DFI LanParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G

Rob Williams · 09-17-2006, 09:47 PM

DFIs highly anticipated AM2 enthusiast board is finally here, after months of development. Like previous LanParty boards, this one caters to the overclocker, and simply checking out the BIOS screams that fact. Does it please this enthusiast? Read on...

You can read the review here and discuss it here!

Jakal · 09-17-2006, 10:29 PM

First of all, I love the placement of those SATA ports. I think that's an excellent spot. The single ide plug makes sense with this being an enthusiast board. SATA is where the speed is, but it still leaves a plugin for CD/DVD drives.

The bios issue is certainly strange, and not something you'd expect. Something like that should have been weeded out with their extensive testing.

As far as the voltages go, you're absolutely right Rob. Voltage adjustments being that minute, we can expect record overclocks. Stability at higher overclocks will be easier to acheive.

The benchmarks are very close and for someone who wants all the bells and whistles, it looks like the Asus board is an easy choice. For those who aren't happy with "normal" overclocking power, the DFi is one helluva board. What it lacks in creature features it sure makes up in power and adjustments.

03-21-2007, 08:17 PM

I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOARD AND I AM HAVING ISSUES INSTALLING WINDOWS A FRESH INSTALL... IT TOOK ABOUT 15MIN TO GET TO THE SERIAL SCREEN...I HAVE BIOS SET TO DEFAULT OTHER THAN BOOT FROM CD ROM... CAN SOMEONE HELP... PLEASE

Rob Williams · 03-21-2007, 08:31 PM

Mr. CAPS LOCK,

It sounds like the ram is the problem, not the motherboard. I could be wrong though. I'd boot up with one stick of ram and test it, then the other if the first one was still slow.

I'd also check inside the BIOS to make sure the temps are reasonable.

b1lk1 · 04-18-2007, 11:40 PM

I have this board coming my way tomorrow with a 4800+ Brisbane. I sure miss my old Ultra-D and my Opty 165. Nothing like some good ole AMD goodness to spread the love. Great review Rob!

09-17-2006, 09:47 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	DFI LanParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G DFIs highly anticipated AM2 enthusiast board is finally here, after months of development. Like previous LanParty boards, this one caters to the overclocker, and simply checking out the BIOS screams that fact. Does it please this enthusiast? Read on... You can read the review here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

09-17-2006, 10:29 PM	#2
Jakal Tech Monkey Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missiskippy Posts: 605	First of all, I love the placement of those SATA ports. I think that's an excellent spot. The single ide plug makes sense with this being an enthusiast board. SATA is where the speed is, but it still leaves a plugin for CD/DVD drives. The bios issue is certainly strange, and not something you'd expect. Something like that should have been weeded out with their extensive testing. As far as the voltages go, you're absolutely right Rob. Voltage adjustments being that minute, we can expect record overclocks. Stability at higher overclocks will be easier to acheive. The benchmarks are very close and for someone who wants all the bells and whistles, it looks like the Asus board is an easy choice. For those who aren't happy with "normal" overclocking power, the DFi is one helluva board. What it lacks in creature features it sure makes up in power and adjustments. __________________ AMD Opteron 150@2.9Ghz 1.5v\|DFI Lanparty Expert 4/06 Bios\|OCZ Gold OCZ4002048ELGEGXT-K 2x1024 242Mhz 3v\|Twin eVga 7800GTs 470/1100 If you have a large quantity of Hot Pockets building up, you simply aren't eating them fast enough.- dibene \| Chaos Havok: grrrr im lagging me My Pics

03-21-2007, 08:17 PM	#3
WILLYP163 Guest Poster Posts: n/a	LANPARTY UT NF590 I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOARD AND I AM HAVING ISSUES INSTALLING WINDOWS A FRESH INSTALL... IT TOOK ABOUT 15MIN TO GET TO THE SERIAL SCREEN...I HAVE BIOS SET TO DEFAULT OTHER THAN BOOT FROM CD ROM... CAN SOMEONE HELP... PLEASE

03-21-2007, 08:31 PM	#4
Rob Williams Editor in Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 8,921	Mr. CAPS LOCK, It sounds like the ram is the problem, not the motherboard. I could be wrong though. I'd boot up with one stick of ram and test it, then the other if the first one was still slow. I'd also check inside the BIOS to make sure the temps are reasonable. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 3.20GHz, ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, OCZ 8GB PC2-6400, EVGA GTX 285 1024MB Seagate 500GB, 750GB & 1TB, Pioneer 22x ODD, Corsair 1000HX, Thermalright Ultra-120, CM Storm Sniper Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Ultrasone PRO 750, Gentoo Linux (KDE 4.3.2, 2.6.31 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter Profiles: Last.fm \| Xbox Live \| Steam

04-18-2007, 11:40 PM	#5
b1lk1 Staff Writer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 635	I have this board coming my way tomorrow with a 4800+ Brisbane. I sure miss my old Ultra-D and my Opty 165. Nothing like some good ole AMD goodness to spread the love. Great review Rob! __________________ Gigabyte GA45 UD3P/E7200 Mushkin HP2-6400 2X1GB Sapphire HD 4830 512MB X 2 w/Dell 2407WFP-HC OCZ ModXstream 600W PSU Creative X-FI Fagtality w/Sony 5.1 and Technics 300W Amp and 3 way towers Seagate 7200.11 1TB w/Vista Premium Ultimate 64

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