That's some insane stock chipset cooling! :o Is the NF4 chipset such a hot chip, or is this motherboard for overclockers only? |
the Asus AN32 Premium has the same chipset cooling for the 2x16x chipset |
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that's an ironic statement:p NF4 chipset is smoking hot |
Next, the BIOS introduce Then main menu CPU frequency from 200 ~ 450 MHz CPU voltage 1st section from 0.080 ~ 1.450V CPU multiplier According to the CPU frequency, the lowest value is x5 CPU voltage 2nd section +50 ~ 750mV, one 50mV is about plus 0.1V max plus to 1.2V¡K quite high You can get any voltage you want when match with 1st level CPU voltage. (ex: 1.575V=1.375V(Level 1)+100mV DRAM: CPU Combination as 1/1, 5/6, 2/3, 1/2 Memory voltage has a big revolution It define to 2 level, switch by jumper When it work over 3.3V, the IC of motherboard won¡¦t create much heat Section 1 is 2.6 ~ 3.2V Section 2 is 3.3 ~ 4.1V After DFI, this becomes the 2nd motherboard of memory voltage over 3.5V And this is the 1st motherboard which reach 4.1V high memory voltage Another important point The options of DRAM BIOS was improved a lot and release a lot of catalogue Under the options of DRAM BIOS the options of north/south bridge and HyperTransport are quite good in detail Compare with Neo4, the BIOS options of this board definitely improve a lot. Next is about the ability of over clock. On CPU side, the ability of over clock is almost the same if the manufactures which have good over clock ability above average. Test Platform AMD 939 Athlon 64 3000+ MSI K8N Diamond Plus G.Skill 1GBFF/1GBGH/2GBHZ SPARKLE 6200 MAXTOR 30GB 5400rpm EnLight 420W First is 1GBFF Samsung TCCD series 295MHz DDR590 1.5-4-3-7 1T, PI 32M 2.80V achieved Next is 1GBGH Winbond UTT series DDR510 2-2-2-5 1T, PI 32M 3.3V achieved At last, 2GBHZ Samsung UCCC series DDR550 3-4-4-8 1T, PI 32M 2.6V achieved ps. The test of over clock is concerned in 3 phase, CPU, MB, and DRAM For example, If over clock to 300MHz FSB and 2T, CPU/Motherboard are fine, but DRAM is not, then it¡¦s better to speed down the DRAM If the CPU/DRAM can up to 300MHz frequency, DDR600 is stable but the MB is not, then it better to speed down the FSB If the MB/DRAM can up to 300MHz FSB, but the CPU is not, then it better to turn down the multiplier or frequency Because the standard spec of CPU/MB is 200MHz, the good over clock ability of CPU/MB is the key point of total over clock, on the other side, if the DRAM cannot reach the high frequency, there is still a way which is frequency divider. Let us make a conclusion of this Diamond Plus Good: 1. Use the 16X+16X chipset (although the performance up is not stand out enough) 2. DRAM Voltage from 2.85V to 4.1V (don¡¦t tell me it cannot reach without Winbond DDR, I think it¡¦s good to consumer that the function is provided) 3. the BIOS menu advanced, very close to DFI¡¦s BIOS 4. the usage of heat pipe between northbridge and southbridge, it¡¦s quiet and qualified with small fan 5. the overclock ability of CPU/DRAM is quite good, if the DFI get 100 scores, then MSI get 90 6. Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy SE, the highest spec so far. 7. the additional SATA2 chip uses Sil3132 8. this board seems solve the problem of voltage swing, It¡¦s stable that the voltage move between 0.01~0.02V 9. addition PCI-E as Neo4 before, although cannot run 3VGA SLI, but provide additional fun Bad 1. the airflow of northbridge is face to VGA, I think it should be change the direction, although the small fan is windless and do not has the big influence to VGA 2. Clear CMOS button is integrated, better if provide Power/Reset button 3. It¡¦s better to use the heat sink on MOS section, the temperature is 40~50 degree by hand touch, not quite high I give a highly recommend on spec/overclock/performance/layout of this board It¡¦s a balanced all new brand SLI motherboard Of course there is no perfec motherboard, if the overclock is your first concern, DFI is still the better choice; if you want a better MOS components and fast release, ASUS A8N32-SLI also in concern answering the question before the gap between 7800GT and northbridge heat sink I get the A8N32-SLI after doing a rough test, I found that the overclock ability of ASUS is weaker in faith I¡¦ll make a testing comparison in detail at free time, Wind¡¦s hardware testing schedule at the end of this week is done¡Khuhu¡K |
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