Written by: Windwithme
Translated by: Lazyman

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The article focuses on NF4 board in the area of memory timing and FSB (HTT) overclocking, and not SLI performance. I like to share with our readers my experience in dealing with almost all NF4 boards in recent two months in both SLI and Non-SLI configurations; in this case the lastest NF4 board - DFI LANPARTY SLI-DR.

Contents and Features:

DFI LP UT NF4 SLI-DR comes in a big retail box and filled with accessories.



Back plate, chip puller for SLI Bridge, SATA cables, manual and other goodies.



The board layout:


The board pictured shows a clean layout.

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There are four red diagnostic LEDs on the lower left and the jumpers for SLI functions.
Provision for 8 SATA ports and power connections at the right bottom.




While the I/O back plate looks different. It is because the special audio in/out put add-on module.

The dual channel memory is paired using DIMM 2&4, and may well be different than other boards. The new ram location effectively removes heat comparing to the traditional location. Notice the 4-PIN molex input connector which is recommended for 350W power supply in order to provide a stable and sufficient power.



With all contents out of the box, I thought I should mention that the front graphic on the retail box is not much different than DFI NF3 version. So, make sure you get what you intent to buy at retail store.. :)



Let's go to the fun part ->