DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR Expert [Archive]

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Omega65

15 Oct 2005, 4:41pm

DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR Expert (http://us.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3872&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=NA) It has a software SLI switch, uses a 24pin/8pin PSU and the SLI slots are separated by two PCIe slots instead of one slot in between.

mmonnin

15 Oct 2005, 5:38pm

Looks like a waterblock will be able to be easily used on the northbridge.

Omega65

15 Oct 2005, 6:10pm

Do the NF4 chipsets need that much cooling?

mmonnin

15 Oct 2005, 6:12pm

Well Ive seen with watercooling that the Northbridge is the hottest component on the board. I am not sure if running 300+HTT needs more cooling.

Mt_Goat

15 Oct 2005, 10:34pm

Well Ive seen with watercooling that the Northbridge is the hottest component on the board. I am not sure if running 300+HTT needs more cooling.
Running mine at the 285 to 310 range only puts my chipset at 48C with nithing at all done to it. After removing the HS, cleaning, applying AS-5 and changing the fan speed to max constantly dropped temps to 44C at the same speeds. I have never encountered any instability or problems on any of the three I own. AS reported elswhere, just placing a fan above the chipset helps keep the temp even lower on phase-change rigs that operate even higher speeds.

mmonnin

15 Oct 2005, 10:53pm

Well one of the main reasons for WCing a system is to make it quieter. And these DFI northbridge fans run at 7k RPM.

GrayFox

15 Oct 2005, 11:34pm

This is the best layout ever a+++++++ dfi.

Finaly someone found a perfect spot for the ram. (Its easy to place a fan on now).

mmonnin

16 Oct 2005, 1:21am

Actually this was perfect for the positioning on the current DFI boards. It hovers right above the RAM. And I just sold one.

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/view.asp?idx=15&code=016