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DFI LanParty nF4 SLI-DR Review

Author: Dennis Garcia

When it comes to overlocking the biggest issue people face is heat control, excess heat does wonders to reducing chip life and also has an adverse effect on system stability over time. The LanParty SLI-DR addresses all of the major heat problems and does what it can to keep them cool. For instance the power mosfets all feature large aluminum heatsinks, and you know that you have a quality product when you find the heatsinks actually being soldered to the motherboard instead of just being stuck with thermal adhesive.

Another problem facing many overclockers is power, more specifically the lack of it. There are 5 fan headers in various locations and 2 power connections onboard to control fans and other devices. Keep in mind the board does have specific power requirements based on what hardware you decide to run.

A very welcome feature found on the nForce4 line of LanParty motherboards is a special active cooler for the MCP, typically you would find a low profile heatsink in this location but when it comes to overclocking and SLI operations you really need an active cooler. Cooling performance wasn't really that great, after some hard gaming the heatsink was warm to the touch indicating that it was having difficulty dissipating the heat.