Review: DFI LanParty UT
Introduction:
First off, I'd like to start explaining the UT part. I bet many have only heard of LanParty's, not LanParty UT's. The UT is basically a LanParty, with all the UV, Nifty Cables, etc, but not with the carrying strap, or front drive bay USB/LED's, etc.
Now, lets get to the good's. The following information is from DFI.COM.TW
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LAN PARTY UT nF3 250Gb exclusive features:
*-8CH Audio(Dolby 7.1, 8ch supported)
*-Gigabit LAN(with nVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet)
*-nVIDIA RAID
*-nVIDIA Firewall(Embedded hardware firewall)
*-100%Japanese Capacitors
*-Brand New Genie BIOS
*-EZ-on / EZ-touch on board power switch
*-UV sensitive slots
Package 
Overview Keeping the signature UV-reactive components on board, the UT series aims to please with its rich feature set and outstanding price per performance. Understanding the needs for a versatile hardware platform, this series caters to enthusiasts who are on the cutting edge of technology while still wishing to take advantage of mature standards the industry currently offers. Available in both Intel ® and AMD ® platforms, the LANParty UT series offers a wide range of motherboards to choose from.
Specification
AMD Athlon 64 (up to 3700+)
Socket 754
Chipset
nVIDIA® nForce3 250Gb
Memory
Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Supports single channel (64-bit wide) memory interface
Supports up to 3GB memory when using DDR333
Supports up to 2GB memory when using DDR400
Supports PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400)
DDR SDRAM DIMM
Supports x8/x16, non-ECC, up to 512Mb DDR devices
Supports unbuffered DIMM
BIOS
Award BIOS
CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking
CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
4Mbit flash memory
AMD Cool'n'Quiet technology
Power Management
Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management
Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-Ring (external modem)
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery
Hardware Monitor
Monitors CPU/system temperature
Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/Vsb/Vnb/Vdram/Vagp voltages
Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up
Audio
Realtek ALC850 8CH audio CODEC
Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
S/PDIF-in/out interface
LAN
Marvell 88E1111 GbE PHY
10/100/1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
IDE
two IDE connectors support four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives
NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
Serial ATA with RAID
Supports four SATA interfaces with speed up to 1.5Gbps
- Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 250Gb chip
- Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY
NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
IEEE 1394
VIA VT6307 controller
Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
AGP
Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec. and AGP 4x up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth
for 3D graphics applications
Supports 0.8/1.5V add-in cards
Rear Panel I/O Ports
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 DB-9 serial port
1 DB-25 parallel port
2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
1 IEEE 1394 (Optional)
1 RJ45 LAN port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6 audio jacks for 8CH audio output
I/O Connectors
2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port (Optional)
1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
1 CD-in internal audio connector
1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
1 IrDA connector
4 Serial ATA connectors
2 IDE connectors
1 floppy connector
2 ATX power supply connectors (20-pin and 4-pin)
1 front panel connector
3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan
EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
Expansion Slots
1 AGP slot that supports 8x/4x AGP
5 PCI slots
PCB
ATX form factor
30.5cm (12") x 24.5cm (9.44")
Ten Mounting Holes
All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.
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BIOS SCREEN's
(Thanks to Angry_Games @ DFI-Street Forum's for BIOS Images)
Overall, this is the best s754 board available. With all the BIOS options fathamable, stability, overclockability, and upgradability, this is the best.
I've only had good experiences with this board, besides the temperature/voltage monitoring that is way off.
BIOS updates are easy, installation of everything is a breeze.
Tuning and overclocking are easy as pie thanks to the Genie BIOS.
The included UV cables, and little quick start guide are a plus.
This mobo is not for people who do not know what they are doing as it requires a bit of knowledge and expertise.
You can find this mobo places on the internet for around $110, or about £50.
Build Quality
That's kind of a stupid question, this is a DFI! Of course it's great. I've put this mobo through hell physically. Slamming it into my Super LanBoy (oops), screwdriver scratches by CPU retention brackets (oops again), etc. It's held up great!
Build Quality: 10/10
Value
For the best socket 754 motherboard, with all the features and accessories, $110 isn't bad. (I got mine new for $99 & CheifValue)
Value: 10/10
Functionality
This board, for the most part functions as it should. The only con is the mis-calibration of the temperatures and voltages. That bugs me a lot, so that's gonna knock off some points.
Functionality: 8/10
:anisx: Factor
SX is all about build quality and extreme-ness. This board, and ALL of the DFI LanParty series are as extreme as you can get. This mainboard is SysXtreme.
SX Factor: 10/10
95%
Introduction:
First off, I'd like to start explaining the UT part. I bet many have only heard of LanParty's, not LanParty UT's. The UT is basically a LanParty, with all the UV, Nifty Cables, etc, but not with the carrying strap, or front drive bay USB/LED's, etc.
