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DFI LanParty SLI-DR or Asus A8N-SLi Premium

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Kevo, 26 Jun 2005.

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  1. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    So which should I get, any Pros or Cons would be nice :)

    Oh my new 7800GTX will be living in this so have there been any reports of the card not fitting etc.
     
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  2. N4N01D

    N4N01D What's a Dremel?

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    DFI imo, i have it and its a great mobo, sata2, (8 sata in total) just a great all round board :), only con i can think of is the price
     
    N4N01D, 26 Jun 2005
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  3. drunknmunky

    drunknmunky What's a Dremel?

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    :wallbash: That's a pretty big con.. :p

    DFI is quite good for overclocking.
     
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  4. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    Bought the DFI :thumb:
     
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  5. cc rass

    cc rass What's a Dremel?

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    That was a long decision
     
    cc rass, 26 Jun 2005
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  6. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    Yea but it's only a motherboard... I mean I bought my 7800GTX on a whim :naughty:
     
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  7. Jhonbus

    Jhonbus What's a Dremel?

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    I would've gone for the DFI as well, for the obvious reasons, and also the fact that Asus' website is incredibly crap. I'm not buying an Asus mobo again because of that.
     
    Jhonbus, 26 Jun 2005
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  8. drunknmunky

    drunknmunky What's a Dremel?

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    I'm thinking about the DFI as well....although I'm getting an X850XT so there's no point of getting an SLI board :/
     
    drunknmunky, 26 Jun 2005
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  9. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    I'm not doing SLi either but I simply couldn’t find (looking for 5min ;)) a single PCIe slot mobo that has any ware near the features of there SLi cousins.

    I've now just got to wait till the SoundBlaster X-Fi is out then i’m done spending money on my computer for a good few years...
     
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  10. *mat-ster*

    *mat-ster* What's a Dremel?

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    Hi Kevo,

    Do you have any info on that new soundblaster card???

    Cheers,

    Matty
     
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  11. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    Kevo, 26 Jun 2005
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  12. webbyman

    webbyman Hax.

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    webbyman, 26 Jun 2005
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  13. Rich_13

    Rich_13 What's a Dremel?

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    it's gonna costa fortune, but that does look like it's a big upgrade for music lovers and gamers :-D . I'm quite sad that Abit hasn't come out with a kick ass SLi setup as I quite like there motherboards. Asus tends to win reviews where overclocking isn't really considered otherwise the DFI wins when oc'ing and also looks alot nicer if you ask me.
     
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  14. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    As far as looks are concerned, I think the DFI looks pretty damned fugly tbh. If they weren't £140 i'd vinyl dye the slots etc... As far as motherboards are concerned, the DFI seems to be the elephants gonads atm.

    [edit] That SB is going to be absolute rape. Let's hope they get drivers sorted for it... :p[/edit]
     
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  15. RotoSequence

    RotoSequence Lazy Lurker

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    Theres no accounting for tastes I guess... yellow on black looks badass IMO.
     
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  16. Rich_13

    Rich_13 What's a Dremel?

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    well it's better than a standard pcb ....
     
    Rich_13, 27 Jun 2005
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  17. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    The only thing the ASUS board has up on the DFI is it's passive NB sink. And, of course, the price. Aside from that, it's DFI all the way.

    (edit) Oh yeah, and the DFI board's black PCB is t3h r0x0rs (/edit)
     
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  18. drunknmunky

    drunknmunky What's a Dremel?

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    i thought they both have active cooling for the northbridge :eyebrow:
     
    drunknmunky, 27 Jun 2005
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  19. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    The older ones (Vanilla and "deluxe") did, but this is the new "premium" variant.
     
    Techno-Dann, 27 Jun 2005
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  20. RotoSequence

    RotoSequence Lazy Lurker

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    The premium uses a heatpipe cooler on the northbridge IIRC?
     
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