[H]ardNews 3rd Edition

DFI 5V Vdimm Issue

DFI tech support addresses the voltage issue with DFI nForce4 mobos in this thread at Bleedingedge. They recommend setting back to 3.3V until DFI R&D is able to fix the issue.

"If some of you are not aware, the DFI Nforce 4 Ultra/D/DR SLI models has a jumper setting onboard that allows you to increase the voltage supplied on the Vdimm feed from 3.3 volts to 5 volts. This will give users the option to supply more than 3.2 volts to the ram on their DFI motherboards."

GeForce 6800 Unchained

FiringSquad serves up how to unlock the nVidia GeForce 6800.

"But what if you could turn the 12-pipeline GeForce 6800 into an even more powerful 16-pipeline card without spending a dime? That’s exactly what many of you asked us to do a few weeks ago with EVGA’s e-GeForce 6800, so guess what? We did! In order to understand how this is possible, it’s best to go over the GeForce 6800’s architecture first."

DFI Ultra D & SLi In Thermal

BigBruin has a cool (pun intended) set of thermal images of the DFI Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D & SLI-DR and links to their earlier Asus A7N8X Deluxe & ATi Radeon 9700 Pro pics, taken with a Mikron Infrared Thermal Imager.

" The majority of the images shown in this article are of the DFI Lanparty nF4 Ultra-D with the exception of the last three. Shown in the last three photos are the significant areas of increased temperature of the SLI-DR board. Everyone knows the importance of cooling computer components, and we'll see what areas on these boards may need extra cooling for optimum performance."

Posted by Chuck 11:50 AM (DST)