New revision nForce4 from DFI

[brandinb]

It seems from all the above posts that everyone is happy about this new revision, I on the other hand am a little annoyed and dissapointd that this is coming out after spending the money I did on my current one not too long ago. DFI seem to have a lot of 'new revisions' come out of same model boards. No other manufacturer seems to do this.

dont be mad because they improve thier product please as i love improved hardware because ummm..... its better!!!!
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[metro.cl]

dont be mad because they improve thier product please as i love improved hardware because ummm..... its better!!!!

yes but it feels like dfi does some beta testing with the first revision and now is releasing the final mobo. At least i feel this way

[IvanAndreevich]

I never had a problem with my DFI. I think many complaints originate from -

1) Users who don't know what the hell they are doing
2) Users who use 5V rail for RAM

[mongoled]

yes but it feels like dfi does some beta testing with the first revision and now is releasing the final mobo. At least i feel this way

You might 'feel' this way, but im happy ive had a board for quite a few months now. If I was told tht I would have to wait till this revision to have a Socket-939 nForce-4 brd from DFI then I would have bought something else!!

I reallt cant understand some peeps being 'unhappy' with new revisions, if this was released a few weeks after the first then understandably this wouldnt be right, but this revision is MONTHS after the first batch, I see absolutely nothing wrong with this

[JDizzle]

I never had a problem with my DFI. I think many complaints originate from -

1) Users who don't know what the hell they are doing
2) Users who use 5V rail for RAM

You can't blame the users for using a feature that's advertised with the board. It's actually the selliing point for most users.

[Esso]

I wounder how many of you has been married, there will always be a new kid in town.

And what most people has not fully comprehend is that operating the system way out of specification will eventually kill it.
Also handling the computer parts without ESD protection, will surely do it.

I 'll hope that the owners of previous DFI motherboards will not be without support.

/Esso

[topboy]

Well if DFI have fixed all the issues with this revision then the least they can do is offer an RMA to all those that are having problems with the first revision boards. That would make DFI shine as a company.

[celemine1Gig]

Well if DFI have fixed all the issues with this revision then the least they can do is offer an RMA to all those that are having problems with the first revision boards. That would make DFI shine as a company.

That's a good one. And who the hell would pay for that action?
Oh well they could price the new revision nearly 100% more to make up for it, but I have the strange feeling that this wouldn't be a good idea either.

Anyone who really has problems with the board only (i.e. mainboard malfunction) can RMA the board anytime he/she wants. But it looks like a lot of the people who are complaining got perfectly good boards and the problem is caused by some other hardware.

[jiff]

I never had a problem with my DFI. I think many complaints originate from -

1) Users who don't know what the hell they are doing
2) Users who use 5V rail for RAM

Remarks like this, drive me mad. So you are suggesting the cold boot problem is user or jumper 17 problem


yeah thats why bigtoe started a thread with beta bios testing cos its ALL OUR FAULT

My boards alright so everyone else is a spanner that has no idea

[TheMeatFrog]

What's a spanner?

[jiff]

What's a spanner?

Why thankyou

[Mr. Tinker]

What's a spanner?

I think it's a wrench.

[Joe Camel]

Nothin' for me - the socket itself and the RAM slots are placed wrong if You plan to go with a phase changer.......

ya but look @ all the "extra" space between the vid card slots (more room for better cooling)

and

it now looks like we can get a *real* HSF/WB on the NF4 chip....

id say DFI

[Scrufdog]

the 4 pin P4 power plug is there. Its in the same spot that it is on the currnt boards. The difference is its molded out of black plastic on that new board, just look closely.

[Spanners]

Not sure looks 'closed'

[TMM]

Looks 8 pin or 6 pin to me :s



edit: hmm maybe 4-pin with black components either side. Its hard to tell to say the least

[Zebo]

ya but look @ all the "extra" space between the vid card slots (more room for better cooling)

and

it now looks like we can get a *real* HSF/WB on the NF4 chip....

id say DFI

Noticed both those things too.

[xgman]

It's 8 pin like on some Intel boards, needs an 8 pin connector on your PS or it won't work. I had one of my PCPC 510's moded to be ready.

[nealh]

Crap..this will not be out till Oct..no hel pf or me now....

wonder if I should go ahead and get DFI now..I really hate this..sure suggests they have an issue with their current product...too many changes here for simple fine tuning

[kiwi]

Chipset location still does not look good

[esdee]

Nothin' for me - the socket itself and the RAM slots are placed wrong if You plan to go with a phase changer.......

ill personally trust DFI one more time... on the way using it im sure what the cause was for this new rev

[Levish]

You can't blame the users for using a feature that's advertised with the board. It's actually the selliing point for most users.

Just had a flashback of my Abit IC-7 Max3 and the whole 2.9vdimm+ issue



"omg teh bios fix"

[BrokenWall]

what is the floppy connector for on the NF4, still got me stuck, i didnt hook it up when i built my cause i didnt know that was what it was.

[vapb400]

what is the floppy connector for on the NF4, still got me stuck, i didnt hook it up when i built my cause i didnt know that was what it was.

It's for extra power for SLI systems.

[althes]

Well we will see how things work out when a couple of us get the board