Just a side note, when I was doing all the switching, even after replacing the mosfets, stuck at 2.2-2.3V. Replacing the pot w/ a new 4-turn fixed it. Figure the soldering iron sped up the process of 'pot deteriation' :D
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Just a side note, when I was doing all the switching, even after replacing the mosfets, stuck at 2.2-2.3V. Replacing the pot w/ a new 4-turn fixed it. Figure the soldering iron sped up the process of 'pot deteriation' :D
I have the same problem with my booster, I noticed the the voltage to go up and down when I wiggled the pot and figured the pot took a *hit. I will check the soider joints tomorrow and post back here on the weekend after I get my FX back from RMA.
I had this problem on one of my own mods, I used a pot out of a box I bought for 2$ that was 1 cubic feet of pots, fixed resistors and capacitors. The pot was only puttting out 9K ohms no matter how I turned it.
I replaced it and everything was fine. It might be time for OCZ to switch pot manufacturers, or possibly just use a bit more solder on the connections. (Could you really save a signifigant amount of money by cutting back on fractions of an ounce of solder, even from the hundreds of thousands units you produce?) People are going to bang them, and if jostles are enough to unseat the pot, adding a bit of extra solder might save you money in the long run because you won't need to repair all of these broken units.
We arent trying to cut costs or anything guys , we have already narrowed down the problems to a specific shipment ..
I want a cubic foot of pot for 2$.
HAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! :ROTF: :ROTF:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lithan
:ROTF:
Wow... a cubic foot of pot would have to be several pounds... :slobber: :banana4: ...umm yeah....
I have a booster that isn't working right on my AN7 but who knows - it could be the motherboard - since I don't have another MB to test on. OCZ has been great tho! :toast:
MUCHO are you still having probs with that booster...hmmm... that just doesn't seem right. I know it worked and I'm pretty sure it was packed like a tank. I hate to see it not working for you. What ram are you using it with?
I have had the same problem. I ran it at 3.0 and 3.1 then one day about two days later it is at 2.7 and will not change. This is with a neo2 platinum 393 board. I have not tried it in another Because I am affraid it may be going up when I turn the noob but not showing the correct voltage. Whatts up??
This can then be rma I guess ha??Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanpgroovy
how did this specific shipment lead to broken boosters in the US, and in Europe?Quote:
Originally Posted by ryanpgroovy
wouldnt one shipment affect one but not the other
The problem in Europe was obviously caused by rough shipping. Most people who buy these likely do so online and if the seller does not adequately pack them, or the parcel service treats it like a soccer ball, then problems could ensue.
people said their boxes werent beat up at all :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kanati
Carton box drop does not mean unit box crush .
Do you have any idea how many times these are actually shipped before the reach your home? I'll bet its not in the final box in every step either, Think about it...Quote:
Originally Posted by blinky
Regardless, where does QA happen is important. If we have this kind of failure rate with any electronic component, just imagine what any consumer would have to put up with. When was last time you got brand new DVD player not working in few days or having marginal operation due to "cold solder joint"? Considering the number of reports vs how many members in XS we have here that has DDR booster (just guestimation at this point) or Powerstream, puts me to question where QA is happening. I myself had 2 out of 4 OCZ product that had initial problem brand new in last 2 years. Just about any electronic product we buy goes through shipping one way or another, question is, where is the finaly QA work done. How well is it done? If they even did sampling 1 out of every 100 item, chance of me getting 2 bad product out of 4 is extremely unlikely. If their tech support was any marginal, I would have gave up on their product by now. Tech support as saving grace is great but it would be nice for me to not wondering when I buy something new not to automatically add $6-10 RMA shipping in consideration before I put an order. (Powerstream they even sent me return packaging slip but won't do for this bad pair of 3200EL... oh well).
Our QA is done in California , and every single Booster is tested before shipping out during the pre shipping calibration process.
All the damaged units we found with the specific issue were talking about were in europe.
There maybe some other issues in the US , but they dont seem to be related
PLease keep in mind guys , we do care about our service , and we go the extra mile to serve our customers , If you have a failure from OCZ , or any product , you can personlay email me and I will make you happy
If you need an RMA on a booster , just contact us.
