DFI X58 Arrived - Photos Galore!

Donut like the colours but looks like a solid board so far.
 
$300 at NewEgg for those of us in the US.
 
Colors remind me of grass and corn.

Aside from that, it looks nice regardless.
 
Can you post a picture of your entire computer? I'm interested to see how that giant heatsink looks when it is in a case.
 
I'm disappointed the CPU socket isn't centered with the RAM, or at least lower down to allow for large heatsinks more easily...
 
Optional87 said:
I'm disappointed the CPU socket isn't centered with the RAM, or at least lower down to allow for large heatsinks more easily...
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Why though, largest heatsinks available still can't match Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme's cooling performance. So TRUE120 is still king and it fits :D

First 32M Pi result on Core i7/X58 platform! By far, this board is easier Intel/DFI board I have ever overclocked with. Testing the waters with 2x1GB Corsair DDR3-2133C9DF Samsung HCF0 based memory rated for DDR3-2133Mhz 9-9-9-24 at 2.0v.



System specs
  • Intel Core i7 920 3836A756
  • Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + LGA1366 Bolt Thru kit
  • DFI LP UT X58-T3EH8 R.A51
  • 128MB Gainward FX5200 PCI
  • 2x1GB Corsair TW3X2G2133C9DF Dominator 9-9-9-24 at 2.0v rated (Samsung ICs)
  • 750GB Samsung HD753LJ
  • Pioneer DVD-RW
  • 1KW Corsair HX1000 psu
  • WinXP Pro SP3 nLite fully updated

Untweaked 32M Pi result



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im about to pull the trigger on an i7 system,

intel 920
ocz 3x2gb ddr1600
msi 260
tx750
2 250gb maxtor maxlines in raid 0

and im unsure whether to go with this or the asus p6t deluxe. Im a newbie to overclocking and even though i love the DFI board in looks and features i fear it will be too difficult to overclock compared to the p6t which seems very easy... any suggestions?

thanks for any advice

Darren
 
DFI X58 for me has been easiest board to clock ever for Intel platform.. don't own a P6T DX so can't comment on that board.

for single threaded apps you can lower CPU VTT volts as opposed to multi-threaded loads like prime95/hyper pi..

for Prime95 with TRUE120 air - room temp 29-30C

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eva2000 said:
Why though, largest heatsinks available still can't match Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme's cooling performance. So TRUE120 is still king and it fits :D

First 32M Pi result on Core i7/X58 platform! By far, this board is easier Intel/DFI board I have ever overclocked with. Testing the waters with 2x1GB Corsair DDR3-2133C9DF Samsung HCF0 based memory rated for DDR3-2133Mhz 9-9-9-24 at 2.0v.



System specs
  • Intel Core i7 920 3836A756
  • Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme + LGA1366 Bolt Thru kit
  • DFI LP UT X58-T3EH8 R.A51
  • 128MB Gainward FX5200 PCI
  • 2x1GB Corsair TW3X2G2133C9DF Dominator 9-9-9-24 at 2.0v rated (Samsung ICs)
  • 750GB Samsung HD753LJ
  • Pioneer DVD-RW
  • 1KW Corsair HX1000 psu
  • WinXP Pro SP3 nLite fully updated

Untweaked 32M Pi result



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Did I read that right where you said you had a Gainward FX5200? WTF? In an I7 platform, is this thing used for gaming at all?

Not a flame I'm really just curious
 
did ya really have to quote the images ? ;)

Initial tests i always do with low end GPU to eliminate it as a factor and to isolate testing to board/cpu/mem first - then i will pluck in gpus for testing 9800gx2, hd3850cf and hd4870x2 single and cf and 8800GT SLI later.
 
eva2000 said:
Why though, largest heatsinks available still can't match Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme's cooling performance. So TRUE120 is still king and it fits :D

*snip*
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Not in my case... V1100B Plus II Lian-Li; the TRUE will hit the separator unless the CPU socket is higher up than that. From the looks of it, this board wouldn't work in this case with a TRUE.

Some mobo makers said they had trouble with memory latency if the CPU socket wasn't centered to the memory.
 
ah x58 dfi when i am about to add another dfi x48 :p :D

oh well winter next year i'll build 2 i7 systems with this board, or the lt x58 :)
 
eva2K - That weird looking graphic on the SB looks like it is hiding a very sharp looking heatsink. How is that graphic attached and does it look like it's easily removable? Nice work with this board, I'm really appreciating your updates.
 
nice results... looks like a good board! I don't care for the slot layout too much, but it's not too horrible. it would be good for 3-way double slot sized gpu action.. btw, I get the same temps on my 920 with a cm v8 @ 3.8ghz on my ecplise. core0 runs like 2 or 3c more than the rest and peaks at about 73c.
 
