DFI Infinity 975X/G - Page 2

**One4yu2c** · June 25th, 2006

For those wanting an early peek (and I do mean peek) as well as a better pic -----> LINK

Capper · June 25th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasgul

gvblake22Capper, DFI could be the best maker for amd boards but for Intel they're not and never will, I've had 1 board and support and BIOS updates were the worst in the business, I returned it and got a GIGABYTE instead and all problems were solved. That's why I don't like DFI nor I ever will.

This might be the "budget line" Infinity but in reality, ASUS doesn't have a budget line motherboard with a 975X chipset, in fact the least expensive 975X board is the AW8-D which is only $176 and I wouldn't call that exactly "budget board", but then again if that board's price ends up being less than that I wouldn't buy or recommend one either.

The top of the line boards from DFI for Intel have end up being way more expensive than the ASUS and the clear choice will always be an ASUS, just like the Lanparty 875P vs P4C800-Deluxe and 925X days.

First of all, DFI didn't bother marketing their INTEL boards because they felt enthusiasts were more interested in s939 AMD boards, which is true. They didn't even release more than a handful of their i925 boards because they knew people really weren't interested, because if you look back....new chipsets has almost always meant new processors with the INTEL line. They didn't even make a i955 board and just now are releasing a variety of INTEL boards which will support Conroe..

You have to look at the whole picture before judging a company.

RangerXLT8 · June 25th, 2006

True that Asus makes some damn good Intel boards.

The green color PCB, means nothing in terms of performance.

That DFI board, has a digital PLL, that in it self is one-up on Asus. Coming from an engineer I know, he said digital PLL is what's going to take boards to 500FSB(2000mhz effective).

@ Nasgul: The DFI 875 board is one of the best, and some people, will pay top dollar to have the best kit.

yurimxpxman · June 25th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasgul

Capper, DFI could be the best maker for amd boards but for Intel they're not and never will, I've had 1 board and support and BIOS updates were the worst in the business, I returned it and got a GIGABYTE instead and all problems were solved. That's why I don't like DFI nor I ever will.

Yes, it is true that DFI is not the best mobo company for Intel boards (as Paul mentioned, ASUS' Intel boards are above par). But I don't see how you can put Gigabyte on a level higher than DFI.

You may disregard my

for the fact that I use AMD, but I currently own a Gigabyte motherboard and I am not completely satisfied with it. It can't overclock worth cow chips. (2.3Ghz on an Athlon 64 3700? That's bunk.)

Capper · June 25th, 2006

I still have the old DFI 875P-T around here....great board.
ASUS does arguably make the finest INTEL boards on the market, but its hard to judge DFI and compare the two as this is really DFI's first INTEL board in awhile.

Lead Head · June 26th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nasgul

Capper, DFI could be the best maker for amd boards but for Intel they're not and never will, I've had 1 board and support and BIOS updates were the worst in the business, I returned it and got a GIGABYTE instead and all problems were solved. That's why I don't like DFI nor I ever will.

Yes, it is true that DFI is not the best mobo company for Intel boards (as Paul mentioned, ASUS' Intel boards are above par). But I don't see how you can put Gigabyte on a level higher than DFI.

You may disregard my

for the fact that I use AMD, but I currently own a Gigabyte motherboard and I am not completely satisfied with it. It can't overclock worth cow chips. (2.3Ghz on an Athlon 64 3700? That's bunk.)

You can't really judge a mobo by how much it OCs. Gigabytes tend to have much less problems and much better stability the DFIs.

yurimxpxman · June 26th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

You can't really judge a mobo by how much it OCs. Gigabytes tend to have much less problems and much better stability the DFIs.

I suppose it depends on what you expect out of a motherboard. Other than the overclocking, I haven't had any problems with my Gigabyte board.

polobunny · June 26th, 2006

I guess i'm pretty satisfied with the only Gigabyte board I have in my house, the one under my P4 1.5ghz Willamette.
If you only saw the capacitors, you'd know what I mean. I think it does the job pretty good even with those leaks, which is somewhat awesome. :P

June 25th, 2006	#13
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 984	True that Asus makes some damn good Intel boards. The green color PCB, means nothing in terms of performance. That DFI board, has a digital PLL, that in it self is one-up on Asus. Coming from an engineer I know, he said digital PLL is what's going to take boards to 500FSB(2000mhz effective). @ Nasgul: The DFI 875 board is one of the best, and some people, will pay top dollar to have the best kit. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.296ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 466FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333@1400MHz 7-7-7-20 1.7v Sapphire HD4870 512mb GDDR5 770/1100 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster SATA 20x DL DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone Olympia 650w 54A 12v Rail @50C DangerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX CPU block--Black Ice GTX240 w\Delta Tri-blade low speed fans--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes--Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

June 25th, 2006	#15
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,198 Blog Entries: 6	I still have the old DFI 875P-T around here....great board. ASUS does arguably make the finest INTEL boards on the market, but its hard to judge DFI and compare the two as this is really DFI's first INTEL board in awhile. INTEL QX9650 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 8GB PC2-8500 // BFG GTX260 MaxCore // DD Torture Rack // Seagate 750GB HDD // OCZ Vendetta // PC Power & Cooling 620W PSU

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June 25th, 2006	#11
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,784 Blog Entries: 3	For those wanting an early peek (and I do mean peek) as well as a better pic -----> LINK

June 26th, 2006	#18
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,300 Blog Entries: 6	I guess i'm pretty satisfied with the only Gigabyte board I have in my house, the one under my P4 1.5ghz Willamette. If you only saw the capacitors, you'd know what I mean. I think it does the job pretty good even with those leaks, which is somewhat awesome. :P