Dfi's new x48 model THE X48 DK T2RSB

[PrometheusCon]

Is there any sites at all doing pre-orders for the p45 JR in the U.S.? I really don't wanna miss out and wait until September.

[gilgamesh1]

@gilgamesh1

In my experience the UT P35 TR2 would have been better board if the NB Sink can be removed just like the X48 board. hehehe Its great to see that the DARK series has gone a long way since the P965-S Dark.

BTW, there is one more rant I have for the DK boards. Hard soldered bios chips. hehehe But I guess that feature is best left for the LT/UT series.

Yes that was when I first started liaising with DFI, was one of the things I pointed out, apart from that I liked the p35 board.

Yes that’s the trouble with the DK series; remember DK series is their budget range board, so costs have to be kept down. I am trying to address one issue at a time that needs to be changed. I am sure you agree it’s quite frustrating when you have lots of ideas but they cannot implement due to the budget for the board.

However these are the changes I have helped to make and I will list the ones I have yet to

Increase from 4-6 phase=done
Increase quality of PWM heat sinks=done now Nickel based
User can install water block on the Northbridge without replacing the pwm sinks=done

Still to do:

Convince Board layout designers to take away the onboard speaker (no need for beep diagnostics now due to the LED code readout) this will then leave space for other stuff which leads to next point

P45 series boards (all of the dk range) CMOS clear (not the rear one) needs to be repositioned, as at the moment it is obscured by the graphics card=Mentioned but needs to be actioned be DFI

ALL DK boards include a CMOS RESET like the LT board where you can press and hold power/reset for four seconds to reset cmos=mentioned but still to be actioned.

X48 T2RSB+ As mentioned above, bolts for mch block need to be reversed and made longer, that way a user can change the mch block for a water block whilst leaving the board inside the case.=I mentioned has been actioned, third party heat sink company contacted but will only be actioned on the next DK model.

I cannot see DFI ever having a socketed BIOS chip on the DK series due to budget constraints. But I AGREE it really should be implemented if possible.


However I am working hard to get the above features implemented and other ideas. Any ideas you have will be mentioned to DFI as user feedback!

DFI are also watching this thread, so any ideas you have will be noticed


gilgamesh

[karateo]

\\offtopic

sound optical output on the LP LT X48 T2R (maybe on other mobos as well)

(my 3 years old asus motherboard has one!)

[fireice2]

@gilgamesh

I'm sure DFI will find a way with the removable bios. They were able to do it with the P965-S Infiinity series board. I'm not sure which one is cheaper though, a dual bios setup or one with a removable bios chip. It was a nightmare when I first experienced a corrupted bios chip.

Yah, that onboard speaker should go away. hehehe

[Supershanks]

So in essence if the bolts were reversed and went upwards instead of down and were 1-2cm longer then there would be no need to take the motherboard out of the case to install a water block, as then the SAME mounting screws can be used

Nice one Although if your on water you'll generally fit NB waterblock at same time you fitted CPU backplate/mounting rods, before mounting board in case.

[gilgamesh1]

Nice one Although if your on water you'll generally fit NB waterblock at same time you fitted CPU backplate/mounting rods, before mounting board in case.

Not really needed, for example what if someone has just upgraded from a air cooler, or in my case upgraded from a water cooling system i.e cpu only.

No need to do a external leak test as the system has been in place, leak test has been completed on the mch block prior to fitting to the rest of the w/c loop. Ergo no need to take the board out of the case. Ofcourse there are many variables, it is just a little more thought about hte positioning of these bolts can turn a good design into a great design (fair play critisising my own work)

In addtion this is what I am speaking off the water cooler for the mch block need to change the mounting rods of the length/thread nad position of these rods are correct. This way the self same mountingh rods can be used if they wish to air cool OR water cool!

Suggested changes have already done the company for implimentation on the next board release, which obviously will be the Nehalim boards.

gilgamesh

[namegt]

I am 7 / 25 and bios
E8500 Q811A622 FSB600! And FSB620


E8500 Q820A731 (E0) FSB600

BIOS is one of the seutaeping E0 ready?
7 / 23, 7 / 24 bios Where?

[Clunk]

^^Wrong thread You need the P45 thread

[Clunk]

Fitted a couple of different NB blocks for reference - looking good so far.





More info on the removable NB cooler here, results to follow.

[MomijiTMO]

That's awesome Clunk. Thanks for the images.

[disruptfam]

thanks clunk!!!

[Clunk]

One thing to be careful of...don't over tighten the screws that hold the NB block in place or the whole thing starts to lose contact with the IHS.

Here's a HR-05 SLI too. As you can see, it covers the top PCI-E slot by about 1mm - you can work round this by filing off the bump inside and pushing it towards the CPU slightly, and you can use a cable tie to stop it slipping downwards if needed

[PrometheusCon]

Cool. Thanks for the pics Clunk. Love how DFI is making NB cooling solutions more configurable without having to replace the mosfet cooling as well.

[disruptfam]

Is that stable? hr-05 does it move around much? or is it firmly planted?

[gilgamesh1]

Is that stable? hr-05 does it move around much? or is it firmly planted?

got problems with mine at this moment in time:

Bios keeps detecting my 8500 wolfie as 6.5x, set bios to 9.5 and save, when board reboots it once again goes back to 6.5x multi

Sent video of the situation to DFI to see what they make if it.

Some shots of my X48 T2RSB+ board in the meantime:







gilgamesh

[disruptfam]

OT: how do you find that orange dye... not really a good orange is it? also what ram coolers are those?

[gilgamesh1]

OT: how do you find that orange dye... not really a good orange is it? also what ram coolers are those?

grins its not a uv dye

its the tubing, i love that orange colour on the tubing:

Ram coolers, hehehe these are OCZ flex 2 ram buddy! Will be adding them to my 2nd wc loop on Sat.

gilgamesh

[gilgamesh1]

OT: how do you find that orange dye... not really a good orange is it? also what ram coolers are those?

that is why i bought the Orange tubing, as feser one UV orange glows dimmer than a PC World worker!

gilgamesh

[Clunk]

Is that stable? hr-05 does it move around much? or is it firmly planted?

Once you tighten it down, it's pretty solid, same as if it was sitting directly on the IHS.

[PrometheusCon]

Motherboardpro.com has the DFI LanParty JR P45-T2RS available for pre-order right now! 9 Left (I got me one first before posting of course :-D)

http://www.motherboardpro.com/DFI-La...ard-p-681.html

[gilgamesh1]

Motherboardpro.com has the DFI LanParty JR P45-T2RS available for pre-order right now! 9 Left (I got me one first before posting of course :-D)

http://www.motherboardpro.com/DFI-La...ard-p-681.html

Mine is in the post buddy

gilgamesh

[disruptfam]

is there problems with the 4870x2 and this board...

all the other dfi x38/x48 boards seem to be having trouble!

[Razor_Blade]

is there problems with the 4870x2 and this board...

all the other dfi x38/x48 boards seem to be having trouble!

+1 I would like to know this as well. My x38 is basically useless because of this. Has it been fixed?

[Praz]

is there problems with the 4870x2 and this board...

all the other dfi x38/x48 boards seem to be having trouble!

As the 4870x2 was just released today just curious who has already tested the card on the full range of DFI X38/X48 boards to determine this.

[disruptfam]

As the 4870x2 was just released today just curious who has already tested the card on the full range of DFI X38/X48 boards to determine this.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-22.html