*****Official***** DFI NF4 ultra-D first look

[xgman]

a "hardware fix" is in the works - one week before the launch ?

That's why the launch hasn't come already. It's a hardware fix for "smoother performance" and a bios update according to what DFI (incl. Vivian) told me. I recieved a email from DFI yesterday saying the shipment was delayed 1 week.

[cpulloverclock]

Today the first DFI have been sent by DFI TW to DFI NL for Europe.
Waited on Thursday (01/27/05)

[xgman]

That's good news.

[Brum Man]

Today the first DFI have been sent by DFI TW to DFI NL for Europe.
Waited on Thursday (01/27/05)

Sorry what is DFI NL? (I tak it TW means taiwain)

So they should be ready for sale soon? What do you mean "waited on thursday"?

Sorry for not understanding!!!

[SlackeR]

TW= taiwan, yes.
NL= holland.
Waited would be awaited i guess. As in they should arrive thursday

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Oh yes - english language is a profession............

[Brum Man]

Cheers for clearing that up!!!

So it could be as early as next week that we start seing these boards appear then, just need to get a bloody graphics card now.

[OPPAINTER]

DFI and OCZ VX, there is no substitute

OPP

[Ferry82]

WOW Great score you got there OPP

DFI holland he WT thats where i life :banana4:
Sow i should get this board soon the said friday but i have hardfeelings about that.

[trans am]

DFI and OCZ VX, there is no substitute

OPP and 3d mark 2001se ORB, there is no contest.

[Tempest25]

1st post :banana4:

I'm about 2/3 of the way through this thread and hope this hasn't been asked yet, but I'm anxious to find out if this board has a feature to automatically rollback to safe settings (or last known good settings) if you overclock too far so you can boot into the BIOS and make changes without clearing the CMOS every time.

I just got done messing with multiple MSI Neo2 Plat boards (had a few replacements) that I ordered a while ago because I got impatient waiting for this board and finally gave up on them. There's FAR too many problems with them. Each one seemed to have it's own quirks. I've never been so frustrated working with a MB before.

That MB required a CMOS clear when choosing incorrect/incompatible settings and it was a HUGE pain. Asus boards I've had in the past have a nice feature that automatically rolls back the settings on reboot if the prior boot locked up.

Please tell me this board has a similar feature, especially with all the settings present in the BIOS. I've never worked with a DFI board before so I'm not familiar with how their boards normally work.

[OPPAINTER]

1st post :banana4:

I'm about 2/3 of the way through this thread and hope this hasn't been asked yet, but I'm anxious to find out if this board has a feature to automatically rollback to safe settings (or last known good settings) if you overclock too far so you can boot into the BIOS and make changes without clearing the CMOS every time.

I just got done messing with multiple MSI Neo2 Plat boards (had a few replacements) that I ordered a while ago because I got impatient waiting for this board and finally gave up on them. There's FAR too many problems with them. Each one seemed to have it's own quirks. I've never been so frustrated working with a MB before.

That MB required a CMOS clear when choosing incorrect/incompatible settings and it was a HUGE pain. Asus boards I've had in the past have a nice feature that automatically rolls back the settings on reboot if the prior boot locked up.

Please tell me this board has a similar feature, especially with all the settings present in the BIOS. I've never worked with a DFI board before so I'm not familiar with how their boards normally work.

There is a jumper on the board that is supose to do that, it won't clear Cmos, it will leave your settings.
Also, you can store your Bios settings in the bios. If you happen to clear cmos you can always load your saved bios settings.

Welcome to Xtreme

OPP

[Patrickclouds]

Oh yes - english language is a profession............

yes it´s often hard to understand what some people mean

i´ll hope to receive this board at the end of the week
but i only believe it when my hands touch the board

[Tempest25]

Thanks! While that's not exactly what I was hoping for, it's still much better than the hell MSI puts you through.



Grats on the great scores BTW. I'm tempted to return the Patriot 3200 XBL stuff I just received and go OCZ VX instead. I'm not sure if the minor performance difference I may gain is worth the $45 difference though (including shipping to return and on the new order - I know someone would have corrected me to $30 if I hadn't explained )

There is a jumper on the board that is supose to do that, it won't clear Cmos, it will leave your settings.
Also, you can store your Bios settings in the bios. If you happen to clear cmos you can always load your saved bios settings.

Welcome to Xtreme

OPP

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Ordered a LEADTEK 6600 GT EXTREME which is not such a large card so I hope there won't be any problem with the SATA HDD's.

But want to get the chipset under water like I did with my NEO2, what about the SLI slot and the card - will it fit or not?

I mean there are the tubes from and to the cooler and I'm not sure where exactly the card is placed.

Is there anybody with a watercooled chipset on that board ???

THX !!!

[metro.cl]

sorry to bring this out, here, but opp are you getting a bullhead mobo, couse you are the only one that really take mobos to their limit, i really need to know the real diferences in performance between both mobos.

great score by the way.

[xs64]

just received the email from HPM-Computer , they said :

Dear customer,

DFI has just announced the official release date for the brandnew
nF4-boards. We expect the boards to arrive on the following days:

DFI nF4 Ultra-D: 01/27/05, 01/28/05
DFI nF4 SLI-D: 02/03/05
DFI nF4 SLI-DR: 02/03/05

HPM-Computer is one of only 3 companies in europe who is able to deliver
these boards that early.

So , everyone in Europa , ready for start your enginee :banana4:

[Tony]

sorry to bring this out, here, but opp are you getting a bullhead mobo, couse you are the only one that really take mobos to their limit, i really need to know the real diferences in performance between both mobos.

great score by the way.

Please remember Bullhead is a tweaked OEM board and doesn't have the overclocking features built in, the bios has been tweaked to overclock but it does have its limits.

you will see more ATI performance soon with a new rev of the board.

[Marquzz]

Feels great to have one already, it's gonna be a real hunt for these little babies

[mrlobber]

DFI and OCZ VX, there is no substitute

OPP

w00t, I'm getting the same combo (well, except for dual cascade and an FX55 )

It's really great to hear that OCZ VX takes full advantage of the enormous DFI Vdimm options, and the board just keeps screaming by with it!

[metro.cl]

Please remember Bullhead is a tweaked OEM board and doesn't have the overclocking features built in, the bios has been tweaked to overclock but it does have its limits.

you will see more ATI performance soon with a new rev of the board.

thanks m8 hope so

[Brum Man]

just received the email from HPM-Computer , they said :


So , everyone in Europa , ready for start your enginee :banana4:

Any idea what the other companies are??

[del_fuego]

Probably not OCuK, but hey, we may be lucky

[Brum Man]

Probably not OCuK, but hey, we may be lucky

Lets hope so! Strange when ppl recognise you from around different forums

[computersmsa]

Hello

Can you help me ?
I must have dimension and weight of box of :

DFI nF4 Ultra-D :
DFI nF4 SLI-D :
DFI nF4 SLI-DR :

It's urgent, thanks you very mush !