DFI Package Distribution

The nF4 SLI-DR is available in two retail package configurations. The LANParty nF4 SLI-DR & LANParty UT nF4 SLI-DR. Basically you get the same indentical mother-board with the exact same functionality and performance with the UT series, but you get a smaller bundle and a smaller package.

For a few dollars more, you can have the bigger LANParty nF4 SLI-DR package we reviewed and as shown above. Sporting a bigger bundle with accessories like, PC Transpo, Front-X, UV sleeves, etc. So it depends on what your looking for in a purchase. Either way, you get the same world class SLI-DR mother-board.

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Final Thoughts:

The DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR is one of the most amazing motherboards I have seen this year, with its excellent bundle, excellent performance and stability the gaming experience was outstanding. The fact we can over clock to 250MHz FSB without any real tweaking is a true testament to its capabilities. With the ability to achieve configurations of up to 265MHz FSB and beyond. Of course this depends greatly on the additional hardware combined with the mother-board.

The nf4 SLI-DR BIOS features mega control over every aspect of the motherboard. With CMOS Reloaded, you can set the BIOS configuration and save that configuration to a memory bank and then recall those settings at your command. This allows you to clear configuration errors and quickly recover all your saved BIOS settings.

The Karajan Audio card is outstanding and you need an exceptional set of surround sound speakers to fully enjoy the sonic purity this audio riser card can produce. I recommend at least a 5.1 speaker system to fully grasp the theater style sound that this system emulates. Even the best two speaker systems found on the market cannot do the Karajan audio justice. While the two speaker configuration sounds great on this board, if you are going to buy a board that has Karajan 8 channel audio, then do yourself a favor and get a high end audio speaker system and enjoy the full 3D spatial effects with amazing clarity.

Dual GigabitLAN is based on both PCI and PCI Express interface for excellent network performance. nVRAID provides support for RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 allowing excellent performance and data back up capabilities while supporting both SATA and PATA devices such as ATA-133 compliant devices. The Silicon Image 3114 controller allows additional raid modes like RAID 5 and RAID 10 functionality and supports an additional four Serial ATA ports for a total of 8 Serial ATA connections. The SLI-DR is just loaded to the gills with features.

Just take a look around the web and read the reviews and follow the trends and anyone can tell you this is quite possibly and still is today the best mother-board on the market. World benchmark records are being broken using this mother-board with some of the fastest machines in the world utilizing the DFI LANParty SLI-DR. With the proof splattered all over the internet, I think its safe to say that this board rocks!

DFI has put a world class product in the hands of the enthusiasts loaded with features and performance, breaking world records with this board is something of a standard lately. Since the boards release in end/beginning 2004/2005, the board has been setting world records and still is to this day with over-clocking mad men all over the world.

This is board is highly recommended by MVKTECH and the masses that currently own them, anyone looking for a new mother-board in this platform, should consider the DFI nF4 series mother-boards no if, ands or buts. This is a serious board for the serious enthusiast who wants serious performance and stability at a competitive price.

DFI support is one of the best in the business, these people are professionally trained for there responsibilities and understand that a great product can only be great if it has the best sales and support teams. Taking one of the best mother-boards combined with the best in customer support, DFI is at the top of our list and it should be on yours too!

You can see other reviews we have done using this product to get a further idea of its capabilities and performance. I hope you enjoyed the review as much as I did putting it together. I would like to thank the following gentlemen at DFI for there support, Jacky, Frank and Ming and the following list of manufacturers:

• DFI
• Gainward
• Mushkin
• Swiftech
• Thermaltake
• Ultra Products

With support from:

• AMD
• LG Electronics
• Maxtor

Pros

• Currently the fastest SLI board available
• Excellent performance and stability
• Amazing out of the box overclocking ability
• Outstanding BIOS control and functionality
• Easy setup and configuration
• Super looks and board layout
• 2000MHz HyperTransport
• Supports 3Gb SATA storage disks
• SLI feature, future proof expandability
• Robust accessories bundle package
• Excellent sales and support staff

Cons

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