About two years ago, DFI was a pretty generic company. Dull, unexciting motherboards were their staple. Word had it that some former Abit engineers had gone over, but most people forgot. Suddenly, DFI burst out with their NFII Lanparty nForce 2 motherboard loaded to the gills with extras and the ability to overclock like mad. Fast forward to a few months ago when the company launched their nForce 4 lineup, the NF4 Ultra or SLi D/DR series. Thanks to some very impressive BIOS options and their famous packaging, enthusiasts are scooping up these boards. We'll see how their NF4 Lanparty UT Ultra-D fares in a bit, but lets check out the specs first.

It should be mentioned that an additional four USB ports and an extra Firewire port can be added with headers available on this board. DFI does not include brackets to take advantage of this, but this might not even be an issue for most folks. Since I'm heading in that direction, I'll just mention the accessories included with the Lanparty UT Ultra-D.