DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B
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4 port SATA, lots of USB2.0 and FireWire, Gigabit Ethernet, the FrontX and Transpo hardware, class topping Socket A performance, excellent audio, attractive looks. I'm struggling to think what else the board could do right. The layout has a couple of quirks, I ran into a BIOS issue or two, but on the whole I'm supremely impressed.
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews...lld19JRD02NjA=
Memories & DFI LanParty NFII Ultra B
After trodding through all the MSI, Gigabyte, Asus, Abit, Epox, etc., etc., blah blah blah I stumbled upon this little baby & loved the review along with the Hexus site....finally the Holy Grail....err maybe - the mobo that is I mean, Hexus is great...
This mobo is cool and has all the bits & more than the competition from what I can see (brain dead from spec'ing & comparing - many thanks to Hexus for bringing my search to an end)....I kinda like the looks of it too, but won't be seen much as I'll be admiring my new WaveMaster 'firey red' (another great Hexus review choice :) instead knowing it has the kit under the hood ;)....I know about the 64-thingy but lets face it, alot of £ for driving a Ferrari @ 55mph @ the moment...
Enough blah & praise for now, though merited. What I'm trying to clarify on this mobo after d'loading their I/OM & using Kingston's MemCheck (non version-B I might add), is if this board can make use of a PC3200(DDR400) 1Mb Kit (x2 512) for the Duel Channel mode of course in slots 1 & 3 (DDR1/2 = channel-one & DDR3 = channel 2)?
I ask this because it appears that a 512 Kit (x2 256) is the max for DDR400 on this mobo though not clear in DFI's I/OM (if yes is this normal in comparison to others?), see Kingston for reference: -
http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/images/logo_hyperx2.gif
I noticed the x2 256 DDR400 was the same config used in the review...
It will primarily be used for Gaming/Office so suggestions on the best config with the Duel Channel appreciated. I'm looking at the Kingston HyperX as the Corsair XMS seems to have alot of compatibilty issues also mentioned in their forums & in another Hexus review...
Thanks Hexus for your help...
Any chance of Asetek block?
I was planning on using this board with my Asetek kit, until I read this review and saw that there was a problem mounting the block. Is there any possible way you mount the Asetek block on this board, perhaps if you didn't use a washer/nut on the top of that hole, but only used one on the backside instead? It's going to break my heart if I have to go with another board...