MSI or DFI

Grimulus · 12-19-2005, 01:38 PM

It's a long story(and a stupid one) but my motherboard is offically fried, I would've felt better if i'd been OCing.

The board I had was an MSI K8N Neo 4 Ultra Platinum(I think that's the correct name).

I love the board, and it actually has everything I could ask for, however, I have a choice to make. Stick with the one I have OR get a different one, possibly with a little more tweaking features.

So my decision is basically down to buying anothe MSI board like I had, or picking up the DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D. I've read great things about the DFI.

What would you do? Why?

Much Appreciated,
Grim

Rambo · 12-19-2005, 02:01 PM

I'd go with the DFI

You say that you wan't more "tweaking" features... Well, that DFI motherboard has got many. And for OCing the DFI would be a better choice too.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-19-2005, 02:02 PM

Go with the DFI, it does have more tweaking options, and you may be able to get a higher overclock with that board.

Grimulus · 12-19-2005, 02:21 PM

I'm assuming the DFI is a more stable mobo overall? The whole SLI thing on it is wierd, being that two cards can be used for dual monitor support but not true SLI. Not that it matters to me, I'm using one card for two monitors and I'm set on the Ultra chipset. I just wonder about complications, that's all.

StrangleHold · 12-19-2005, 03:23 PM

Dfi

i.Angel · 12-19-2005, 06:06 PM

With all the good things that I have heard from this forum like awesome BIOS options and the way it is highly overclockable, I decided to go DFI this round

God of Black Flame · 12-20-2005, 10:36 AM

woah. i just had that exact problem, well kinda. my first MSI board fried and i got it replaced, then my replacement from MSI proved to have a battery eating defect that called for a new CMOS battery every couple days. i found out that and other errors are fairly common with the board; it's great when it works, but it's just a glitchy mobo overall. it should be obvious what option i'm with, but just in case: ditch the MSI, go with DFI.

Slacker7 · 12-20-2005, 08:48 PM

If you are going with overclocking then it is DFI. Check out www.dfi-street.com

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 08:42 AM

Well the DFI board will certainly allow you to push your system. Some other boards to consider are
- Sapphire PURE Innovation
- DFI Lanparty UT RDX200CF
- ASUS A8R-MVP
- ASUS A8N32SLI
Note that you will be losing the hardware audio you've enjoyed

12-19-2005, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	MSI or DFI It's a long story(and a stupid one) but my motherboard is offically fried, I would've felt better if i'd been OCing. The board I had was an MSI K8N Neo 4 Ultra Platinum(I think that's the correct name). I love the board, and it actually has everything I could ask for, however, I have a choice to make. Stick with the one I have OR get a different one, possibly with a little more tweaking features. So my decision is basically down to buying anothe MSI board like I had, or picking up the DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D. I've read great things about the DFI. What would you do? Why? Much Appreciated, Grim __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

12-19-2005, 02:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
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12-19-2005, 02:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	I'm assuming the DFI is a more stable mobo overall? The whole SLI thing on it is wierd, being that two cards can be used for dual monitor support but not true SLI. Not that it matters to me, I'm using one card for two monitors and I'm set on the Ultra chipset. I just wonder about complications, that's all. __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

12-19-2005, 03:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: And you think your safe! Posts: 7,991	Dfi __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600 3.3ghz. Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 1066 944mhz. 4gb. PNY 8800GT/VD964 W/D RE2 Sata 3.0 500gb. There's a great power in words, if you don't hitch too many of them together. Last edited by StrangleHold; 12-19-2005 at 03:25 PM.

12-19-2005, 06:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	With all the good things that I have heard from this forum like awesome BIOS options and the way it is highly overclockable, I decided to go DFI this round __________________ XPS M1530

12-19-2005, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rambo Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,914	I'd go with the DFI You say that you wan't more "tweaking" features... Well, that DFI motherboard has got many. And for OCing the DFI would be a better choice too.

12-20-2005, 10:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
God of Black Flame Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 22 Posts: 70	woah. i just had that exact problem, well kinda. my first MSI board fried and i got it replaced, then my replacement from MSI proved to have a battery eating defect that called for a new CMOS battery every couple days. i found out that and other errors are fairly common with the board; it's great when it works, but it's just a glitchy mobo overall. it should be obvious what option i'm with, but just in case: ditch the MSI, go with DFI. __________________ Windows XP Professional Althlon 64 4000+ (@2.8GHz) w/XP-90 Asus A8N SLI Premium 2GB (2x1GB) G. Skill Dual Channel 2x80GB Hitachi SATA II (non-RAID) 40GB Maxtor IDE HD (for music) XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB (@625/975) SoundBlaster X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Samsung 16x DVD-ROM NEC 3550A DVD+/-RW

12-20-2005, 08:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Slacker7 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 83	If you are going with overclocking then it is DFI. Check out www.dfi-street.com

12-26-2005, 08:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Well the DFI board will certainly allow you to push your system. Some other boards to consider are - Sapphire PURE Innovation - DFI Lanparty UT RDX200CF - ASUS A8R-MVP - ASUS A8N32SLI Note that you will be losing the hardware audio you've enjoyed __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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