Full Version: abit Fatal1ty AN8 for AMD 64bit
anyone use it? how about overclockability?
dude...DFI would b a better choice...
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=df...yutnf4ultra-d_1
check this out, you might find it interesting and consider DFI...
sorry for the double post..
check this out, you might find it interesting and consider DFI...
sorry for the double post..
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ultra-d is not sli wat
u can always use just one pcie slot what? ... duh... 
QUOTE(soulfly @ May 4 2005, 11:25 PM)
u can always use just one pcie slot what? ... duh...
haha if only use one, then i think better not to buy SLi mainboard
dfi ultra-d is non sLi board..
but it has the same layout as the big brithers..
uV stuff too;)
but it has the same layout as the big brithers..
uV stuff too;)
QUOTE(sidewinderz @ May 4 2005, 10:41 PM)
http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=df...yutnf4ultra-d_1
check this out, you might find it interesting and consider DFI...
sorry for the double post..
check this out, you might find it interesting and consider DFI...
sorry for the double post..
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Ultra-D vs. Fatal1ty AN8:
Both motherboards are great overclockers and both are built with gaming in mind. So which is the better board? Straight from the facts, we can see that the Ultra-D is a better board. But if you put consider all aspects of a motherboard, it can be a tough choice. The DFI Ultra-D is honestly the best overclocking motherboard available. The voltage options are great and the frequency ceiling seems too high to reach. The bad part about the board is that the layout plainly sucks. It causes compatibility issues as well as cooling issues. The Abit Fatal1ty AN8 also provides great overclocking headroom, but not as great as the Ultra-D. The lack of VDIMM makes memory choice limited to using TCCD chips. Users looking to use the new BH5 for low latencies will be quite disappointed. You can go out and get the OCZ DDR Booster to increase your VDIMM options, but you'll be drawing power from the 3.3v rail and probably be limited to 3.4v. In order to get some good voltages, you'll need to do a power supply mod to stabilize that 3.3v rail. The Fatal1ty AN8 does provide better motherboard layout. While this in no way affects performance, it does allow better arrangement of cables and better cooling. Users can use waterblocks for their Northbridge or large heatsinks for both the graphic card and the CPU. As for cooling, while no tests are conducted, the Fatal1ty AN8 does run cooler. With the DFI Ultra-D under load, I can feel heat emanating from the motherboard. The Fatal1ty AN8 didn't have this strange heat wave. In terms of looks, I personally like the Fatal1ty AN8. The fiery red PCB and red motherboard LED's looks great in windowed cases.
I guess it really comes down to the user's preference. If you want pure power, you can't go wrong with the Ultra-D. It is a bottleneck-free motherboard aimed to get the most of all your components. If you want both performance AND looks, the Fatal1ty AN8 is the better route. I'm sure that the majority of enthusiasts will go for the Ultra-D because of the great overclocking potential. As a gamer who owns both boards, the Fatal1ty AN8 goes in my gaming rig while the Ultra-D goes in my test bench. I'm the type who likes to frag with style. Since I don't have the fragging skills, I'll have an pretty overclocked box to back me up.
Both motherboards are great overclockers and both are built with gaming in mind. So which is the better board? Straight from the facts, we can see that the Ultra-D is a better board. But if you put consider all aspects of a motherboard, it can be a tough choice. The DFI Ultra-D is honestly the best overclocking motherboard available. The voltage options are great and the frequency ceiling seems too high to reach. The bad part about the board is that the layout plainly sucks. It causes compatibility issues as well as cooling issues. The Abit Fatal1ty AN8 also provides great overclocking headroom, but not as great as the Ultra-D. The lack of VDIMM makes memory choice limited to using TCCD chips. Users looking to use the new BH5 for low latencies will be quite disappointed. You can go out and get the OCZ DDR Booster to increase your VDIMM options, but you'll be drawing power from the 3.3v rail and probably be limited to 3.4v. In order to get some good voltages, you'll need to do a power supply mod to stabilize that 3.3v rail. The Fatal1ty AN8 does provide better motherboard layout. While this in no way affects performance, it does allow better arrangement of cables and better cooling. Users can use waterblocks for their Northbridge or large heatsinks for both the graphic card and the CPU. As for cooling, while no tests are conducted, the Fatal1ty AN8 does run cooler. With the DFI Ultra-D under load, I can feel heat emanating from the motherboard. The Fatal1ty AN8 didn't have this strange heat wave. In terms of looks, I personally like the Fatal1ty AN8. The fiery red PCB and red motherboard LED's looks great in windowed cases.
