it... about the lan party boards (from newegg).
I was lucky in a way, I ordered a new PSU, and I got the this one with the
new 24 pin connector that I could NOT use on my old machine... I didnt want
to waste shippin it back, figured Ill use it sooner or later (knew I was
beginning to look for upgrade boards and all)
Pros: I don't know yet, I'm going to have to wait another week to ship an
adapter to make it work.
Anything I've ever gotten prior to this from DFI meant a smooth fast
assembly and competetive build....
Cons: Well, apparently this "ATX form factor" board won't work with the 550
watt ATX Form factor PSU that I've used for all my other DFI builds. The
fact that it requires a 24 pin connector instead of the standard 20 should
be lit up like a neon sign, but there is no mention in the stats, so now my
prized rig is sitting useless until I wait for an adapter to be delivered at
the speed of snail. I highly doubt something like that can be found locally.
UPS 3 day actually means a week, so if you want a "newegg" like delivery be
sure to pay extra for fedex.
If you are using 3 dimms of RAM, your 3rd dimm is now completely useless, go
box it up or something or buy another identical dimm. This board works in
several configurations involving it's 4 dimm slots but none of them involve
3 sticks of ram.
Other Thoughts: I realize that if I had studied the picture of the board
carefully I may have noticed the power input being as wide as the floppy
connector, but honestly "form factor" is supposed to mean "compatible"
otherwise they need to make mention IMO.
Reviewed By: Badger, 11/30/2005 9:25:58 PM