DFI Nforce 250GB

Robert · 30 Jan 2006 at 08:43

I've read a few reviews and this comes out top, is it really that good? I maybe selling my Asus K8VSE Deluxe soon and that would fit the bill nicely.

Super Tigers · 30 Jan 2006 at 09:57

A rock solid board, supports all skt754 cpus and has a huge array of tweaking options. I have one in my HTPC and it is rock solid and heavily overclocked (amd 3000 venice core clocked at 10multix270mhz=2.7ghz), has firewire, 4 sataI ports, 8 usb. I picked mine up as open box bargain from a major online retailor for £35, absolute steal.
Only problem it has is that it is an AGP motherboard and upgrade options are getting harder to find and are on the whole more expensive than pci-express solutions.

Just my 2 penneth

Rob H

benlanky · 30 Jan 2006 at 23:13

It is an excellent board, but with the drawbacks mentioned by Super Tigers.

I had one (still got it sitting in it's box) until I went pcie and it was excellent in every way - I'd have gone for another dfi if they had a socket 754 / pcie version.

Highly recommended

Tute · 31 Jan 2006 at 00:38

Been using one for ages, excellent board, more overclocking options than you will EVER use (trust me on that one

) and takes every CPU that fits the socket, inc DTRs.

Only problem is a cold boot issue, although a BIOS flash sorts this. Make sure you have the latest BIOS really.

Highly recommended.

Tute · 31 Jan 2006 at 00:40

benlanky said:
It is an excellent board, but with the drawbacks mentioned by Super Tigers.

I had one (still got it sitting in it's box) until I went pcie and it was excellent in every way - I'd have gone for another dfi if they had a socket 754 / pcie version.

Highly recommended

Just to add to that... if you look on the DFI site, there is an Infinity nF4X board (PCIe instead of AGP), which is basically the Lanparty board without the coloured PCB. Haven't managed to find it available in the UK yet though. A pity.

Super Tigers · 31 Jan 2006 at 00:42

Tute said:
.... and takes every CPU that fits the socket, inc DTRs.
.......

You could stick next door's cat in the socket and the bios would recognise it!!!

Rob H

Tute · 31 Jan 2006 at 00:43

Super Tigers said:
You could stick next door's cat in the socket and the bios would recognise!!!

Rob H

You'd upset the cat, and I expect overclocking potential would be limited with a thick shield of fur around the core.

benlanky · 31 Jan 2006 at 15:49

Tute said:
Just to add to that... if you look on the DFI site, there is an Infinity nF4X board (PCIe instead of AGP), which is basically the Lanparty board without the coloured PCB. Haven't managed to find it available in the UK yet though. A pity.

I even tried phoning DFI in Holland to ask if I could buy it anywhere in the UK.

Typically Dutch reply was that it was available in the UK, but you couldn't buy it anywhere. I think he may have been shmoking something

Possibly a cat.

Tute · 31 Jan 2006 at 20:11

If they don't like water, what kinda feline-related overclock would I expect with a Zalman Reserator?

Super Tigers · 31 Jan 2006 at 20:28

I think you should the cpu to purrrrrrr along nicely....

Rob H