DFI LanParty NFII Ultra Motherboard Review

Unlike some of the other nForce2-enabled motherboards that we have seen the DFI LanParty board is using an aggressive passive cooler. As you can see the cooler is quite large and does very well under stressful overclocking. The only downside is that it does get quite hot after awhile and could benefit from a fan of sorts. Following the new trend here at Ninjalane the chipset cooler was removed for chipset inspection. As expected ample amounts of white thermal grease are present which is considering a plus, before reassembly the white grease was replaced with Artic Silver III.

There isn't anything really special about these next photos, just a close up of the Northbridge and the entire chipset. I was halfway expected a metal topped Northbridge like what was found on older nForce2 motherboards.

The memory banks follow the typical nForce2 layout with the middle slot being reserved for extra memory in single channel mode. Keep in mind for the best performance (by enabling the dual channel memory controller) use matched DDR memory modules in the two outermost memory slots. Ultra ATA and floppy drive connectors are located near the edge of the PCB with the ATX power port not far away. This area gets pretty congested with all of the slots filled up but does keep the lower section open for better airflow.