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.
