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DFI LanParty NFII Ultra Motherboard Review
Author: Dennis Garcia
Published: Monday, June 30, 2003
Overclocking Info
This is the part of the review where I report on my overclocking experiences with the board at hand, normally I would leave this section out unless the overclocking process was either rather involved or provided some valuable input. In this case I just wanted to mention that the DFI LanParty NFII Ultra was a perfect overclocker but did have a little trouble going beyond 200Mhz FSB. For instance at 202Mhz the board would immediately start sounding a very long beep from the onboard speaker and refuse to boot. Changing voltages and frequencies in the BIOS had no effect.
On a side note if a small wire was inserted to enable the "wire trick" the board would continue to boot past 200Mhz all the way to 205Mhz FSB, which pretty much tells me that something in the BIOS is detecting the processor and keeping the board from booting to a "unsafe" level.
On a side note if a small wire was inserted to enable the "wire trick" the board would continue to boot past 200Mhz all the way to 205Mhz FSB, which pretty much tells me that something in the BIOS is detecting the processor and keeping the board from booting to a "unsafe" level.
For those wondering about the "wire trick" check out the Soltek SL-75FRN review for more information. Please invoke at your own risk.
Also keep in mind that wrapping a wire around the pin isn't the only way to complete this task. Some people choose to paint over the last L3 bridge though I have found it easier to just use a small piece of wire. To save time I take a "U" shaped piece of wire and drop it into the appropriate holes in the CPU socket. The processor is then installed, and heatsink attached. Check out the DFI LanParty KT400A review for more information on this "wire trick" method.
Also keep in mind that wrapping a wire around the pin isn't the only way to complete this task. Some people choose to paint over the last L3 bridge though I have found it easier to just use a small piece of wire. To save time I take a "U" shaped piece of wire and drop it into the appropriate holes in the CPU socket. The processor is then installed, and heatsink attached. Check out the DFI LanParty KT400A review for more information on this "wire trick" method.