I guess it really comes down to the user's preference. If you want pure power, you can't go wrong with the Ultra-D. It is a bottleneck-free motherboard aimed to get the most of all your components. If you want both performance AND looks, the Fatal1ty AN8 is the better route. I'm sure that the majority of enthusiasts will go for the Ultra-D because of the great overclocking potential. As a gamer who owns both boards, the Fatal1ty AN8 goes in my gaming rig while the Ultra-D goes in my test bench. I'm the type who likes to frag with style. Since I don't have the fragging skills, I'll have an pretty overclocked box to back me up.
wonder here.... in that review tell us DFI ultra D is the best oc board... but why not win this banchmark...
so... which is the best mainboard... i've to make decision before build new AMD 64bit system....
coz that bencmark at stock speed..
when going for boost, dFi gives more options n tweaks
when going for boost, dFi gives more options n tweaks
common sense... ABIT comes with low vDimm, so you're limited with those super expensive TCCDs... on the DFI side... you get 4.0vDimm where u can have multiple choice on rams... my best bet would be UTTs as they're cheaper than TCCDs, and they do massive clockspeeds with super tight timings... tighter than the TCCDs... here's the biggest point to point out here among those boards 
QUOTE(ah_chak @ May 5 2005, 09:15 AM)
common sense... ABIT comes with low vDimm, so you're limited with those super expensive TCCDs... on the DFI side... you get 4.0vDimm where u can have multiple choice on rams... my best bet would be UTTs as they're cheaper than TCCDs, and they do massive clockspeeds with super tight timings... tighter than the TCCDs... here's the biggest point to point out here among those boards
TCCD expensive meh???hihihihih....
DFI lar bro...end of story...dun go abit....abit NF-7S finish aledi...hahahaha...
Ultra D can SLI also..but you need the PCIe bridge...
QUOTE(sidewinderz @ May 5 2005, 11:58 AM)
Ultra D can SLI also..but you need the PCIe bridge...
huh??? how does the PCIe bridge u mentioned look like..???
Get Fatal1ty.... 4 phase power + otes ram.... onboard otes... moffet cooler... stable clock man.........
better layout...cooper heatsink.......sound card off board...
and have optical out.....
what DFI have? think about it......
better layout...cooper heatsink.......sound card off board...
and have optical out.....
what DFI have? think about it......
DFI fan please beat this....
From ABIT OC AN8 Fatal1ty
From ABIT OC AN8 Fatal1ty
QUOTE(cyberloner @ May 5 2005, 01:32 PM)
DFI fan please beat this....
From ABIT OC AN8 Fatal1ty
From ABIT OC AN8 Fatal1ty
i wonder that why the vcore shown by cpu-z and EQ got so big different
QUOTE(sidewinderz @ May 5 2005, 11:58 AM)
Ultra D can SLI also..but you need the PCIe bridge...
Huh! r u sure bout that?
Yup, and u have to do some pencil trick...
Guys, Fatality AN8 is a great board but less ocing options compared to DFI...
@ Cyberloner---is that ur board? I mean the result posted...
Great----
Guys, Fatality AN8 is a great board but less ocing options compared to DFI...
@ Cyberloner---is that ur board? I mean the result posted...
Great----
eat this... from a DFI LP UT NF3 250GB
it's tamp0i's system
no MSI Neo2 Nforce3 meh????
uwaaaaaaa......
DFI 4 = 429
Abit = 385
MSI seems to be making some really good overclocking mobo for AMD lately, like the K8N Neo2/K8N-Neo4. As for abit vs DFI, i would definitely go for DFI, cos i like UV 
and it overclocks better than abit also.
and it overclocks better than abit also.
