Like the Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI, the DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR ships with such a large accessory bundle, it's packaged in an oversized box that's filled with a variety of extras. In the past couple of years, since the introduction of their LANParty line of products, DFI has built a reputation for offering feature-rich and overclocker-friendly motherboards, that strike a nice balance between price, performance, and features. It seems to us that DFI wants to bolster that reputation with the LANParty NF4 SLI-DR. This motherboard offers some features not currently found on any competing products.
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| Specifications of the DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR |
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CPU
•_AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
•_Socket 939
Chipset
•_NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
•_Supports NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
Front Side Bus
•_2000MT/s HyperTransport interface
Memory
•_Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
•_Supports dual channel (128-bit wide) memory interface
•_Supports up to 4GB system memory
•_Supports DDR266, DDR333 and DDR400 DDR SDRAM DIMM
SLI / Single VGA Mode
•_SLI mode
- 2 SLI-ready graphics cards (use identical cards) on the PCI Express x16 slots.
- The graphics cards are connected via the SLI bridge.
- The bandwidth of each slot is x8; when the graphics cards are connected via the SLI bridge, it runs at x16 bandwidth.
•_Single VGA mode
- 1 PCI Express graphics card on the PCIE1 slot will run at x16 bandwidth.
- The other PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE4) will run at x2 bandwidth.
BIOS
•_Award BIOS
•_CMOS Reloaded
•_CPU/DRAM overclocking
•_CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
•_4Mbit flash memory
Power Management
•_Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
•_Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
•_AC power failure recovery
Hardware Monitor
•_Monitors CPU/system/chipset temperature
•_Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/5Vsb/Vchipset/Vdram voltages
•_Monitors the speed of the CPU fan, Fan 2 and chipset fan
•_CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up
Audio
•_Karajan audio module
- Realtek ALC850 8-channel audio CODEC
- 6 audio jacks
- 1 CD-in connector
- 1 front audio connector
•_S/PDIF-in/out interface
LAN
•_Dual Gigabit LAN - Vitesse VSC8201 Gigabit Phy and Marvell 88E8001 Gigabit PCI
•_Fully compliant to IEEE 802.3 (10BASE-T), 802.3u (100BASE-TX) and 802.3ab (1000BASE-T) standards
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IDE
•_nForce4 chip supports two IDE connectors that allows connecting up to four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives
NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
•_RAID 0 and RAID 1
Serial ATA with RAID
•_Four Serial ATA ports supported by the nForce4 chip
- SATA speed up to 3Gb/s
- RAID 0 and RAID 1
- NVIDIA RAID allows RAID arrays spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
•_Four Serial ATA ports supported by the Silicon Image Sil 3114 chip
- SATA speed up to 1.5Gb/s
- RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5
IEEE 1394
•_VIA VT6307
•_Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
Rear Panel I/O Ports
•_1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
•_1 mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
•_2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
•_Karajan audio module (6 audio jacks)
•_1 IEEE 1394 port
•_2 RJ45 LAN ports
•_6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
I/O Connectors
•_2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
•_1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port
•_1 connector for 1 external serial port
•_1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks (on the Karajan audio module)
•_1 CD-in internal audio connector (on the Karajan audio module)
•_1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
•_1 IR connector
•_8 Serial ATA connectors
•_2 IDE connectors
•_1 floppy connector
•_1 24-pin ATX power connector
•_1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
•_2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD-type and HDD type)
•_1 front panel connector
•_5 fan connectors
•_4 diagnostic LEDs
•_1 diagnostic LED connector for external 4 diagnostic LEDs display
•_EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
Expansion Slots
•_2 PCI Express x16 slots
•_1 PCI Express x1 slot
•_1 PCI Express x4 slot
•_2 PCI slots
PCB
•_ATX form factor
•_24cm (9.45") x 30.5cm (12")
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Included with the LANParty NF4 SLI-DR, we found an impressive assortment of items meant to appeal to LAN gamers who frequently travel with their systems, or to enthusiasts who just like to show off their system's internals. Included with the board itself, we found a rounded 80-Wire IDE cable, a single rounded floppy cable and two yellow SATA cables. We also found a pair of Dual-SATA-to-Molex power adapters, an SLI connector to linking a pair of NVIDIA graphics cards, and a chip-removal tool that helps aid in the removal of the jumper-blocks used to configure this board. There was also a detailed Quick Reference poster and three user's manuals included with the LANParty NF4 SLI-DR, in addition to a DFI case badge, a large "LANPARTY" decal, and a custom I/O shield complete with a color-coded sticker that labels all of the ports. Driver floppies and a driver CD-ROM are also bundled with the board as well, along with a UV reactive cable sleaving kit and a couple of other goodies. DFI included a set of FrontX Multimedia ports, that bring audio, SATA, and Firewire connectors, and four diagnostic LEDs to the front of a system, and a "PC Transpo" that makes carrying a system and its accessories much easier. The "PC Transpo" wraps around just about any mini- or mid-tower case, giving it a sturdy handle, which makes it much easier to transport from location to location.
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