DFI LanParty UT CFX3200-DR

DFI has earned a reputation over the last couple of years for producing feature-rich, enthusiast friendly motherboards.  DFI's decked out LANPARTY family of motherboards in particular has become known to many around the world as a family of products that cater to the unique needs of the enthusiast and overclocking communities.

Today we present to you DFI's LANPARTY UT CFX3200-DR. Build around the CrossFire Xpress 3200 chipset and with a plethora of BIOS options and integrated peripherals, this board has "enthusiast" written all over it.  We'll take a look at whether or not there are other aspects of this product, however, that really make it stand out among a sea of Athlon 64 compatible motherboards.  But first, let's run down the features and specifications...

DFI LANPARTY UT CFX3200-DR The Nitty-Gritty

Dimension: . ATX form factor 12" x 9.6" Processor Support: . Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 & Athlon64 FX Chipset: . Radeon Xpress 3200 Memory Support: . Four 184-Pin DIMM slots . Dual Channel DDR 266/333/400 _Unbuffered Non-ECC memory . 128/256/512/1024Mb ram up to 4GB Onboard Serial ATA ULI M1575 Support: . Supports up to four SATA devices . Supports 3Gb/s data transfer . RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD Onboard Serial ATA Silicon Image Sil 3114 Support: . Supports up to four SATA devices . Supports 1.5Gb/s data transfer . RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD IEEE1394 VIA VT6307: . Supports two 1394 units . 100/200/400Mbps transmission rate Onboard Gigabit LAN: . Dual Gigabit LAN - Marvell 88E8052 & Marvell 88E8053 . Complaint to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards

Onboard Karajan Audio: . Realtek ALC882 8-channel HD Audio . Supports 7.1-channel audio . SPDIF output and universal audio jack Onboard Video: . None Available BIOS: . AWARD (Phoenix) BIOS PCI Express x16 Support: . Two x16 PCI-E slots Expansion Slots: . Two PCI Express x1 slots . Three PCI slots