Bigtoe's first look at eXpert from DFI

[Tony]

Now I know WWM has a thread but a few asked for me to start a fresh one.

So...had the board 3 hrs or so here on the bench, first ram in is TCCD, rebooted the board 15 times from warm and cold and had no isses. These are my settings for 305fsb 2hrs test 8 looped stable, im still pushing to find the max but this is a good start for you all.

OCZ4800Plats, 2.8Vdimm or so, CPU is Sandiego based E4.305x8






Next ram in is the 4000EB once I max this 4800 out

PS, I know the timings are different on memtest, i use the advanced option from memtest to tighten up as i test, the only changes to bios were the TRP at 3 and TWR at 2.

[ZeroX]

305mhz is good for 3hours running NEW board...

How good did those OCZ in DFI nf4 no-expert?

[Tony]

305mhz is good for 3hours running NEW board...

How good did those OCZ in DFI nf4 no-expert?

They are monster overclockers, hitting ddr650+ on my modded ultra D.

[Weee]

I went for the 5 day shipping option, so I'll follow the news here and learn whatever I can about my impending arrival =)

[AlterBridge86]

Thanks Tony - anxiously awaiting more results - subscribed.

[racinjimy]

very interested in this board with the 2Gb EB kits............

a few things I want to know are;

does it run any cooler than the non-expert NF4 especially with dual core?

AND

when are stores getting stock on the 2GB EB kits (a little off topic I know)?

[ZeroX]

In Spain are EB in stock... so i dont know why in USA no..

Keep us updated of any resuls Tony

[Tony]

Jumped 10fsb, still n memtest for now but its plainly obvious this board is a lot more friendly that the RDX200!!!

[Tony]

very interested in this board with the 2Gb EB kits............

a few things I want to know are;

does it run any cooler than the non-expert NF4 especially with dual core?

AND

when are stores getting stock on the 2GB EB kits (a little off topic I know)?

I will play with my X2 later, for now i have one of these new 148's in i bought thru a reseller in Greece.

4000EB will be back in stock real soon, since it leaked we were using CE die everyone went out and bought it, we have supplies on route though so don't worry.Demand does out strip supply for us at the mo.

[Scroatdog]

Thanks Tony! WWM's thread is dead anyway (prolly along with his board! LOL)

Would you happen to have an X2 u can throw in there? Say a 3800+ X2 maybe??

Also, what are you using for cooling right now? Air? H20?

Appreciate the bios shots.

[jetjaguar]

does it run cooler then the non expert version ? around the pwmic area ?

thanks

[kakaroto]

Thanks Tony, soon I will obtain this board too.
Have you discovered some improvements of the memorysettings like drive/date strength compare to the non-xpert?

I'm interesting about your future tests.

[Tony]

does it run cooler then the non expert version ? around the pwmic area ?

thanks

Full load test 8 max temp was 50C I measured.This was the fets etc, not the cpu.

[CrashOv3r1De]

Wow tony this is just what I was waiting for this board is perfect for me

Do you also have a FX-57 or 55 on your hands? Try the X2 tommorow please. I cant wait!

I wonder when the Egg will have this board up for sale.

[jetjaguar]

Full load test 8 max temp was 50C I measured.

what heatsink are u running ? just wanna see if its like a xp120 or somethign which blows air on it .. cuz my ninja doesnt .. gonna have to fix that somehow

[Tony]

315 seems ok, pushing higher now if i can.

[Major]

Tony, so how does the board "feel" compared to the old NF4 SLI ? any quirks ? better or worse, about the same ?

[xgman]

thanks for the reports. also very interested in the 2 gig tests.

[Scroatdog]

Are the SATA 1 & 2 channels still unlocked???? Or can you actually USE them on this board now while overclocking?

[Tony]

what heatsink are u running ? just wanna see if its like a xp120 or somethign which blows air on it .. cuz my ninja doesnt .. gonna have to fix that somehow

Im using a stock oem fx57 heatsink, i bought 5 cheap and love em

[RyderOCZ]

Are the SATA 1 & 2 channels still unlocked???? Or can you actually USE them on this board now while overclocking?

They are locked on my NF4 board....this was an issue with NF3

I wondered where you have been today Tony

[jetjaguar]

Im using a stock oem fx57 heatsink, i bought 5 cheap and love em

so how soon before u mod a bios ?? my board will be here tomorrow ..

[Tony]

Tony, so how does the board "feel" compared to the old NF4 SLI ? any quirks ? better or worse, about the same ?

Its better than the RDX200, I have a feeling they reworked something as both this and the RDX are near identicle from the chipset up but they clock a lot differently.

It seems a nice board, reponds to vcore well and vdimm. I will know more as i test all the dimms over the next few days. For now its working well for me.

[Tony]

so how soon before u mod a bios ?? my board will be here tomorrow ..

Well the only mods i will do are to unlock all the vdimm options and maybe tweak the board to be boot friendly.It will be tomorrow now when i pull the bios off at the earliest.

[Haltech]

Both of you guys get back to work