Big B
HWF Godfather
Well, DFI has come a long way over the past few years. While Core 2 is getting a lot of attention, those rooting for AMD will be happy to see their premium AM2 offering, the LanParty UT NF590-SLI-M2R/g. It's based on the nForce 590-SLI, and T-Break takes it for a spin.
The eight SATA ports, out of which six are powered by the nVidia chipset are bent at 90 degrees and placed in a double stacked configuration. This was a good idea with Parallel-ATA due their firm connection, however, with SATA cables detaching easily, we’re not sure if this will work out well- especially since the SATA cables bundled with the package don’t have any locks on them. The other two SATA ports along with the P-ATA connector are placed next to the power connectors. DFI also moves the USB headers towards the bottom edge of the board- close to the power and reset switches with diagnostic LED while the Firewire header is moved to the left edge of the board.
The eight SATA ports, out of which six are powered by the nVidia chipset are bent at 90 degrees and placed in a double stacked configuration. This was a good idea with Parallel-ATA due their firm connection, however, with SATA cables detaching easily, we’re not sure if this will work out well- especially since the SATA cables bundled with the package don’t have any locks on them. The other two SATA ports along with the P-ATA connector are placed next to the power connectors. DFI also moves the USB headers towards the bottom edge of the board- close to the power and reset switches with diagnostic LED while the Firewire header is moved to the left edge of the board.