DFI dude, DFI.....
btw, if you want a cheaper but well ocing board i'd recommend the chaintech vnf4 ultra. reached 400 mhz htt.
btw, if you want a cheaper but well ocing board i'd recommend the chaintech vnf4 ultra. reached 400 mhz htt.
still confuse to choose DFI or abit.... DFI got suck design.... but more OCability.... any abit Fatal1ty AN8 user? post ur comment here... 
QUOTE(Dead__Man @ May 5 2005, 03:05 PM)
DFI dude, DFI.....
btw, if you want a cheaper but well ocing board i'd recommend the chaintech vnf4 ultra. reached 400 mhz htt.
btw, if you want a cheaper but well ocing board i'd recommend the chaintech vnf4 ultra. reached 400 mhz htt.
times wat HTT..???
X3 or X4 ???
QUOTE(syazone @ May 5 2005, 03:20 PM)
still confuse to choose DFI or abit.... DFI got suck design.... but more OCability.... any abit Fatal1ty AN8 user? post ur comment here...
buy both lar...easier to do comparison...if ask we ppl at LYP..sure we dun go bang for the buck....we will go for BRAGGIN Rights....hahahahahah
that is not winchester 939
are you blind?
can't read well?
are you blind?
can't read well?
QUOTE(cyberloner @ May 5 2005, 04:55 PM)
that is not winchester 939
are you blind?
can't read well?
are you blind?
can't read well?
Wah! rilex boss....
Syazone : Definitely go for DFI.
QUOTE(gsan @ May 5 2005, 01:43 PM)
i wonder that why the vcore shown by cpu-z and EQ got so big different
That's because some power supply is not supported by CPUZ
QUOTE(antonio_zth @ May 5 2005, 02:58 PM)
no MSI Neo2 Nforce3 meh????
uwaaaaaaa......
DFI 4 = 429
Abit = 385
That's wrong cpu...
and chipset............
AN8 Fatal1ty Overclocking... 
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Nice to see you here TICTAC !
QUOTE(antonio_zth @ May 5 2005, 03:22 PM)
times wat HTT..???
X3 or X4 ???
X3 or X4 ???
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware...f4ultra/12.html
seems the htt multi had some probs, though this is easily fixed with a bios update.
QUOTE(cyberloner @ May 5 2005, 05:10 PM)
That's because some power supply is not supported by CPUZ
wtf? dude, a psu sends POWER down the line, not DATA.
wanna know go buy cheap power supply lor.........
AN8 Fatal1ty from the outside...
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AN8 Fatal1ty Power ON..
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AN8 Fatal1ty Memory Tweaking..
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AN8 Fatal1ty Kickin'...
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AN8 Fatal1ty Power ON..
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AN8 Fatal1ty Memory Tweaking..
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AN8 Fatal1ty Kickin'...
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That's a nice clock!
offtopic:
wohh, bro tictac, long time no see..
some extreeme oC
p/s: can u doanything to epox 9nda3+ bios? aka more vcore? [mine rev 1.x]
n btw, my epox can do htt340, n thats on 8x multi [2.7+ghz] (9nda3+ is known with low vcore tweak)
wohh, bro tictac, long time no see..
some extreeme oC
p/s: can u doanything to epox 9nda3+ bios? aka more vcore? [mine rev 1.x]
n btw, my epox can do htt340, n thats on 8x multi [2.7+ghz] (9nda3+ is known with low vcore tweak)
i also thinking to get Abit AN8 Fatal1ty, when the SLI version will release.
QUOTE(e-jump @ May 5 2005, 05:43 PM)
offtopic:
wohh, bro tictac, long time no see..
some extreeme oC
p/s: can u doanything to epox 9nda3+ bios? aka more vcore? [mine rev 1.x]
n btw, my epox can do htt340, n thats on 8x multi [2.7+ghz] (9nda3+ is known with low vcore tweak)
wohh, bro tictac, long time no see..
some extreeme oC
p/s: can u doanything to epox 9nda3+ bios? aka more vcore? [mine rev 1.x]
n btw, my epox can do htt340, n thats on 8x multi [2.7+ghz] (9nda3+ is known with low vcore tweak)
From what i know... AMD64 with more vcore won't help in OC cause CPU have limit ...