Now, lets get to the good's. The following information is from DFI.COM.TW
LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb
Features
LAN PARTY UT nF3 250Gb exclusive features:
*-8CH Audio(Dolby 7.1, 8ch supported)
*-Gigabit LAN(with nVIDIA Gigabit Ethernet)
*-nVIDIA RAID
*-nVIDIA Firewall(Embedded hardware firewall)
*-100%Japanese Capacitors
*-Brand New Genie BIOS
*-EZ-on / EZ-touch on board power switch
*-UV sensitive slots
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 (up to 3700+)
Socket 754
Chipset
nVIDIA® nForce3 250Gb
Memory
Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
Supports single channel (64-bit wide) memory interface
Supports up to 3GB memory when using DDR333
Supports up to 2GB memory when using DDR400
Supports PC2700 (DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400)
DDR SDRAM DIMM
Supports x8/x16, non-ECC, up to 512Mb DDR devices
Supports unbuffered DIMM
BIOS
Award BIOS
CPU/DRAM/AGP overclocking
CPU/DRAM/Chipset overvoltage
4Mbit flash memory
AMD Cool'n'Quiet technology
Power Management
Supports ACPI specification and OS Directed Power Management
Supports ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM) function
Wake-On-Events include:
- Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
- Wake-On-Ring (external modem)
- Wake-On-LAN
- RTC timer to power-on the system
AC power failure recovery
Hardware Monitor
Monitors CPU/system temperature
Monitors 12V/5V/3.3V/Vcore/Vbat/Vsb/Vnb/Vdram/Vagp voltages
Monitors CPU/chassis fan speed
CPU Overheat Protection function monitors CPU temperature during system boot-up
Audio
Realtek ALC850 8CH audio CODEC
Supports Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D
S/PDIF-in/out interface
LAN
Marvell 88E1111 GbE PHY
10/100/1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant
IDE
two IDE connectors support four UltraDMA 133Mbps hard drives
NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
Serial ATA with RAID
Supports four SATA interfaces with speed up to 1.5Gbps
- Two Serial ATA ports supported by nForce3 250Gb chip
- Two Serial ATA ports supported by Marvell SATA PHY
NVIDIA RAID supports spanning across Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 and JBOD
IEEE 1394
VIA VT6307 controller
Supports two 100/200/400 Mb/sec ports
AGP
Supports AGP 8x up to 2132MB/sec. and AGP 4x up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth
for 3D graphics applications
Supports 0.8/1.5V add-in cards
Rear Panel I/O Ports
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 DB-9 serial port
1 DB-25 parallel port
2 S/PDIF RCA jacks (S/PDIF-in and S/PDIF-out)
1 IEEE 1394 (Optional)
1 RJ45 LAN port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
6 audio jacks for 8CH audio output
I/O Connectors
2 connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 connector for 1 external IEEE 1394 port (Optional)
1 front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks
1 CD-in internal audio connector
1 S/PDIF connector for optical cable connection
1 IrDA connector
4 Serial ATA connectors
2 IDE connectors
1 floppy connector
2 ATX power supply connectors (20-pin and 4-pin)
1 front panel connector
3 fan connectors for CPU fan, chassis fan and 2nd fan
EZ touch switches (power switch and reset switch)
Expansion Slots
1 AGP slot that supports 8x/4x AGP
5 PCI slots
PCB
ATX form factor
30.5cm (12") x 24.5cm (9.44")
Ten Mounting Holes
All specifications above are subject to change without prior notice.
--
BIOS SCREEN's
(Thanks to Angry_Games @ DFI-Street Forum's for BIOS Images)
Overall, this is the best s754 board available. With all the BIOS options fathamable, stability, overclockability, and upgradability, this is the best.
I've only had good experiences with this board, besides the temperature/voltage monitoring that is way off.
BIOS updates are easy, installation of everything is a breeze.
Tuning and overclocking are easy as pie thanks to the Genie BIOS.
The included UV cables, and little quick start guide are a plus.
This mobo is not for people who do not know what they are doing as it requires a bit of knowledge and expertise.
You can find this mobo places on the internet for around $110, or about £50.
Build Quality
That's kind of a stupid question, this is a DFI! Of course it's great. I've put this mobo through hell physically. Slamming it into my Super LanBoy (oops), screwdriver scratches by CPU retention brackets (oops again), etc. It's held up great!
Build Quality: 10/10
Value
For the best socket 754 motherboard, with all the features and accessories, $110 isn't bad. (I got mine new for $99 & CheifValue)
Value: 10/10
Functionality
This board, for the most part functions as it should. The only con is the mis-calibration of the temperatures and voltages. That bugs me a lot, so that's gonna knock off some points.
Functionality: 8/10
:anisx: Factor
SX is all about build quality and extreme-ness. This board, and ALL of the DFI LanParty series are as extreme as you can get. This mainboard is SysXtreme.
SX Factor: 10/10
95%
