OCZ DDR Booster - DEAD HARDWARE THREAD

[aldamon]

Originally posted by Jeff
Hey Charlie... you want mine?

The first time I went to use it... it fried my Epox 8KDAJ motherboard(hopefully my 3200+ is ok). I set it up just like the manual says(even though an idiot could set this thing up without any manual) and when I went to adjust the Vdimm... POP... SMOKE... Vreg D.E.A.D.. Funny thing is... I'm the one that started this thread and as fate would have it... I'm the first to use it for what it was created for.

Thanks for being the 8kda3j guinea pig. So much for my BH-5 / OCZ Booster plan.

[Jeff]

Honestly... I wouldn't rule out something odd happened. Maybe if someone else is up for a little adventure they can try too. For me though... it's just as easy to not take the chance and solder.

[`schr0et]

neat looking device man. The hacksawed board cracked me up... I was sitting there staring at that piece thinkin "how the hell did he get a PCB designed for his little project", then you posted the pic

Eh booster seems like not so good an idea to me, if you can't do a VMod in the first place then I don't beleive that you'll have enough knowledge of how it works to handle it properly. I learned how to vmod with 2x dead NF7-S (dead after I vmod'd not before )

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[jinu117]

Wondering if something like this is sufficient in power or need a little boost...
http://www.wallindustries.com/pages/ml.pdf

[scrible88]

I want one of these badly!

What do you all reckon it will do on my Abit nf7-s 2.0 with mushkin 2-2-2 special that maxes at 225mhz 2.9v and athlon xp-m @ 2600mhz?

[iceman2g]

did froudeg ever put together a thread on his lil device?

[stealth17]

did froudeg ever put together a thread on his lil device?

no....bump to this thread too! this little thing could help out all the dfi nf4 users that dont want to use the 5v rail!

[DeltZ]

Rofl..this thread is like Councilling or...motivation speeches..

"I destroyed my computer yesterday..I'm not going to be set back..I am STRONG ("YEAH!")..I'm PROUD (" HERE HERE")"

me myself....I've killed a PSU and mobo in 2 weeks by accident...all happens at once tbh...Killed IC7-G trying some random volt mod (vdimm)..hey..doesn't anyone want to buy IC7-G missing 2 resistors and the corresponding solder pads? repairable....
shorted my PSU...by...infact..i'm not saying...cause it's retarded.....

Ahh well...IC7-G replaced by P4C800E-deluxe...and my Tagan 480 replaced by a Hiper 525 watt...so...nothing too wrong..apart from my P4C temp sensors are ATROCIOUS.

[Lithan]

Lol. Only board I've ever killed vmodding was a IS7-E. Same exact thing. Vdimm mod and a solder pad came up. Just popped right off while I was desoldering the resistor. I might have been able to fix it with some very difficult solder work, but I had so many problems with that board anyways, I considered it a blessing in disguise and bought a p4p800.

Anyhow, best bet with DFI is probably to vmod it's 3.3v fed vdimm and vmod your psu's 3.3v line. Should get you up to ~ 3.5vdimm fairly safely.

[stealth17]

Lol. Only board I've ever killed vmodding was a IS7-E. Same exact thing. Vdimm mod and a solder pad came up. Just popped right off while I was desoldering the resistor. I might have been able to fix it with some very difficult solder work, but I had so many problems with that board anyways, I considered it a blessing in disguise and bought a p4p800.

Anyhow, best bet with DFI is probably to vmod it's 3.3v fed vdimm and vmod your psu's 3.3v line. Should get you up to ~ 3.5vdimm fairly safely.

true but the exterior setup has a chance to supply cleaner, more stable power to the board and take the heat off the board mosfet. and who said 3.5v is all we need for our ram?

[Jethro]

My box died from accidental 4v on booster. My booster sucks because it doesnt do correct voltage when it first boots up, something has to warm up then the voltage works fine. Well this time it warmed up and was at 4v and something died i dunno what, i can only barely get to bios with 1 ram stick but for the most part something is dead. I usually leave my pc on but it had been off for a few weeks and this happend when i fired it up. I already got some OCZ plat 3700 and that didnt fix it so now im ordering a 3000+ to see if i fried mem controller. OCZ ddr booster is a novel idea but in my case is rather imperfect if you dont leave pc on all the time. To boot up cold at different voltage then when warm is unacceptable in my opinion, considering the damage it could (did) cause.

[5days]

you want average, I am sure theres a few other forums out there where you can fit in just fine.

I dont have enough money to ruin my hardware, purposely or not.

*goes and finds another forum*

(only kidding)

[Jethro]

The CPU was in fact what died. 4v is a no go for winnie mem controllers =)

[eBoy0]

2x512 Mushkin Xp4000 not dead just error alot.

[Ace-a-Rue]

My box died from accidental 4v on booster. My booster sucks because it doesnt do correct voltage when it first boots up, something has to warm up then the voltage works fine. Well this time it warmed up and was at 4v and something died i dunno what, i can only barely get to bios with 1 ram stick but for the most part something is dead. I usually leave my pc on but it had been off for a few weeks and this happend when i fired it up. I already got some OCZ plat 3700 and that didnt fix it so now im ordering a 3000+ to see if i fried mem controller. OCZ ddr booster is a novel idea but in my case is rather imperfect if you dont leave pc on all the time. To boot up cold at different voltage then when warm is unacceptable in my opinion, considering the damage it could (did) cause.

here is a snippet from a review of the booster:

http://www.burnoutpc.com/modules/wfs...?articleid=187

OCZ says that the booster can reach up to 3,9volts, this however depends on your motherboard and how much suffering your ram can take this in mind I started examining the unit. The OCZ DDR Booster has a large heatsink over the mosfets that control the voltage, it has a small rheostat with a warning wrapped around it saying that you should turn the knob counter clockwise before powering on your computer. If this done wrong it could destroy your ram instantly. 4 volts hrmmss.

i think this booster was a very nice idea but horribly thought out engineering wise!...why would i buy a booster to put into my system with the case cover on and be expected to remove the cover each time to turn the adjustment knob all the way to the left b4 powering up...i power-up multiple times each day!...good grief!