mrtell Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 I am new to DFI and am wanting to build a system based on the DFI motherboard. Problem is I dont know the best motherboard to use, i intend to overclock, and the cost is not an issue, please help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtell Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 WOW impressed with the responce after a bit of research it looks as if the SLI-DR Expert is the one to get. coupled with an opteron 144 should be good. need some new mem and psu (best for this board) ANY suggestions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Sorry about the no-response. The Expert is a good choice if you have plenty of time. It is a truly optimized m/b. But it does have it's quirks that you'll have to work through. If you don't plan on SLi then the Ultra-D is a great choice for performance vs. price point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtell Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 thanx fot the reply does the Ultra-D clock as good as the expert and is there any issues with the seasonic 600w thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebaruna Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 WOW impressed with the responceafter a bit of research it looks as if the SLI-DR Expert is the one to get. coupled with an opteron 144 should be good. need some new mem and psu (best for this board) ANY suggestions Not to be overly rude, but you say that after a bit of research you found the answer anyway, so there isn't really that big of a problem, is there? There are lists on this forum (I suggest the search, I don't have links at hand, sorry) with recommended memory en PSU brands and models. As long as you stay on the A or recommended shortlist everything should go smoothly for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatasiaus Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 The expert has improved power control/management. It also has an improved layout re the nf4 chipset and pci slots. It shouyld clock slightly better. All DFI boards are picky about PSU's and RAM. There are guides over in the Recommendations & Hot Deals forum for both RAM and PSU's. Do yourself a big favor and stay with the recommended. It will make life easier for you on the build Read this guide before you start the build. Its geared toward the Ultra D and SLI (not expert), but the concepts are valid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtell Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Thank you for the advice, i will follow the link. According to Trebaruna there is no need to have any new posting, just search all of the time!Nice. DFI has a good rep has having the best user forum in the hardware world, Trebaruna does not help that rep! I am new to this forum, still finding my way around so all the help i can get is good. thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Trebaruna is just one person out of almost 16,000 at this forum so don't let one person dissuade you from the truth (that we have the best forum on the planet!) :tooth: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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