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DFI LANParty UT ICFX3200 T2R/G (aka RD600) Rev 2 Pictures and Details
A few days ago, we received two top secret images from DFI showing the final retail version pictures of the upcoming DFI RD600 CrossFire motherboard for Core 2 Duo. While most of us know it as RD600,
the official name set by DFI for the motherboard is LANParty UT ICFX3200 T2R/G.
From the looks of it, the board has a pretty kickass layout
with three PCI-E graphics slots across the motherboard. While the board officially
supports ATI CrossFire technology, the third PCI-E x2 slot is actually there to support ATI’s upcoming physics technology.[7B]
We also understand that the board is currently through revision 2 and DFI is preparing to launch this motherboard within 2-3 weeks time.
The most interesting feature of the ICFX3200 T2R/G motherboard is DFI’s digital PWM technology which was successfully implemented on the LP UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G.
Unlike traditional PWM, DFI utilized digital PWM controllers to regulate voltage which feeds the CPU and other components. This eliminates the use of capacitors and prevents damages caused by leaky capacitors. However, the location of the digital PWM is quite close to the CPU socket but DFI assured us that there will be no issues with huge heatsinks.
Actually, we believe that there will be an aluminium heatsink over the digital PWM on the retail motherboard. DFI also left one of the heatsinks exposed for the pictures but we expect DFI to have an active cooler for the chipset. The exposed NB chipset is actually the ATI RD600 chipset. We also noticed that NB chipset in the picture does not have mounting holes around it. Instead, DFI went with a clip-mounting with the board.
The board comes with 8 SATA II headers where four of it is controlled through the ATI SB600 chipset.
If you look closely at the picture, you will notice four 90 degree SATA II headers located besides the SB (between the IDE and floppy connectors). The other four SATA II is done through Promise chipset with RAID support.
Like most LANParty boards, the ICFX3200 T2R/G comes with onboard buzzer, onboard power/reset buttons and onboard postcode LED debugging display.
As for power requirements, there’s a 24-pin socket located beside the IDE connector and an 8-pin socket near the rear I/O panel. Additionally, we also found two more 4-pin floppy power sockets near the first two PCI-E graphics slots on the motherboard.
With its UV reactive orange and yellow slot colouring, the DFI LP UT ICFX3200 T2R/G (a.k.a RD600) motherboard certainly looks promising, powerful and power hungry. That's the price you have to pay if you want an ATI RD600 motherboard that supports Core 2 Duo, which will probably be the first and the last of its kind.
Update: DFI has yet to announce the final pricing details but looking at their previous LANParty products should give you a rough estimation. We'll update the exact pricing details once we get them.
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