DFI nF4 SLI-DR "Expert" Availability

yep...just plug in the 24 and 8 pin cables, and listen to the board as you flip the power switch on the psu. hear the high pitched noise, don't put your cpu in.

I got my board from monarch yesterday and got everything installed and running great. I've had both a 4400+ and an FX-57 in there and no problems with either. If you read the thread posted where OPB fried his cpu's it was on a sample board straight from Oskar at DFI, not a retail board from Monarch. His retail board has given him no problems.

The options on this board kick the SLI-DR's ass. The vdimm can be set very precisely (2.66, 2.68, 2.71...etc) and is very accurate as to what the actual vdimm is. If I set it to 2.66, the actual vdimm my mem gets is 2.66. On my SLI-DR it was always about .06v higher than what I set it (i.e. - 2.7 setting would give 2.76 actual).

Also, the vcore is much more stable and doesn't undervolt as horribly as the SLI-DR (setting it to 1.55 used to give me about 1.51).

The spacing between video cards is wonderful, especially with the quadro coolers on the 512mb gtx's. On my SLI-DR my 256 cards ran at ~54 idle. On my Asus Premium they ran ~45. The 512mb, which are supposed to run a little warmer than the 256, run at ~42 idle on the Expert. The memory is more easily accessible and placement of everything works out so much nicer than the SLI-DR.

Overall this board combines the great layout and stability of the Asus A8N-SLI Premium with the overclockability of the SLI-DR. Couldn't ask for more (except maybe 2x16 PCIE lanes, but that's not really necessary atm),
 
oC|-TiTaN said:
yep...just plug in the 24 and 8 pin cables, and listen to the board as you flip the power switch on the psu. hear the high pitched noise, don't put your cpu in.

I got my board from monarch yesterday and got everything installed and running great. I've had both a 4400+ and an FX-57 in there and no problems with either. If you read the thread posted where OPB fried his cpu's it was on a sample board straight from Oskar at DFI, not a retail board from Monarch. His retail board has given him no problems.

The options on this board kick the SLI-DR's ass. The vdimm can be set very precisely (2.66, 2.68, 2.71...etc) and is very accurate as to what the actual vdimm is. If I set it to 2.66, the actual vdimm my mem gets is 2.66. On my SLI-DR it was always about .06v higher than what I set it (i.e. - 2.7 setting would give 2.76 actual).

Also, the vcore is much more stable and doesn't undervolt as horribly as the SLI-DR (setting it to 1.55 used to give me about 1.51).

The spacing between video cards is wonderful, especially with the quadro coolers on the 512mb gtx's. On my SLI-DR my 256 cards ran at ~54 idle. On my Asus Premium they ran ~45. The 512mb, which are supposed to run a little warmer than the 256, run at ~42 idle on the Expert. The memory is more easily accessible and placement of everything works out so much nicer than the SLI-DR.

Overall this board combines the great layout and stability of the Asus A8N-SLI Premium with the overclockability of the SLI-DR. Couldn't ask for more (except maybe 2x16 PCIE lanes, but that's not really necessary atm),
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All I have to say is wow..and I cant wait to get my system up and running this weekend. I also really like how your able to type in your FSB instead of scrolling through the list. Yes I like the space between the PCIe slots as this is why I got the board, along with DFI's awesome overclocking. Im finding with this board, that when I set the Vcore to 1.55, it reads in windows as 1.6 :( I dont think thats supposed to happen as 1.55 is the max to set for this board. With this board, the Vdimm is 2.7, 2.8 etc.. Im glad that Im able to set it more precisly. :D

Also, do you still have the SLI bridge as with every other board? And what is that Power on thing near the SATA ports?
 
Well i finally got the board today and DAMNIT everytime i try to OC the damn cpu and ram, like the chip to stock and putting the ram to 250 (its pc4000) which is stock, it doesnt boot...bios doesnt wanna go w/ it. Same w/ cpu OCed.. anything above stock it doesnt wanna boot. I thought it was a corrupt windows, so i tried to format. it wouldnt boot off either CDROM drive. grrr im using 1 stick of pC4000 ballistix 1GB

Update: I moved the RAM to slot #2 and everything works great now. Must be a bad slot. If you own the board, watch for single DIMM's in Slot 1. Im not sure about dual DIMMs in that slot, but has anyone else experienced this problem?
 
Anyone have any experiences w/ this board and a CABYE chip? For some reason I cant break 2.7GHz w/ 270x10. Any higher and Prime 95 fails to run.
 
1.5 Actually right now im lowering the multiplier and currently my FSB is @ 320 Im going on.....Eventually my FSB will max out right? even with the lowest multiplier?
 
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