moto Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Hows it going all? I need help choosing the most compatible board for my CPU + RAM (AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice + 2 x Corsair TWINX512-3200XL / DDR-400 XMS-3200XL). Heres the selection. a. DFI Lan Party LP UT NF4 ULTRA-D NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 8-ch Audio GigaLAN SATA IEEE 1394 USB2.0 b. DFI Lan Party LP UT NF4 SLI-D nForce4 SLI 8-ch Audio GigaLAN SATA USB 2.0 IEEE 1394 c. DFI Lan Party LP UT NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT nForce4 SLI 8-ch Audio DUAL LAN SATA USB 2.0 IEEE1394 So which one would you guys recommend? Cheers, moto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltes-5 Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 All of them OC pretty well, the only thing to consider I think is if you decide to go SLI, which I researched a bit and its overrated. The Ultra-D can be modded to SLI, the advantage of the Expert is that it seems to be much more stable as far as OC'ing goes and the space between the PCI-E sockets are farther apart than the older boards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMJOSH Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 I love my Ultra-D, probably the best choice if your not planning on sli, even so you can mod it if you wish Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlowerKing Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 If it was me buying the board, I would go Expert, but I've had a Ultra-D for a while now and I need a new play-toy. If I was recommending a board, I would have to say Ultra-D because I know it, I know it's good, and it's cheaper than the others. From what I've seen, the Experts are clocking better than the Ultra-D's but the Ultra-D's have a vast knowledge base to fall back on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
applejuice Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Go with the Expert if you plan to run SLI, because it has the new software SLI switching instead of the jumper-based system used in the SLI-D®. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltes-5 Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 The Experts stability and much more user friendly SLI is what sets it apart from the others. I had an Ultra-D modded to SLI and no problems, loaned to a total stranger and a member here on the forum but he said he killed it, still have my SLI-DR running my X2 3800+/3500+ Newcastle, and my Expert which is running my Opty 165 (which I killed by the way) but thereplacement is at home now. So the Expert is the way to go if you want SLI, but Ultra-D for budget and still rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludeboy12 Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 personally i would go w/ the ultra-d. The expert looks good and all and works great for a lot of people but i've seen it mysteriously kill 3 cpus over at XS now.... of course all those could be due to user error some how i guess or some other random occurance. If you already have a board of some kind i would say wait. Unofficially there is a new board on the way. DFI nf4 sli-dr venus or something like that. There is a thread about it over at XS. It has all aluminum caps for ur extreme overclocking pleasure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meltdown Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 I can only comment on the Ultra-D but its an excellent board! If you do get one make sure you have Bios 6/23-3 or later to support your CPU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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