TQ bro tictac & cyberloner
imho, abit an8 is a damn good overclocker but DFI is simply better. check the ocing results. dfi constantly scores higher.
QUOTE(cyberloner @ May 5 2005, 06:13 PM)
From what i know... AMD64 with more vcore won't help in OC cause CPU have limit ...
yes agree.. n the cpu limit is 1.7v
but with 1.6v vcore limit thats the max i can go. i think if i got 0.1v extra, i can go further.. coz other board r up to 1.7v
well...the board is certainly capable of reaching that speeds, but it all draws down to the processor and ram that is paired with it...do some research before purchasing (like me...looking for good 3500+ processor )
)
QUOTE(syazone @ May 6 2005, 06:16 PM)
izzit true? 
up to 313mhz HTT
anymore fan boys here want to say something before i close this thread?
Edited by PCcrazy: thread cleaned..fear of unnecessary flaming
Edited by PCcrazy: thread cleaned..fear of unnecessary flaming
AN8 Fatal1ty SLi
Source :
http://www.technoa.co.kr/content/View.asp?pPageID=57474
With Guru front panel around £110 + VAT
Source :
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22994
Anyway the voltage option looks serious at 0.05V increasement
Adjustable VTT voltage & new VTT divider ddr/2
Hope they back in game
the ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
Vdimm : 2.50V - 3.55V
Vtt voltage: 1.25v ~ 1.75v and DDR/2
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Source :
http://www.bodnara.co.kr/bbs/?imode=view&D...1&&category=150
Source :
http://www.technoa.co.kr/content/View.asp?pPageID=57474
With Guru front panel around £110 + VAT
Source :
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22994
Anyway the voltage option looks serious at 0.05V increasement
Adjustable VTT voltage & new VTT divider ddr/2
Hope they back in game
the ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
Vdimm : 2.50V - 3.55V
Vtt voltage: 1.25v ~ 1.75v and DDR/2
[attachmentid=58093]
Source :
http://www.bodnara.co.kr/bbs/?imode=view&D...1&&category=150
Yes ABIT Build to KILL...
my Precious
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techsp...ies=1&model=246
New uGURU Clock
http://www.abit.com.tw/upload/products/guru-panel.htm
my Precious
http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/techsp...ies=1&model=246
New uGURU Clock
http://www.abit.com.tw/upload/products/guru-panel.htm
QUOTE(tictac @ May 12 2005, 07:20 PM)
AN8 Fatal1ty SLi
Source :
http://www.technoa.co.kr/content/View.asp?pPageID=57474
With Guru front panel around £110 + VAT
Source :
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22994
Anyway the voltage option looks serious at 0.05V increasement
Adjustable VTT voltage & new VTT divider ddr/2
Hope they back in game
the ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
Vdimm : 2.50V - 3.55V
Vtt voltage: 1.25v ~ 1.75v and DDR/2
[attachmentid=58093]
Source :
http://www.bodnara.co.kr/bbs/?imode=view&D...1&&category=150
Source :
http://www.technoa.co.kr/content/View.asp?pPageID=57474
With Guru front panel around £110 + VAT
Source :
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22994
Anyway the voltage option looks serious at 0.05V increasement
Adjustable VTT voltage & new VTT divider ddr/2
Hope they back in game
the ABIT AN8 Fatal1ty SLI
Vdimm : 2.50V - 3.55V
Vtt voltage: 1.25v ~ 1.75v and DDR/2
[attachmentid=58093]
Source :
http://www.bodnara.co.kr/bbs/?imode=view&D...1&&category=150
wow.... nice one...
QUOTE(gsan @ May 5 2005, 01:43 PM)
i wonder that why the vcore shown by cpu-z and EQ got so big different
CPU-Z Ver 1.29
* New PCI devices report.
* Switch for VCore report in .ini file.
* VCore report on some uGuru mainboards.
* Improved clocks computation.
* Improved support for latest AMD CPUs, Celeron D 3x1 (EM64T).
* Improved support for SiS 649, 650 and 656 chipsets, Intel 915PM chipset.
* Improved stability when several instances of CPU-Z are running in the same time.
* Restored html report in ghost mode (see "Parameters" chapter above).
Your question is answered....
Thanks for care ahout my vcore....
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