Now Ryan,
I might be intruding in this subject a little differently from OCZ ferverent crowd here due to my past experiences (one of them being RMA unit I am shipping out today, John promised to ship me replacement today and we shall see on that)
I would like to know,
What do you do on Quality check of your memory line to prevent such case as mine happening? (3200EL with one stick that just is not even worth mentiong as 3200 and the other one not being able to memtest on stock setting on both A64 and P4) I would like to know a little more detail of how QA for memory is done. Is it tested individually? Is it few out of batch? Do you just test for stock speed under rated voltage? Or something a little extra on this testing to give it some margin of error on different system? I think many people in XS would be interested in finding this information out before flopping down average $300 on top end memories you carry.
Sincerely, Jin
All the high end memory , ( everything excluding the value line, which is tested by autmated testers only )
1. Speed binned using an automated tester
2. Tested after assembley using an automated tester
3. Tested on several motherboards , by hand using OCZmemtest . Our testing is done at speed above the specification at the specificatiom voltage ( each part has its own test spec ) , pairs are tested in pairs then put into the package directly after testing
We take our testing extremly seriously ,and we take our quality extremely seriously .
In addition if people have trouble, and some people will no mater how carefull we are we go way out of our way to help them.
where did you buy them? did you ground yourself on the computer case before touching the memory? you might have been electrified and have damaged the sticks by touching them. static killed many memory sticks already... do you have a thick plastic carpet?Quote:
Originally Posted by jinu117
Most of the ram that people get that is "DOA" is either damaged through shipping or from static. As Ryan said every stick that leaves OCZ has been tested and is working when it leaves. Electronics aren't perfect either so we can test stuff 10 times at OCZ but on the next boot up in can fail. This is not common by any measure but it has happened.
We're here to help those people who are having problems and we will always be around to help :)
Steve
Static is probably the biggest killer of memory ,
I dont think most users ground themselves while working on there computer
所有人都愛OCZ
My story with OCZ products is also not that good.
First a Q,
what psu do you prefer to work with the booster,becaus i have a chieftech 360w and i am not able to go higher then 3.1v,i have try't 2 boosters,none of them will go over 3.1v,so what do you suggest to have as psu.
My first booster i have buy'd,when a came home and opend the box,i din't have to open it,it was open,when a try't to have 3.1v it didd't go,only on 3.0v a have it running ok,so i rma it,and it took a long time,2 months i have to waith.
Second booster then came(this one was closed) but i have the same problem,i can get any higher then 3.0v, on a good day 3.1v,but not higher,and thats why a buy it for to go higher, minimum to 3.4v(that what the ocz site say for 8rda3+),but it did'nt,thats the story of the boosters.
I have also buy't a OCZ 520w Powerstream that only lived for 3 days then it just stopt,it took also my mobo(dfi) and cpu(a64-3200+) in the procces,all dead,its volts where 1.7v for cpu and 3.3v for mem,yes just ll'bitt adjusted with the pots and with good cooling on board and mem.
Now that is not so high,so i was wondering why it blew up,i dont know it,do you guys have an idee what whent wrong,it was'nd normal thats for sure,but i sit with the broken stuff and i was not that happy about it.
And the psu was dead i have try it on an other board and diddent work,it did nothing no beep nada,the other stuff also.
Now i dont say that OCZ is bad,i still believe in it and will buy other stuff from OCZ,but so far i was'nt that lucky.
Yes I have thick plastic Carpet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by saaya
However, I also have nice assortment of those static zapping wrist bands when I work on my computer :)
Let's just put it this way..
If I am not cautious on installing my units, I probably would have burnt at least quite a few sticks of memory as this is what I've been doing past 5-6 years.
1) About 1 new motherboard a month.
2) About 1 new CPU every other month.
3) About 1 new cooling method every 6 months.
4) About 1 new memory set every 3 months.
5) About 1 new GPU every 4 months (due to myself killing video with vmod makes the phase faster than I would like to... but... can't... resist)
etc, etc.
This is first time I've had this kind of issues on brand new products... (well now counting 1 GeiL 3700 Platinum set, 1 OCZ Powerstream 520W, 1 OCZ 3200EL Plat Rev2)
I've been builing my own computer from parts ever since I was 13 or so and I am 31 now... 18 years of experience has taught me a lot as well as myself being IT personal (which more than majority of site people here are).