DFI NF4: Successful Installation Thread !!! (RULES IN POST #1)

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Got my ULTRA-D today, no SLI bridge included, didn't expect it because this was told by DFI so You guys if Yo want to mod to SLI go to the shops and buy one.........

[xgman]

"little thingy" = wtf?

"i have both" = have both what? the SLI and Ultra boards?!?!?!? is that what you mean? In that case I am assuming you are using the Bridge from the DFI SLI board on the Ultra modded? If not, then whered you get the SLI bridge?

I have a sli and a ultra d. The sli has the sli bridge obviously, and the ultra d has what looks like a smaller version of it. I did not look very carefully at it but I assume it is for using 2 vid cards in the ultra d without official sli support.

[xgman]

Got my ULTRA-D today, no SLI bridge included, didn't expect it because this was told by DFI so You guys if Yo want to mod to SLI go to the shops and buy one.........

time to change your sig.

[chuckd]

It could just be the binning of the OCZ plats. Mine are 4200's and maybe there is a limit on the 3200 sticks. Try 2.9-3.1v and see if it makes any difference and place a fan over the ram. It makes a big difference in temps of the sticks.

Apparently I'm just a dumbass. I bumped it up to 3.1v and now I'm running 2.5-4-3-7 1T at 289, which is great with a x9 multi to put my cpu at 2600. Stable so far.

[chuckd]

you have a very similar system to mine - may I ask what your chipset temp is, mine idles around 50-52C :/

Smargaurdian says my shipset is at 43C at idle. The side panel on case is off, so it will prolly go up a bit once I put it on.

[googles]

I have a sli and a ultra d. The sli has the sli bridge obviously, and the ultra d has what looks like a smaller version of it. I did not look very carefully at it but I assume it is for using 2 vid cards in the ultra d without official sli support.

mind posting a pic of the "smaller version" ?

[[G.N.U.]Fragman]

This board is also incredible with my old Mushkin LevelII BH-5. The best my memory use to run was 264, on the DFI I can now run 3D with this memory at 274, a 10 MHz increase.

OPP

tried with ocz pc4200EL (hynix) after the change from DFI.....???

[Lidocaine]

I put the system together.............booted...........no problems.........usb devices work and everything.........nary a problem...............new OCZ 520 PS Adjustable purrrrrrrrrring like a kitten! Thanx Tony, Sean, and John at OCZ..........YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

I posted like this, so peeps would know that a "normal" build is possible.

Sorry I didn't include all this:

1) Do not post any problem.

2) Post a solution.

3) Show here how You successful installed new board.

4) Post Your BIOS screens of fine working system.

5) Post pics and screenies of Your fine working system.

This should be a help for all who need.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

time to change your sig.

The DFI isn't in use yet - only thing I did so far is to change the 2 important jumpers to the longer ones and to replace the BIOS chip with a new one burned in with 201 BIOS. Today I received my waterblock for chipset so now I've got all I need and will start building up new rig soon.

I decided to change SIG when all the work is done...........

[xgman]

mind posting a pic of the "smaller version" ?

sent it back already.

[mikead_99]

I put the system together.............booted...........no problems.........usb devices work and everything.........nary a problem...............new OCZ 520 PS Adjustable purrrrrrrrrring like a kitten! Thanx Tony, Sean, and John at OCZ..........YOU GUYS ROCK!!!

I posted like this, so peeps would know that a "normal" build is possible.

Went well for me too. Installing XP updates now, 2k install went fine as well. No overclocking yet though. Interesting though, I've seen guys not seeing the post screen with an ATI card. I saw it fine with an X850XT-PE and shipping bios (1/25) and still see it with the 2/9 bios.

I did follow some tips here to get this going, I avoided 2x512 to start with, using 2x256 BH-5 atm. After Windows is all up to date and I've made some backups, I'll switch to VX and see how it goes. I also did plug in the nV MAC address in bios, don't know if it helped or not since I didn't use LAN before doing so. Also using on CD NF4 drivers. I gotta add, this may be the first board I've skipped the aircooled checkout with, started right off the bat with the LS. No problems.

[Dumo]

Ultra-D benched stable..Gskill LE at 3.0V, but cpu's score is too low for this speed....Bios 201..

[xgman]

CPU at 243 degrees. LOL

[slayer899]

Ultra-D benched stable..Gskill LE at 3.0V, but cpu's score is too low for this speed....Bios 201..

yeah, but at least the memory bandwith is nice

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Hm, funny thing here, started this tread and can't post results because got a DOA board........., sh.. happens !!!

[sauria]

Hm, funny thing here, started this tread and can't post results because got a DOA board........., sh.. happens !!!

Get your replacement yet?

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Get your replacement yet?

Take a look at my actual SIG..........

[sauria]

Take a look at my actual SIG..........

Sorry man -- going to try an MSI instead?

[ccokeman]

Got mine on saturday and have not had any real issues. Couldnt run prime95 system would just reboot. Changing my swap file back to my sata raid set from an IDE drive fixed that.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Sorry man -- going to try an MSI instead?

Still waitin' for my RMA'd DFI - will give it a second try, if no go we will see........

[bachus_anonym]

So I just got mine few hours ago... Stock BIOS 1/25... Booted up with 2x512MB Gskill with no probs...
Early testing shows 320x8 (max benchable linit on my Winnie is 2.72GHz at the moment) 7-3-4-2.5-1T 2.9v passes SPI 16M...
So everything looks promising :thumbsup:

I will edit this post as soon as I get more testing done...

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

So I just got mine few hours ago... Stock BIOS 1/25... Booted up with 2x512MB Gskill with no probs...
Early testing shows 320x8 (max benchable linit on my Winnie is 2.72GHz at the moment) 7-3-4-2.5-1T 2.9v passes SPI 16M...
So everything looks promising :thumbsup:

I will edit this post as soon as I get more testing done...

These are really good news - nice to know You got a working board.

Didn't forget about SP 16M, but still need the DFI board because of the voltage fluctuation caused by the booster I can't pass it on NEO2.

[SAE]

Hey OPP, you make me feel better each hour - my old CORSAIR BH-5 are running 12 x 275 2-2-2-5 on NEO2 so lets see if there is also an improvment possible on DFI NF4.........

Mine could do 273 2-2-2 1T dual channel 3.55V with my LP B before I sold it, hehe

I cannot wait, really cannot wait

P.S. Really a great thread here... drop saaya a PM to make it a sticky. I think it's worth it

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

Mine could do 273 2-2-2 1T dual channel 3.55V with my LP B before I sold it, hehe

I cannot wait, really cannot wait

P.S. Really a great thread here... drop saaya a PM to make it a sticky. I think it's worth it

Got a lot of experience with BH-5, for me CORSAIR is better than MUSHKIN

and best of all in my opinion are the PT with the silver HS - now using the 3200LLPT and just bought a kit of some I never found in the past: 3500PT C2 v1.1 with BH-5, so we will see what they're able to do......

[SAE]

Got a lot of experience with BH-5, for me CORSAIR is better than MUSHKIN

and best of all in my opinion are the PT with the silver HS - now using the 3200LLPT and just bought a kit of some I never found in the past: 3500PT C2 v1.1 with BH-5, so we will see what they're able to do......

I have Kingston KHX3200 and I luv it Too bad it's only 2x256MB.

I never had such good Corsair, and I also never liked those 256MB sticks w/chips on both sides