OCZ DDR Booster - DEAD HARDWARE THREAD

[Jeff]

Just thought I'd dedicate a thread to the toasted hardware people are going to have because of this piece of hardware.

Not saying that there is ANYTHING wrong with the product... I just can't wait to see people fry stuff and then blame someone else for their own stupidity.

Those of you who fry your stuff and are proud of it... I solute you! Those of you who are going to whine and cry after something happens to your hardware... :smileysex boo-hoo.

Let the games begin!!!

(thanks to whoever posted that FrozenCPU.com still has some of these instock!!!)

BTW... how about a contest to see who can cause the most damage to their hardware with this thing? We all must have some old piece of crap motherboard/memory/CPU that we can play with?

[lostark374]

it is my thinking that if you cant live with destroying hardware then this item isnt for you ......that being said mine will be here on saturday or monday

[Jeff]

That's the spirit!!!

I have an Epox 8RDA that is just a murdered piece of crap. Every mod that could be done has been done(and undone and redone and etc). I'm going to throw my BH-6 stick in with a crappie CPU I have here and just let the voltage rip. I'll try for overclocks first... then I just want to see how long it takes before something "gives". This should be fun!

[skate2snow]

If sopmeone is not able to do a Vmod, he is not able to handle correctly a simple thing, but dangerous as that....

[lostark374]

yoda?

really i suffer from tremmors (my hands shake) so doing vmods for me isnt easy i think this is a great product idea especially for people who run there boxes stock or just a mild overclock 24/7 but like to pump it up for benching. rip off the heatsinks slap on the dryice or the pc kick up the volts and your off and running now all i need is something like this for my x800 and im all set

[Jeff]

Originally posted by lostark374
yoda?

That was my first impression too.

[stasiu]

What do you really think is "gonna give"? I don't think this product is going to cause a flood of RMA's. Yes...this toy has the potential to do some damage....but the high voltage vdimm fad has been such a staple in most overclocked systems, even air cooled ones, for so long that this "toy" is hardly a revelation. IMO dimm voltage is the safest to mod. The A64's susceptibility to high 3.3 rail voltage isn't much of an issue untill you get over 3.5 volts imo. I've had sticks running 24/7 with 3.4 volts w/o a hitch, which is a max for many boards based on the DDR booster's own compatibility chart. The only thing i'd really expect to give out would be the DDR booster itself, sounds like its the mosfet gets pretty damn hot. Now...if they DID make a product like this for Vid cards and CPU's....lol....that's a different story. I can just see people coming home after they've gotten a little drunk, boot the computer up, and start playing with voltages...LOL...i can see things like this happening because i've broken things like this myself .

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by Jeff
(thanks to whoever posted that FrozenCPU.com still has some of these instock!!!)

yeah, for 59.00 + shipping, cheapest shipping to me is 8 bucks

nice to know you can always count on frozencpu to gouge for all they're worth.

[skate2snow]

It's true that Vdimm rarely killed a pair of RAM's, but some might think that this i manufactured, so it's = safe, but 3.9V on some 1Gb hynix chips could give you a big slap on the hand....

[mdzcpa]

I'm ready to fry something! Mine will be here tomorrow

[STEvil]

watching my mailbox....

[LikwidKool]

You know Jeff I posted the same sentiment at another forum. To me if you vmod, you are prepared to lose hardware. Some using the booster may not be prepared, and will whine and cry and blame OCZ if they lose something. Let's try and not do that. Know what you are getting into, and the booster is not really a "toy".

BTW just have to say I am having a lot fun with my booster. Just so much easier to play with than my VR style mod's!

[Çhrist0ph]

Im sure OCZ has bundled a hefty warning/disclaimer with the actual product.

[Kunaak]

if your here afraid of killing hardware, your probably on the wrong forum.
this is XtremeSystems, not ChickenSystems.

