The DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Venus?

GV2NIX · March 20th, 2006

Hello everyone! Been a while~ Anyways, I was wondering if any of you have tried or know anything about this board.

Check it out.

It seems identical to the Expert, but I wonder what the Venus is for? It would be hillarious if this board were made solely to target those overclocking Opterons, haha!

**Capper** · March 20th, 2006

Basically, what I've heard is its the Expert Edition in a pretty box.
Stick with the SLI-DR.....great motherboard with very few issues

**simple_inhibition** · March 20th, 2006

i <3 my original SLI-DR (non-expert) :D

**gvblake22** · March 20th, 2006

Good to see ya GV2NIX!!! :thumright:

HERE is some more information I could find on the Venus. It seems to me like it is more of a hype board that really isn't much different than the Expert. But I could be wrong :?

GV2NIX · March 20th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

Good to see ya GV2NIX!!! :thumright:

HERE is some more information I could find on the Venus. It seems to me like it is more of a hype board that really isn't much different than the Expert. But I could be wrong :?

Good to hear from you too! And, sorry I missed your birthday, I've been a bad, bad hermit. :(

Interesting info. I guess it's more or less the same. I figured although the specs are the same, it might have 2 or 3 more surface caps or transistors or something, haha! Even if it did, I guess it wouldn't matter. I can't imagine my Expert being much better than it is. I get so much peace of mind just by having the Swifty chipset cooler on it, haha!

Venus sounds fishy. I bet someone at DFI got wind of the Opty craze and pitched it to the marketing department. I bet, I bet!

By the way, I'll be getting a 170 soon... *drum roll* ...CCBWE 0530 TPMW!! I'll be sure and post my results! :D

**gvblake22** · March 20th, 2006

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Originally Posted by GV2NIX

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

Good to see ya GV2NIX!!! :thumright:

HERE is some more information I could find on the Venus. It seems to me like it is more of a hype board that really isn't much different than the Expert. But I could be wrong :?

Good to hear from you too! And, sorry I missed your birthday, I've been a bad, bad hermit. :(

HAHA, not a problem. Hopefully you were too bad and you got that whole thing with your school worked out

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Originally Posted by GV2NIX

Interesting info. I guess it's more or less the same. I figured although the specs are the same, it might have 2 or 3 more surface caps or transistors or something, haha! Even if it did, I guess it wouldn't matter. I can't imagine my Expert being much better than it is. I get so much peace of mind just by having the Swifty chipset cooler on it, haha!

Venus sounds fishy. I bet someone at DFI got wind of the Opty craze and pitched it to the marketing department. I bet, I bet!

Probably true. I can't see any large differences between the two. Silly DFI :roll:
Maybe ThundA can shed some light on the attraction to the Venus.... :?:

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Originally Posted by GV2NIX

By the way, I'll be getting a 170 soon... *drum roll* ...CCBWE 0530 TPMW!! I'll be sure and post my results! :D

SWEET! You are like the opty king!

Looking forward to your results man :thup:

**gvblake22** · March 20th, 2006

Just noticed that the newegg specs list the Venus board as having a different LAN chipset than the Expert...
Compare Link...

Also found this:

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"DFI, a world leader of motherboards and maker of the award-winning LANParty motherboard series, today announced its limited release of a super high-end motherboard: DFI LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Venus. This special edition motherboard consists of 100% Japan-made, solid Aluminum electrolytic capacitors with low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) to deliver unprecedented performance and overclocking capabilities" .

"With this special edition LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR Venus, DFI becomes the first motherboard maker to use 100% Japanese, low ESR solid Aluminum electrolytic capacitors."

...at DFI-Street

GV2NIX · March 20th, 2006

Actually, I think they have the same LAN chipsets, but they just switched them for one of the boards. I bet they're the same chipsets configured the same way, and probably even in the same position on the boards themselves, but was just a clerical error on Newegg's part.

I'll read more on DFI Street, but it's probably just a marketing ploy as we suspected. :)

**One4yu2c** · March 20th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

Just noticed that the newegg specs list the Venus board as having a different LAN chipset than the Expert...

Take a second peek - Newegg just reversed the order between the primary and secondary GbE LANs (Marvel 88E8001 and Vitesse VSC8201).

Interesting pricing structure though. I imagine that this newer revision will overclock slightly higher than the previous boards, but they all go so high that's it's splitting hairs at this point. For the $100 premium, I want caps plated in gold...

**gvblake22** · March 20th, 2006

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

Just noticed that the newegg specs list the Venus board as having a different LAN chipset than the Expert...

Take a second peek - Newegg just reversed the order between the primary and secondary GbE LANs (Marvel 88E8001 and Vitesse VSC8201).

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Interesting pricing structure though. I imagine that this newer revision will overclock slightly higher than the previous boards, but they all go so high that's it's splitting hairs at this point.

Very true. When the boards usually overclock higher than the chips, what's the point?! Unless of course you are running the "Chillzilla Micro"! :shock:

:roll:

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

For the $100 premium, I want caps plated in gold...

HAHAHA, good call :thup:

March 20th, 2006	#1
GV2NIX Official HL Legal Counsel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 136	The DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Venus? Hello everyone! Been a while~ Anyways, I was wondering if any of you have tried or know anything about this board. Check it out. It seems identical to the Expert, but I wonder what the Venus is for? It would be hillarious if this board were made solely to target those overclocking Opterons, haha! CPU: Opteron 170 @ 2.70GHz (270x10) Vcore=1.425V Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert RAM: 2x 512 OCZ PC-4800 EL Elite CL2.5-4-4-10 2T (1:1) Video: ATi Radeon X1900XT PSU: FSP Group FX700-GLN 700W My Heatware

March 20th, 2006	#2
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,675 Blog Entries: 6	Basically, what I've heard is its the Expert Edition in a pretty box. Stick with the SLI-DR.....great motherboard with very few issues INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

March 20th, 2006	#3
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,437 Blog Entries: 1	i <3 my original SLI-DR (non-expert) :D Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

March 20th, 2006	#8
GV2NIX Official HL Legal Counsel Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 136	Actually, I think they have the same LAN chipsets, but they just switched them for one of the boards. I bet they're the same chipsets configured the same way, and probably even in the same position on the boards themselves, but was just a clerical error on Newegg's part. I'll read more on DFI Street, but it's probably just a marketing ploy as we suspected. :) CPU: Opteron 170 @ 2.70GHz (270x10) Vcore=1.425V Mobo: DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert RAM: 2x 512 OCZ PC-4800 EL Elite CL2.5-4-4-10 2T (1:1) Video: ATi Radeon X1900XT PSU: FSP Group FX700-GLN 700W My Heatware

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March 20th, 2006	#4
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,360 Blog Entries: 1	Good to see ya GV2NIX!!! :thumright: HERE is some more information I could find on the Venus. It seems to me like it is more of a hype board that really isn't much different than the Expert. But I could be wrong :?