Well guess what this does?

[mrlobber]

Originally posted by cantankerous
I doubt many have noticed this but it looks infact like the DFI users are SOL... .even with the NFII boards.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/display...ocompatibility

Tony himself confirmed it will end up damaging the booster and/or board if used.

I dunno about you but im real dissapointed.

Cried at pcper forums, will cry here as well

Btw, bigtoe, I saw the DDR Booster be compatible with the NF7-S. Does it mean that Vtt tracking problems do not kick in on this board? If yes, I might take my old NF7-S out of the shelf and see how it goes with some extra Vdimm.

[Kalway]

Abit NF7 v.2 3.4V Y Use DIMM slot 3


OMG worthless. How are you supposed to even get good scores w/o dual channel? Or is this on this the slot closest the CPU?

[Tony]

Guys

As you see tests have started and boards are being listed on the OCZ site.The guys there are NOT testing for VTT, they are only testing if Vdimm will increase safely.

We have seen some issues with NF2 as you have seen by looking at the list...We strongly advise you to follow this list and follow our recomendation.
Im sure some of you will try anyway and report your findings but we have tried our best to save you guys some trouble.One thing we have found is boards with voltage protection on board do not play well with the booster.

Hope this hasn't disapointed to many of you, if we find a way round some of these issues we will try and implement them.One other way would be to disable OVP on the mobo's but im unsure if this would be viable.

[Tony]

Originally posted by Kalway
Abit NF7 v.2 3.4V Y Use DIMM slot 3


OMG worthless. How are you supposed to even get good scores w/o dual channel? Or is this on this the slot closest the CPU?

Same could be said about A64 boards but we already mentioned there will probably be a mirrored version that will suit.

Lots 1 and 2 will still give dual channel with slot3 nearest the cpu.

[cantankerous]

I don't understand. I thought this device was suppose to make 'volt mods a thing of the past'. If that is the case then why can users mod their board to the late 3.xv and not have to worry about the OVP but with the booster you do?

[Tony]

Originally posted by cantankerous
I don't understand. I thought this device was suppose to make 'volt mods a thing of the past'. If that is the case then why can users mod their board to the late 3.xv and not have to worry about the OVP but with the booster you do?

Boards with OVP need extra mods even if you volt mod them.875LP B is a good example, over 3.1V OVP kicks in.

You have to remember all boards are different, its hard to get it to work on all of them, there will always be those its not compatible with.

[Kalway]

Ok so slot 3 is the one closest to the CPU? I thought it was the one furthest. Makes sense then. The A7V880 has overvolt on it but has a jumper to disable it.

How about sending me a beta version to see if it works?

[slavik]

bigtoe, could you please elaborate on the DFI nForce2 not working?

MBM shows my vdimm fluctuating between 3.06 and 3.26 (high/low) at 3.3vdimm setting!!!

[STEvil]

that is only the 3.3v rail sense line... try setting vdimm to 3.0 or 2.9 to make sure you have the right sensor.

[QuikSilver]

Dammit, why do we have to use DIMM3 on the NF7's?? That means no dual channel, If I cant run dual channel with this then I will not be buying it...

[cantankerous]

you would also have to do a VTT mod to have it work. Overall it may not be beneficial.

[QuikSilver]

Originally posted by cantankerous
you would also have to do a VTT mod to have it work. Overall it may not be beneficial.

I thought it was supposed to eliminate that?? If I have to do physical mods to get it to work....grrrrrr

[cantankerous]

on boards that don't properly track VTT above what the bios sets it at then yes you will have to do a VTT mod. The NF7-s is one of those boards.

[slavik]

but why are DFI nf2 boards not compatible? anyone know?

[STEvil]

maybe for the same reason they tend to burn out past 3.8v?

I dont know why that is, but that is my guess until more info comes to light.

[cantankerous]

well im really confused and extremely dissapointed myself. I would like to know at what setting the OVP protection actually kicks in. If the DFI boards can do 3.3 in the bios why can't this device do the same at a minimum. It is no more than the board would have supplied itself but at least with the device you get cleaned up power and no fluctuations or undervolting.

I still have no clue why people have their boards modded to 3.7-3.9 and not have this ovp kicking in. After all this device is suppose to work exactly like a vdimm mod making them a 'thing of the past'.

[STEvil]

the dfi nf2 boards dont have OVP as far as I know.

[slavik]

and no OVP is the problem???

I just want 3.5v without fluctuations upto 0.25v from the setting ...

unless I am forced to mod it the old fashioned way ...

[Fried_Spam]

Bigtoe - I noticed the Shuttle AN50R listed as incompatible. Is this due to the orientation of the dimms or the lack of VTT tracking?

[cantankerous]

as far as I know they didn't test for VTT tracking at all.. just to see how the board handled the higher vdimm from the start. It unfortunately doesn't say why any of the boards aren't compatible but from talking to Tony if it says not compatible for any reason they mean it and serious damage can occur if you don't take heed.

[cantankerous]

as far as I know they didn't test for VTT tracking at all.. just to see how the board handled the higher vdimm from the start. It unfortunately doesn't say why any of the boards aren't compatible but from talking to Tony if it says not compatible for any reason they mean it and serious damage can occur if you don't take heed.

[pre]

Originally posted by QuikSilver
Dammit, why do we have to use DIMM3 on the NF7's?? That means no dual channel, If I cant run dual channel with this then I will not be buying it...

slot 3 is the one closest to the CPU and is paired as a single channel with slot 2. 1 dimm in 2+1 or 3+1 is dual channel.

slot 3 is the slot that supplies the best vdimm but the booster solves that. you can still run DC with the booster in slot 3 so keep your panties on.

[Rabbi_NZ]

Originally posted by pre
slot 3 is the slot that supplies the best vdimm but the booster solves that.

slot 3 (closest to CPU socket in your interpretation) supplys the best/highest/most-stable VDimm??? Is that proven?
Hmmm might hav to rearrange my memory.

PS, Dimm3 on the NF7, the REAL/OFFICIAL Dimm3 is the one FURTHEREST from the CPU socket, according to my user manual.

[UnderWare1213]

How about the MSI K8N Neo Platinum?

[Jeff]

Funny... there are a bunch of non-compatible motherboards... I guess this isn't the be-all-end-all.

Having to put the soldering iron to your motherboard to do one mod makes this product not worth it in my opinion. Once you do that you are voiding your warranty so you may as well take the extra 5 minutes and $1.50 and add another VR for Vdimm.