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

around here, hardware failure stories are just the daily routine, pushing hardware to it's limits comes with risk.
but we talk about it here, cause we're all slightly insane.
we spend thousands, to get small speed increases, that sometimes barely add up to real world differences, cause we can.

thier are lots of things we all could do.
but each of us, are alittle obsessed in thier odd little hobby of ours for some reason or another.

if this little piece of hardware, allows some people to achieve, even a slightly better OC...
then it's probably in the hands of the right people that would appreciate it.

dead hardware comes with the territory.
risk isn't without price.
most people at XS-know this from experience.
but were still here

I personally killed 4 AMD 64's from Vdimm.
I'll probably kill more CPU in time.
or videocards.
but I'll still be overclocking till I get bored of it.
cause like I said, we're all here, alittle insane.
after all, this is XS.
not "average systems.com" or a "OC alittle till your comfortable, then back down.com"

nope...
the title says it all.

XS.

[Geforce4ti4200]

"NOT ChickenSystems"

can I get an aman? very well said! I am not gonna tell people what to do or not, but just want to make them aware that a64s do die from high vdimm, you lost 4 already. eshbash lost 2. with that out of the way, I may try this and a stick of bh5 ram and how does 275fsb 1:1 at 2-2-2-5 sound? anyone know what volts youd need and is that OCz booster capable? I will mod when itll soon be time for me to upgrade so if this a64 dies, big deal cause itll go out with a bang then ill install my 90nm and not mod

[hallowen]

I Agree!

No Pain, No Gain...........

If It Wasn't Dangerous Or FUN, Why The H*** would we Do It?

:smileysex

[Formann]

Killed my A64 3200+ Clawhammer yesterday. I dont have the DDR Booster but i still felt like mentioning it, cause i dont blame anybody but my self. Im proud of it, cause im no chicken. I feed my HW the voltage it needs to perform like I want it to.

Im a litte sad tho, cause my x800Pro VIVO arrived today, and now i dont have a fast system to bench with. I was looking forward to run 3d @ 276*10 1:1 2.5-2-2-6.

Oh well... happens. Maybe I should get me a new MB. The AN50R is known to fry A64´s.

Looks like I have to do some gaming to pass some time. Cant afford a new A64 until next month. At least i can play around with a x800pro -> XT

[HawainPanda]

its not like a good thing for something to break, none of us want our stuff to break, its alot of money, so its only natural to be worried

[Spec3]

I ran some bh-6 last night through 9.5 hours of memtest 86 @3.75V off the booster and all is working fine still. Maybe I can fry some pc3200 samsung or something because this bh-6 wont die Had it at 3.93V which is the max my booster would give without me modding it (which I will be doing) and other than it being really hot all was good

Steve

[althes]

let the fun begin

[WeStSiDePLaYa]

lol, ive never been able to afford a 2nd rig or some extra HW but i just got some mushkin bh-5 bought to go along with my mushkin bh-6 so i might try to vmod the 5v line to the dimm with a small pot. anybody wanna help me kill something?

[Cow2kie]

Originally posted by Spec3
I ran some bh-6 last night through 9.5 hours of memtest 86 @3.75V off the booster and all is working fine still. Maybe I can fry some pc3200 samsung or something because this bh-6 wont die Had it at 3.93V which is the max my booster would give without me modding it (which I will be doing) and other than it being really hot all was good

Steve

Did you try to oc it any when iat 3.9v?

[Jeff]

Originally posted by Spec3
I ran some bh-6 last night through 9.5 hours of memtest 86 @3.75V off the booster and all is working fine still. Maybe I can fry some pc3200 samsung or something because this bh-6 wont die Had it at 3.93V which is the max my booster would give without me modding it (which I will be doing) and other than it being really hot all was good

Steve

That's what I like to hear. (except... what speed did you get with 3.75v?)

[DarkManX_BG]

Originally posted by Spec3
Had it at 3.93V which is the max my booster would give without me modding it (which I will be doing)

LOL
Increase the voltage of a tool that's specifically made to increase voltage... I love this place

[Spec3]

I was memtesting at only 245Mhz 2-2-2-5 because I didn't want to push it to far LOL

Steve