Tobit not sure on how it's attached to SB heatsink - doubt it's removal by itself

revenant thanks... these are hot beasts but doesn't stop us pushing them :)

still on air

i7 920 and Turbo Mode Enabled​
With Turbo Mode enabled you'll have access to 21x multiplier. I tested 21x205 and 21x210 for Super Pi 1M, 8M, 32M and 3dmark06.

i7 920 @4300Mhz​

21x 205Bclk = 4300Mhz at 1.45v bios (1.488v idle windows)
DRAM Frequency set to 1333Mhz (1333Mhz/133Mhz = 10x mem multiplier) = DDR3-2050Mhz at 1.725v
Uncore Frequency set to 2666Mhz = 4096Mhz Uncore frequency

  • Super Pi 1M = 9.468s
  • Super Pi 1M = 1m 47.484s
  • Super Pi 1M = 8m 32.516s
  • 3Dmark06 = 27,087



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i7 920 @4410Mhz​

21x 210Bclk = 4410Mhz at 1.4875v bios (1.52v idle windows) for 32M and 1.525v bios (1.55v idle windows) for 3dmark06
DRAM Frequency set to 1333Mhz (1333Mhz/133Mhz = 10x mem multiplier) = DDR3-2100Mhz at 1.875v
Uncore Frequency set to 2666Mhz = 4200Mhz Uncore frequency

  • Super Pi 1M = 9.234s
  • Super Pi 1M = 1m 44.734s
  • Super Pi 1M = 8m 19.344s
  • 3Dmark06 = 27,360



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This board looks promising but the slot layout just doesn't work for me unless I switch to watercooled video cards.
 
why is that ? for 2 card config the x16 slots are green PCI-E slots so there's 3 slot spacing between them. I can fit my Highpoint RR3520LF PCI-E x8 raid controller in yellow slot and still use 2 card SLI/CF :)
 
I have two HD3870's, a PCI-E LAN Adapter (that I like better than onboard), and a PCI-E sound card.

Edit: That yellow x4 slot needs to be on the other side of the green x16 and it would be perfect. :cool:
 
4400! wow... man the chipset on that dfi stays nice and cool.. mine runs at about 59c.. maybe the probe is misreading though on mine.. who knows. anyways, awesome work and results, eva2k!
 
Memory bandwidth seems a little low on that board I am breaking 30000 on ud5 gigabyte and cranked up to 4200 im gettting 34000 but my mem is rated @ 7,7,7,20 and running 6,6,6,18 crank that baby up. congrats. I just need new heat sink where did you get yours from.
 
Plumber4life said:
Memory bandwidth seems a little low on that board I am breaking 30000 on ud5 gigabyte and cranked up to 4200 im gettting 34000 but my mem is rated @ 7,7,7,20 and running 6,6,6,18 crank that baby up. congrats. I just need new heat sink where did you get yours from.
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He's running dual channel, not triple, not sure what your setup is.
 
thanks guys

Plumber4life said:
Memory bandwidth seems a little low on that board I am breaking 30000 on ud5 gigabyte and cranked up to 4200 im gettting 34000 but my mem is rated @ 7,7,7,20 and running 6,6,6,18 crank that baby up. congrats. I just need new heat sink where did you get yours from.
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Yes i'm on dual channel. But..... Don't compare everest and sandra bandwidth.. sandra is more multi threaded to take advantage of dual and tri channel IMC'd based bandwidth on X58. Everest hasn't been updated as such for this.

Got my 1366 bolt thru kit locally in Australia :)
 
Common Eva, know you got the resources: “Give us some triple channel bacon on that green eggs and ham mobo!” :p:D;)
 
No, must return black ops $120 board for this one. dang, 4.4 on air? :eek: Hey, any idea why i7 processors won't work on x48s? :mad:
 
DWade said:
No, must return black ops $120 board for this one. dang, 4.4 on air? :eek: Hey, any idea why i7 processors won't work on x48s? :mad:
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It's a completely different socket and the memory controller now resides on the processor...
 
DWade said:
No, must return black ops $120 board for this one. dang, 4.4 on air? :eek: Hey, any idea why i7 processors won't work on x48s? :mad:
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Let's start with the obvious difference, the socket.

Then of course there's the fact that one uses QPI and the other doesn't, then there's the memory controller location, with LGA775/X48 it's in the northbridge, in LGA13660/X58 it's in the CPU.

It's a whole new architecture, of course it doesn't work with older boards.
 
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