DFI LANParty UT NFORCE 590 SLI-M2R Unveiled

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DFI has announced its nForce 590 SLI powered LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R for AMD’s Socket AM2 processors.

The board features two full speed PCI Express x16 slots, compatible with NVIDIA’s SLI technology.
Four DDR2 memory slots with support for NVIDIA’s Enhanced Performance Profile equipped memory.
Audio is provided by Realtek’s flagship ALC885 high definition audio codec which is placed on a Karajan module that keeps it further away from the motherboard and away from electrical noise.
Eight SATA II ports are available—six from the nForce 590 SLI and two from a Silicon Image SiL3132.

Unfortunately the DFI LANParty UT NF590 SLI-M2R uses an active copper heatsink that produces noise. With most other high end boards using passively cooled chipsets, this is somewhat disappointing.

The board should be available in retail stores soon at a price just north of $200.00

Power is delivered by a 5-phase digital PWM that is a first for a consumer level motherboard as it was previously found on server motherboards where space is tight. DFI claims the advantages of a digital PWM are no overheating and leaking capacitors. Improved control of overclocking is also a touted feature of the 5-phase digital PWM.

Source: Daily Tech

Garg

That's a pretty board.

Eight SATA ports? I wonder if they could have saved much money by dropping the Silicon Image controller and its two ports?

jhenry

Me wanty....

Very nice board and specs... All we need is a nuclear powered AM2 processor and I'll be styling... Not long at our rate of tech change though. Just a matter of time.

Krazeyivan

Check out the RAM to go with it.....

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2006/172

And there is nothing disappointing about the active heat sink, its better than the previous effort and this board will be great to people who like to tweak a lot!

edcentric

Now we just need the lower powered CPUs to over clock more...
That memory is crazy.

muddocktor

Now DFI needs to come out with a good Lanparty series mobo for C2D too. Or they are going to be left sucking hind tit.

Hawk

OK, I see you can get the mobo at neweggfor $209.
Says it will run Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 proc's.
I take it the Athlon 64 X2 is the better one of the three.....
And the special ram can't be found yet ehh? Wonder what the price is going to be?
Also, Does this mobo have to have 2 Video cards for top performance?
And I assume it will need 600W PSU or better?
Just trying to get an idea what the whole setup would be price wise.

Thrax

Hawk wrote:

OK, I see you can get the mobo at neweggfor $209.
Says it will run Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64 proc's.
I take it the Athlon 64 X2 is the better one of the three.....
And the special ram can't be found yet ehh? Wonder what the price is going to be?
Also, Does this mobo have to have 2 Video cards for top performance?
And I assume it will need 600W PSU or better?
Just trying to get an idea what the whole setup would be price wise.

-X2 is the best of those.
-The special RAM isn't necessary, it just helps Overclocking "n00bs" not fuss with timings if they don't have people like this forum to come to.
-Yes and no - depends on the game and how much you want to spend.
-Yes.

Hawk

Thnx very much thrax,
That clears up my befuddled mind!
There's just so many mobo's/procs/rams/gpu's out there since the Athlon XP series systems (my last builds) that I can't make heads nor tails of which is the better systems anymore. I've been reading a great deal on all the new stuff, but it becomes a blur after a while.