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

[Patrickclouds]

tomorrow i´ll get my sli-d
the sli-dr will be available on 3rd february 2005
and the ultra will also be available on 3rd february 2005

the difference between the sli-d and sli-dr are the 8 s-ata connectors instead of 4 s-ata connectors.
the sli-dr can do raid5 and has more accessories (pc transpo, sleeving-kit and the diagnostic led)
i dont´t need this stuff, so i changed my order from sli-dr to sli-d 20 minutes ago

[Brum Man]

tomorrow i´ll get my sli-d
the sli-dr will be available on 3th february 2005
and the ultra will also be available on 3th february 2005

the difference between the sli-d and sli-dr are the 8 s-ata connectors instead of 4 s-ata connectors.
the sli-dr can do raid5 and has more accessories (pc transpo, sleeving-kit and the diagnostic led)
i dont´t need this stuff, so i changed my order from sli-dr to sli-d 20 minutes ago

But, erm, the official release date for both of the SLI boards isn't till the 3rd of feb, only the Ultra board is released tomorrow. So, I assume you are ordering your board from a retail outlet as you mention changing your order, your won't get you board until the 3rd of feb at earliest?

Look back at the post with the offical release date on it.

[Patrickclouds]

But, erm, the official release date for both of the SLI boards isn't till the 3rd of feb, only the Ultra board is released tomorrow. So, I assume you are ordering your board from a retail outlet as you mention changing your order, your won't get you board until the 3rd of feb at earliest?

Look back at the post with the offical release date on it.

i got an email this evening:

Dear customer,

DFI has just changed the release dates.

DFI nF4 Ultra-D: 02/03/2005
DFI nF4 SLI-D: 01/27/2005
DFI nF4 SLI-DR: 02/03/2005

The SLI-D boards will arrive tomorrow (01/27/2005)

[Ratax]

tomorrow i´ll get my sli-d
the sli-dr will be available on 3th february 2005
and the ultra will also be available on 3th february 2005

the difference between the sli-d and sli-dr are the 8 s-ata connectors instead of 4 s-ata connectors.
the sli-dr can do raid5 and has more accessories (pc transpo, sleeving-kit and the diagnostic led)
i dont´t need this stuff, so i changed my order from sli-dr to sli-d 20 minutes ago

Where did you pre-ordered it?
overclockers.co.uk have an issue with orders above 2Kg for the EU...

Can we expect the same overclocking capacity between SLI-D and SLI-DR?
Well.... when someone has them to try

thanks

[Mastakilla]

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 !!!

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...&threadid=4688
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...7231#post47231

trying to find out exactly the same thing

aint lookin to good on 1st sight...

[Patrickclouds]

i pre-ordered from hpm-computer in germany

[Blindbat]

Did anyone say DUAL GPU watercool in SLI mode?



http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20808

[Lood007]

wow.

[Dissolved]

not all boards will fit that waterblock tho..

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...&threadid=4688
http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/show...7231#post47231

trying to find out exactly the same thing

aint lookin to good on 1st sight...

Hm, seems to be a little complicated - I use the same watercooler from 1A cooling and in fact there are only 2 questions:

1) Will a single 6600 GT fit in the upper slot when waterblock is mounted ?

2) If not, can I use the lower slot 16x with a single card without losing performance ?

Here is a picture of my setup with the NEO2, the old FX5200 AGP and waterblock mounted:



Isn't there anybody in the staates who got his chipset under water ???

Come on guys - there must be someone to help us...............

[Ratax]

i pre-ordered from hpm-computer in germany

Thanks!

I pre-ordered a DFI LANparty nF4 SLI-DR too from this site...
Don't understand German, but I get there
Hope it will be shipped 3th February.

[Mastakilla]

Hm, seems to be a little complicated - I use the same watercooler from 1A cooling and in fact there are only 2 questions:

1) Will a single 6600 GT fit in the upper slot when waterblock is mounted ?

2) If not, can I use the lower slot 16x with a single card without losing performance ?

Here is a picture of my setup with the NEO2, the old FX5200 AGP and waterblock mounted:

Isn't there anybody in the staates who got his chipset under water ???

