DFI NII Ultra Infinity

[mluke24]

heres the product link - http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-137&depa=0

Well, first off I'll state my current system specs:

Locked Barton 2500+
A7N8X Deluxe v1.04
Corsair LL 2-3-2-6 (256x2) DDR400 PC3200
Radeon 9700 Pro
80gig WD SE 8mb
480 Thermaltake Purepower PSU

Ok, well i've learnt that the revision 1.04 has problems keeping a stable 200mhz fsb without crashing or having vga problems. Now i'm on the market for a new mobo. I've heard alot about the NF7-S's and frankly, i just want to be a little different from the crowd. I found this DFI board, looks good (basically a Lanparty board without the extra LAN and packaged goodies) and the Lanparty board has rave reviews of overclockability and such. The Infinity is just a barely trimmed down version of the Lanparty.

Anyways, i was hoping someone would have any info on this board (reviews, personal knowledge, etc) because i'm interested in buying it. Your info is greatly appreciated!

[Geeky1]

It looks basically very good. I've worked on a lot of DFI Pentium II/III slot 1 boards, and I've always been happy with them. They're reliable, stable boards. How well the Infinity overclocks though, I have no idea.

I do have two concerns though:
1- I can't tell from Newegg's pics if it has the 4 holes around the CPU socket for mounting massive heatsinks like the SP-97.

2- It looks to me like even if it does have those mounting holes, the caps below the CPU socket may get in the way of a really big HSF anyhow.

[mluke24]

First off, I appreciate your reply.

I would think that the DFI would definitley be able to push higher then my current 189mhz fsb (though fast, I know I can push the 2500+ much further). About your two concerns; I'm not too worried about the 4 holes for mounting massive heatsinks. I use the SLK-900A which is massive enough for me and from DFI's website, this heatsink should fit the board fine.

I like the sound of "good and stable", and I would find that the BIOS Reloaded feature could possibely come in handy quite a bit (experimenting with overclocking).

[Geeky1]

The SLK-900A should fit no problem, yeah. Thermalright's universal heatsinks (SLK800U, 900U, 947U), and the SP-97 bolt through the board though, and they're rotated 90* from the mounting position of the SK-7/SLK-800/800A/900A, so they wouldn't fit, I don't think. But the 900A will almost certainly fit.

And yes, I'd say that most likely, the DFI will do more than 189MHz FSB :D

[mluke24]

Well I'll go out on a limb here and take a risk (although I feel comfortable about it). I'll be sure to tell you how it goes and hopefully its good news :). Until then, I'll just hang around these boards and hope to help the "needy" or give any usefull knowledge. :bigggrin:

Seeya around and thanks for your input!

[profdlp]

Welcome to Short-Media! :cheers:

[mmonnin]

I heard they take the vdimm from the 5volt rail instead of the 3.3V rail so there is more room if you want to vmod the board to 3.0V+ vdimm.

[mluke24]

Maybe down the road I'll look into how to volt mod the board. Right now i'll just do the traditional overclocking via fsb. Thanks for the info, I wouldn't have known I could vmod it without your input!

I'm hoping 2.3ghz if not higher (heard one good story of a 2.6ghz with stock cooling!)