The Ultra-D problem ?

Xavion · 09-04-05, 03:43 PM

Hi.

I'm thinking of buying a DFI Lanparty Ultra-D. But i have heard/read alot about it, and 1 thing makes me holding back. It seems that many ppl are having problems with the standard BIOS. Like it wont install windows because of a RAM error, or something like that. Is that true, or is it just a rumor. (No such word ??

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And another thing, the Northbridge FAN. I have also read, that it isn't possible to change it, because of the position right behind the PCI-E slot, so the GFX will cover it by millimeters. Is that a problem, or is the FAN so good quality that it isn't necessary to change?

Regards Xavion

superdaveviii · 09-04-05, 08:34 PM

Aftermarket Northbridge cooling solutions aren't usually nessecary on most motherboards, even on crappy solutions. They don't get hot enough to warrant it really, people either do it for bling or they don't know any better seeing as the gains are very minimal; you might gain 1-5 mhz more stability. The DFI Nforce 4 Lanparty's stock one is pretty sturdy considering what it is. I've never had the slightest desire to even bother considering changing it out.

gtrdude485 · 09-08-05, 12:11 PM

DFI boards are for mainly for OCing and "require"(not really but u get the picture.....) good components. you cant get away with using sh** ram thats when most pppl run into problems. I'm not sure about your ram but it looks liek you should be fine. check out dfi-street.com. those guys will be able to help you out alot.

Quest For Speed · 09-08-05, 11:35 PM

DFi has been shipping the boards with older bios. Flashing to the newest bios is quick and easy. The board works with most ram but it is not just install and go. The memory timings need to be set manually in most cases. Memtest86 is included in the bios so testing the memory before installing windows is much easier.
The factory NB fan works fine but if you want to go to a better one I am using this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835110103

vanibanez · 09-10-05, 06:16 PM

I almost had a stroke when my dfi northbridge stopped spinning on startup and still seems a bit sluggish on startup.

OcX · 09-10-05, 10:39 PM

Correct memory slots for single and DDR is where ppl get hung up. Thus the manual.

Supershanks · 09-11-05, 04:43 AM

Not had any issues after building about 3weeks ago

White Runner · 09-11-05, 05:00 AM

i built mine yesterday, all the information i needed was on this forum. noob proof.

EvilCloudStrife · 09-11-05, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Supershanks

Not had any issues after building about 3weeks ago

this motherboard is amazing.. you might have problems, but in the end its worth it (to me atleast, even though i had no problems)

09-04-05, 03:43 PM	Thread Starter #1
Xavion Registered Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Denmark	The Ultra-D problem ? Hi. I'm thinking of buying a DFI Lanparty Ultra-D. But i have heard/read alot about it, and 1 thing makes me holding back. It seems that many ppl are having problems with the standard BIOS. Like it wont install windows because of a RAM error, or something like that. Is that true, or is it just a rumor. (No such word ?? ) And another thing, the Northbridge FAN. I have also read, that it isn't possible to change it, because of the position right behind the PCI-E slot, so the GFX will cover it by millimeters. Is that a problem, or is the FAN so good quality that it isn't necessary to change? Regards Xavion
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superdaveviii Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern Ohio	Aftermarket Northbridge cooling solutions aren't usually nessecary on most motherboards, even on crappy solutions. They don't get hot enough to warrant it really, people either do it for bling or they don't know any better seeing as the gains are very minimal; you might gain 1-5 mhz more stability. The DFI Nforce 4 Lanparty's stock one is pretty sturdy considering what it is. I've never had the slightest desire to even bother considering changing it out. __________________ Black Betty AMD Athlon 64 3200+ "Winchester" @ 240x10 1.5v - Storm G4 OCZ Gold VX pc3200 @ 2-2-7-2 1:1 1T 3.2v - DFI Nforce 4 Ultra-D Connect3D ATI Radeon x850 XT PE @ 609/600 - Fusion HL Western Digital 74gb "Raptor" - Seagate 7200.8 200gb - NEC 3520A AquaXtreme z50-DC12 - Black Ice Pro III Lian Li pc-7077b - PC Power & Cooling 510 Deluxe Heatware
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gtrdude485 Registered Join Date: Sep 2005	DFI boards are for mainly for OCing and "require"(not really but u get the picture.....) good components. you cant get away with using sh** ram thats when most pppl run into problems. I'm not sure about your ram but it looks liek you should be fine. check out dfi-street.com. those guys will be able to help you out alot. __________________ DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D 704-bta AMD Opteron w/ xp-90 OCZ Platinum 2GB PC3200 WD 1TB, 640GB, 250GB ASUS Radeon HD 4850 512MB SB Audigy ZS Plat Pro NEC DVD burner Gigabyte combo DVD/CD-RW tsunami dream w/ aerogate 3 fan controller OCZ GameXStream 700W
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Quest For Speed Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ	DFi has been shipping the boards with older bios. Flashing to the newest bios is quick and easy. The board works with most ram but it is not just install and go. The memory timings need to be set manually in most cases. Memtest86 is included in the bios so testing the memory before installing windows is much easier. The factory NB fan works fine but if you want to go to a better one I am using this one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835110103 __________________ Rig 1:Asus P5B Deluxe E6600 Core 2 3.6Ghz@400 fsb 2 gig Gskill DDR2-1000@1200(2:3)5-5-4-5 WATER COOLED:White Water & Swifty MCW50 block 2x74Gig Raptors RAID 1 ATI X850XT PE 660/650 Pro Power & Cooling 510
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