DFI LANPARTY UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G : hands-on preview

**syne_24** · 08-21-2006, 03:18 PM

why? I'm practically begging for a pci-e x8 on the p5w board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816131003

**THE JEW (RaVeN)** · 08-21-2006, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Lestat

can i ask a stupid question, i dont think its stupid but..... :\
why are board makers STILL putting 4x/8x and 1x pci-e slots on boards ?
aside from 1 sata II controller that i personally use i have never seen anything else ever use the pci-e 1x and never ever anything on the 4x or 8x slots.

so why the frick are they still putting them on there.

has anyone ever seen a n y t h i n g use those slots ?
and btw the little 1x pci-e sata II raid card i have is a great little card uses the Sil 3132 chipset .
very tiny card, smaller than the 1/2 height NIC cards.
so anyways why are we still being subjected to ttoally useless pci-e slots and pci slots are being reduced down to 2 or 3 max.
Creative has already stated they have absolutely no plans to create a pci-e sound card
and there isnt anyting i can think of aside from a sata II controller that uses a pci-e slot.
maybe a SCSI card but i havent seen them and definately not for the consumer side.

-SATA controller cards
-home theatre cards (ie. ati 550)
-LAN cards
-fibre cards
-usb cards
-firewire cards
-serial cards (not even joking)
-video cards (ie. Matrox 1X card)

http://www.aaxeon.com/products/pciexpresscards.aspx

And there are other soundcard companies beside Creative who might make one

Though, I agree with you that 1X slots p!ss me off. I think they should all be 4X at least. I'd rather they just make them all full length (ie. ATI physics scenario), but that makes things space tight/more expensive.

**cyberpeke** · 08-21-2006, 08:58 PM

It has been far too long for DFI to bring out this board. As other were saying, Oskar Wu or Tony OCZ should be modding the BIOS very shortly.

Personally, I am really into DFI just because they overclocked better (939 wise). I sincerely hope that this board will live up to DFI standard.

Either this one with a modded BIOS or a Foxconn for me very soon.

**cyberpeke** · 08-21-2006, 08:59 PM

It has been far too long for DFI to bring out this board. As other were saying, Oskar Wu or Tony OCZ should be modding the BIOS very shortly.

Personally, I am really into DFI just because they overclocked better (939 wise). I sincerely hope that this board will live up to DFI standard.

Either this one with a modded BIOS or a Foxconn for me very soon.

**L'enFer** · 08-21-2006, 09:34 PM

krondor, look at this:

Originally Posted by spin 9

DRAM Voltage - Max 3.0V!!

Memory Drive Strength

Memory Timing

DDR2 - CL2 !!!!????

HTT Max 500MHz !!

**spin 9** · 08-22-2006, 05:01 AM

OC results update !

- 305 MHz HTT reached.
- DDR2-975MHz @ CL3-4-3-9 !! (2.56V VDDR)
CPU-Z Validator

DFI LANPARTY UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G
AMD Athlon64 FX-62
ZALMAN CNPS8000
Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C3
ASUS EN7950GX2
Enermax 620W

**spin 9** · 08-22-2006, 05:12 AM

3GHz Air-Cooled
CPU-Z Validator

**Venom-Crusher** · 08-22-2006, 05:25 AM

Ram rang jang.

**Nedjo** · 08-22-2006, 05:41 AM

300 MHz is to low for HTT!

I would like to see FX62 working like 7x400!

Or even better 3GHz with 6x500

**knacky** · 08-22-2006, 09:50 AM

top of the line and no dolby digital live?
serious problem dfi
nobody buys it

**pcmoddingmy** · 08-22-2006, 02:08 PM

Dude, you're killing your FX-62 man... 69ºC is way too high!

**pcmoddingmy** · 08-22-2006, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by knacky

top of the line and no dolby digital live?
serious problem dfi
nobody buys it

Nobody buys this board to enjoy some dolby BS. This board is purely for overclocking...If you want better sound, just get an X-Fi.

**dimasdw** · 08-22-2006, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by knacky

top of the line and no dolby digital live?
serious problem dfi
nobody buys it

M2R/G + X-FI = great OC with dolby digital live

**BlaqMale** · 08-22-2006, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by knacky

top of the line and no dolby digital live?
serious problem dfi
nobody buys it

maybe they assume that if sound matters then the buyer would have a disctrete soundcard?

**knacky** · 08-23-2006, 02:00 AM

abit and foxconn use alc882d (dolby digital live) and gigabyte use alc888dd (dolby digital live + excelent dts connect)
dfi use alc883
lol
why i have to spend 100€ in a dolby digital live card if i could buy one abit or foxconn at same price?
i will exchange my asus m2n-sli to abit or foxconn for sure

**Jochenp** · 08-23-2006, 02:20 AM

Sorry, am I on the wrong forum? Is this AudioFreaks.org?
You want massive overclock? Get a board designed for that (DFI).
Want good sound onboard? Buy a board that has dolby digital.
Want both? Get a DFI and an XFI.

**roadie** · 08-23-2006, 02:25 AM

Well so far we haven't seen a massive OC either. Maybe the DFI NF4 board is the best?

**knacky** · 08-23-2006, 03:43 AM

almost all conroe boards using 965/765 chipsets use dolby digital live
amd loose market for sure
cpus too slow and mobos with bad audio asics
creative x-fi don't have dolby digital live
more on http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q4...i/index.x?pg=1

Despite its fancy new architecture, onboard memory, support for Dolby Digital ES and DTS-EX output, and THX certification, the X-Fi won't encode Dolby Digital Live. According to Creative, Dolby Digital Live support would make the X-Fi more expensive due to both licensing costs and the need for additional tank RAM on the chip. Creative also asserts that Dolby Digital Live encoding introduces a small amount of latency, and points out that it's limited to 5.1-channel output. Perhaps more notably, Creative says that Dolby Digital Live encoding can't handle DRM-protected content since it passes unprotected data through a digital output. That's an interesting limitation, although PC enthusiasts have never really been enthusiastic about DRM-encrusted content.

**breakfromyou** · 08-23-2006, 08:01 PM

looks like it would be a better board than these 939's, but im not that impressed :\

/me waits for a modded bios

this really makes me want to go AM2.

**marauder16** · 08-23-2006, 10:11 PM

of course it needs a better bios and at least a B revision, then it will the best, people you expect too much from a beta board... jeez

**i found nemo** · 08-24-2006, 07:00 AM

why are we talking about onboard audio. if you want dobly bs then buy a card that supports it. 'nuff said, don't like it don't buy it.

**FLMJIGGY** · 08-24-2006, 07:36 AM

Enough already.

So far so good. All we need is a bios AND A PRICE!!!!!!! (Roughly)

Keep Ultra DFI or go for the Eagle as was put earlier!

**pcmoddingmy** · 08-24-2006, 08:50 AM

Just got the pricing info from Malaysian distro... price after conversion is USD$294 for the LP UT NF590 SLI-M2R.

**FLMJIGGY** · 08-24-2006, 09:22 AM

Oh, well. DFI Ultra I stay with.

**J-Mag** · 08-24-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by FLMJIGGY

Oh, well. DFI Ultra I stay with.

I am sure conversion rates and initial tight supply are causing this. I bet you will see it down to $200 rapidly as availability increases.

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