DFI Ultra D

I'm using a 380W ATX2.) PSU antec tru power 2.0

Will this board run it along with an opteron 146?

Anyway I know this board is hard for OC, but what about out of the box? Does this mobo actually work out of the box? Or do I have to adjust 10million settings.

From all the OC results they're either abit an8 ultra or the dfi ultras

I'm guessing from the proff the asus/gigabyte/msi mobos get nowhere close?

I'm only on DDR400 2.5-3-3-7 ocz premier ram and don't wish to spend more than that, so i guess can't make the full capacity of my dfi will i?

 

I'm not too sure on the PSU, but I hear 400+ will do the job...

My 144 almost ran the Ultra-D right out of the box, I had to adjust a couple of settings. First was the boot-up sequence and the second was to manually select the cpu multiplier.

 

It works fine out of the box, just like any other motherboard.

Its when you start overclocking and fiddling with RAM it gets complicated.

Although DFI say you need a 24pin 480w mininmum psu to power this motherboard, and any less your warranty is voided.

Asus are an option
Gigabyte - forget about it
MSI - Meh, very last resort
Abit - Very good choice, but be careful especially as it has a 1T bug with certain types of ram.

 

bah.

asus it is then.

and the abit an8 ultra's are discontinued so blah

 

What the fuck? You're getting an Opteron 146, with shitty OCZ Premier that doesnt go past 215mhz stable, with an Asus A8N-E.

Why dont you go out and buy a Venice 3200+ and save an Opteron for someone who deserves it.

/end jealousy rant.

 

Dude, nobody is gonna get any opteron any time soon and the ASUS board and OCZ ram aint that shit. Well it's not the worst but certainly not the best you can get.

 

haha. relax dude. i haven't got an opteron yet. the abit an8 ultras are discontinued unless you gimme yours. and i haven't had time to get decent ram as these are from my p4 2.8e

i'd go the dfi d honestly but i cbf upgrading psu, i think I MIGHT JUST LEAVE THE OPTERON 146 at stock

 

haha get an Enermax 535W, for $115-120 you can't go wrong. It's SLI certified and I think it might have EPS too (is EPS the 8pin plug?)

 

Yep. i believe the EPS is the 8pin, and the latest revision of the 535w enermax has it.

 

which board?

nf3 or nf4?

 

nf4

even though nf3 would be cheaper, i dont' like buying old chipsets.

 

Dont but the nf3.

Bug ridden board.

 

Plus it uses different mosfets...