must be some major problems if we haven't heard ANYTHING from him.

i hope that's not the case, though. And I join everyone else in saying: ITS ABOUT TIME ! ! ! !

got the finger over CANCEL ORDER BUTTON already

[babyelf]

give the guy some time

i'm sure he's on something at the moment..

nice lookin board.. hope it performs well

thanks WWM

[coolmonk]

I want to see more pictures and benchmarks!

[Major]

IMO after using the DFI NF4 for so long and having all the settings and tweaks memorized the new board is just like starting over and will take some playing with to get back into the zone

I'm looking real hard at the Asus A8N32 SLI, may get the expert too though and compare

[Supertim0r]

IMO after using the DFI NF4 for so long and having all the settings and tweaks memorized the new board is just like starting over and will take some playing with to get back into the zone

I'm looking real hard at the Asus A8N32 SLI, may get the expert too though and compare

I'm looking for the A8N32-SLi too

[MaxT]

So am i, but i'm also putting away some money to buy some of that pot asus is smoking to price it at 250$.

[pcdoc1]

So am i, but i'm also putting away some money to buy some of that pot asus is smoking to price it at 250$.

I remember an old friend that said; "the quality is there long after the price is forgotten".... Trure statement if this board is all that early reviews indicate it is.... Otherwise, hello DFI Expert!

[MaxT]

Yeah, that's what i was thinking about the rdx200 i am RMAing now.

[Dumo]

At least peeps can dust off their zippy 700w or pcp 850w for this mobo

[windwithme]

BIOS Options…

The boot up screen is getting better.




BIOS
Basically, the setup is similar with previous DFI LanPARTY nF4 series.
However, the range is more flexible.

Main setup options




Built-in MEMTEST is a great tool. The version is 1.65






The highest frequency is 550





HT 1~5X also has 1.5X and 2.5X





CPU voltage also has 2 segments adjustment.
1st segment is 0.08V to 1.55V






The 2nd segment is %, maximum is 136%
The overall highest voltage is 2.108V




DRAM voltage
Previous version is setting into 2 sections : 2.5V~3.2V&3.3~4V JUMP.
This version is non-section voltage from 2.29V~4V. Even the voltage is over 3.3V, there is no heat issue as before.







SLI uses electronic switch. You can switch into 1X/16X or 8X/8X mode in BIOS



DRAM tuning options
Same as previous version
First page



Next page



The key factor of OC - DRAM Drive Strength
From LEVEL1~LEVEL8 to LEVEL1~LEVEL15




BIOS Temp./Speed control page



Test Congiuration

AMD K8 939 3000+ 0517
DFI nF4 SLI-DR EXPERT
GSkill 1GBFX DDR400 2 2-2-5 2 pairs
SPARKLE 6200
Maxtor 30GB
DELTA 350W



Even it’s 512X2 DDR400 2 2-2-5, when you plug 4 DIMMs, you still need to adjust the BIOS very carefully.
DDR400 1T 4 DIMM is not CPU(AMD).MB(DFI).DRAM(GSkill) official guarantee.
All official guarantee is dual channels not 4 DIMMs in 2 channels.

Reached! DDR400 2 2-2-5 1T 512MBX4 2.68V
PI 32M finished!!!