Come on guys - there must be someone to help us...............

hehe

funny u have same WC that i wanted to buy

u like it?
prolly gonna get one with dual rad, eheim 1048 and blocks for cpu, gpu and nb (if possible offcourse )

hope u buy ur dfi nf4u soon then... cause id like to know if it fits

been askin some more stuff about it in that 2th link btw

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

hehe

funny u have same WC that i wanted to buy

u like it?
prolly gonna get one with dual rad, eheim 1048 and blocks for cpu, gpu and nb (if possible offcourse )

hope u buy ur dfi nf4u soon then... cause id like to know if it fits

been askin some more stuff about it in that 2th link btw

Here You can see the rest of it:



A very nice cooling system for chipset and even for CPU with the HV-3 cooler - before I came to single phase I managed to cool down a 2600+ mobile at 2,7 GHz and 1,96 Vcore to 26°C on normal water !!!

The DFI NF4 ULTRA is already ordered - will arrive tomorrow in Europe NL so I guess will get it soon.

[Mastakilla]

very nice man

cant see the pics though...

lookin forward to ur experiences with it

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

very nice man

cant see the pics though...

lookin forward to ur experiences with it

Yep - stay tuned. Pics won't work sometimes, to much access on my HP.

Crazy guys have limitted the access and denies it when it gets to much....,

a little later it will work again.

I really do see hard times coming - either cutting a hole in my GPU or move the chipset to another place on the board.......

[Mastakilla]

well...

just got the answer...

and it aint good

we can only use the "better placed" slot as a pci 2x slot
even when having an sli version its not possible to use a single VC only in the "better placed" slot at 8x, u need two VCs for 8x + 8x, otherwhise its also 2x 16x

hope somehow it does fit using that "evil slot".. but im fearing the worst

guess its allmost time then for a dfi nf4 nb blocks compability list

nice pic btw:
mine is goin inside though, on the bottom (stacker case)

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

well...

just got the answer...

and it aint good

we can only use the "better placed" slot as a pci 2x slot
even when having an sli version its not possible to use a single VC only in the "better placed" slot at 8x, u need two VCs for 8x + 8x, otherwhise its also 2x 16x

hope somehow it does fit using that "evil slot".. but im fearing the worst

guess its allmost time then for a dfi nf4 nb blocks compability list

nice pic btw:
mine is goin inside though, on the bottom (stacker case)

Hm, so what to do? Leave the chipset on air is no problem, OPB clocked this board like hell and his chipset is also still on air but I can't get familliar with the tought to sell my WC.

I think it's not just the cooler itself but the tubes and most of all the adaptors and screw fittings which need to much space.

Even if finding another way for the tubes You can not get a hard angle for it right in front of the cooler - otherwise they will be damaged.

Indeed I can not see a solution............

[cpulloverclock]

[manalainen]

Hmm, about the chipset cooling, how about a system similar to the one used in Shuttle SFF´s...

A small and flat heatsink on top of the heat generator (CPU, NB etc.) with built-in heatpipes for carrying the heat away to a large and possibly actively cooled heatsink? The other end could also be a watercooling block.

The only problems I see with this approach is the way of fixing the end of this gizmo to the MB so that it wouldn´t rip it apart or crush the chipset. Torque becomes a major factor as the lenght of the heatpipe increases... Then again it could be mounted so that the other end is supported by a structure that is affixed to the motherboard via it´s mounting screws...

Opinions? Does this sound absurd?

[Lood007]

i wonder if danger den will be coming out with a waterblock to fit this...

I could envision a less-deep maze4gpu-version of a chipset block working fine... with the inlet and outlet on the side of the waterblock.

[manalainen]

Well, found this out at dfi-street:

CPU Killer said:
You are right, I am working on a block for this mobo, but it doesn't mean that I will release it. It will be very challanging to get a block to work in the location it is in. With 2 Vid Cards right above it, may prove to be more work than it is worth.... But I am working on it....

So if it ever comes out it will most certainly take some time...

[Patrickclouds]

i got it now

:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

[kraggy]

@ patrickclouds.....Does your mobo package inslude a SLI connector???

[trakslacker]

hook that bad boy up and lets see some results.

congrats, you're one of the first people in the consumer public to get this board. woot!

[RAINFIRE]

@ patrickclouds.....Does your mobo package inslude a SLI connector???

I think that is what is in the orange bubble wrap.