ramon77

I can confirm an incredible heat issue between my UTT sticks and NF4-UltraD mobo. I've two sticks of 512Mb Twinmos Speed Premium UTT AA4T/44D. Well... ...if I run them upon my old DFI Lanpary NF2Ultra RevB (bios Hellfire Rev3) @22225/T1/240Mhz/3.2v, these sticks are simply COLD. Even with 250Mhz/3.5v (mobo has VDimm mod) the chips are only a little lukewarm. But... ...if I run them upon my new DFI Lanparty NF4Ultra-D @22225/T1/240Mhz/3.2v (3.3v rail, not 5v: JP17@default!), the chips become incredibly HOT. Yes, I can't touch them! :eek::eek::eek: Same psu, same other hardware (except mobo+cpu platforms, obviously)! I can't believe...WHAT'S WRONG? :confused:

Pliiiis, onli inglisc on internesional forummese!

An automatic translation to help (a little) international owners:

DFI showed DFI Lanparty NF3 ultra-D one year ago @ Computex 2004. For example, HERE you can find a report about it. As everyone can see, old layout and features were better than current ones: FOUR (and not only two) SAta ports by NF3 not so stupidly close to 939 socket; DDR slots layout better than the current one; FOUR (and not only two) SAta ports with onboard PCI cntrl (SI3114 vs Marvell 88SR3020); 8 channels audio with Karajan module (the same used on DFI NF4 mobos), against current 6 channels and so on.

Try downloading "NForce RAID Driver for Windows 2K/XP/2003" 5.10.2600.0507 from HERE.

Which the problem: array building or Windows setup?

I hope SAta cables with 90 degree angled connectors will help owners with big heatsinks.

In fact even with a CoolerMaster Hyper6 it may be a serious problem:

Yes, SAta 3 and 4 (near 939 socket) are the locked ones.

Unfortunately, yes: they seem to be not locked like on MSI Neo2...

In fact i'll no buy it, 'cause it is too poorer than DFI NF4 mobos. I'm sorry, but the mobo image in your link isn't correct; this is the DFI NF3 Ultra-D true layout:

Unfortunately, all I wrote about this mobo specs is officially confirmed: no 24 pins ATX power connector, no 4Volt VDdr jumper option and additional 4-pin molex connector like NF4 mobos, no Karajan 8 channels Audio Module based on Realtek ALC850 (but only 6 channels audio), only 2 SAta whitout PCI bandwidth limitation, and so on...

You are only dening the evidence, that's all. DFI Lanparty UT nF3 Ultra-D is IN STOCK and, for example, you can buy it HERE in Japan.

Angry_Games, which is your problem? I'm not blind and I can see (by photos) the same mobo that everyone can see @Computex (even tomorrow). Which are the difficulties to admit that this "DFI LP NF3 ULTRA-D" is clearly poorer (about features and layout) than DFI NF4 mobos? This is called "marketing strategy": it's different. It seems that the target is clearly to push NF4 lines, but the problem is that a lot of people (and/or DFI customers), coming from socket 754 or older NF2 platform, can't swap so easy to pci-ex, because they buyed an high-end AGP vga (like x800xt, xt/pe, 6800ultra and so on) and want to save their money. But it seems that this new DFI 939 AGP mobo don't seem the right and definitive answer. A napalm bomber? I'm only writing my objective impressions, based on what I (and everybody) can see: is this a problem? Must I wait for censorship?

The Lanparty is not an "entry level" or "low cost" product line. If you want to "save" your money, you can swap to "Infinity" or "General" product lines. Even the Lanparty NF4 basic product (LANPARTY UT nF4-D) is, in comparison, richer than these LP 939 NF3: Karajan audio module, heatsinks on mosfets, 24 pins atx power connector, 4Volts VDDR option and so on...