My luck IS worse than yours...

[Riptide]

2 out of 3 kits of OCZ memory I've bought from newegg have come defective. One kit, 2x512MB Rev. 2 Platinum. Just bought a kit of 2x1GB Platinum that also came defective. This is very, very disappointing. I have to say that at this point I wonder what is going on @ OCZ, do they actually test this stuff or what? I have to assume this is just bad luck on my part because I don't see the rest of you complaining about this garbage.

In the case of the Revision 2 1GB kit the wife's A8V would not POST with both sticks in dual channel. The DIMMs singly would work, but not together. The replacement kit fixed that, but these were brand new DIMMs right out of the box.

The kit I just tried "upgrading" to tonight was the new 2x1GB Platinum (2-3-2-5). This was in my Abit AV8. System would not POST with both DIMMs in so I tried them one at a time and sure enough, one of the DIMMs would not work at all even by itself. So it appears that I have a second kit that was crap right out of the box.

What the hell is going on here? Gimme some sympathy here fellas, I can't believe this is happening to me.

[FB]

happened to me as well.

i bought a kit of GOld VX that didn't work, i had a set of Gold that wouldn't work, then another set that died, 3rd set of Gold should be here wednesday.

my new kit of Plat Rev 2's work though.

[Sierra_abx]

Sorry to hear about your problems. Have you tried resetting the CMOS?

[Riptide]

Yep, tried resetting CMOS.

Sierra what is your opinion on this? I thought I was the only one who had such bad luck but then I read the first reply in this thread and I am left to wonder... Do we have a QC problem on our hands here? This does seem borderline ridiculous.

[Sierra_abx]

Are those PC3200 Plat Rev.2's? The newer modules use TCC5 instead of TCCD. You can tell by looking at the sticker on the modules. If it says "v1.1" in small print, then it's TCC5. A few people have had problems with TCC5. What timings are you trying to boot with? Don't use 2-2-2. Either load optimized defaults or manually set looser timings like 2.5-3-3. This is all assuming you can get into the BIOS using one stick.

[Riptide]

Nope, they are not Revision 2 (OCZ4002048ELDC). They don't sell 2x1GB kits of Revision 2. And I tried increasing voltage as well but it definitely seems like I have a defective stick in the kit. If I try the two DIMMs singly the system will POST with one but not the other.

My "old" TCCD Revision 2 works fine. I can't believe my luck here...

[Sierra_abx]

If one stick works, but the other doesn't, then that would seem to indicate a defective module.

[John64]

he was talking about the 1gb for your wife, but that was fixed. Try enabling CPC or Command per clock, Enable 2T timing or Disable 1T Timing depending on your bios(simply make it 1T), as well as loosening the timnigs. 2GB might be too much fro your memoryu controller

[Riptide]

Yeah I agree. I'm just not sure what to think of OCZ now. I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt even after the other kit I had that was bad and also taking into account FB's experience. If it happens again though I might have to switch vendors. They have great service, no doubt, but if they keep sending me junk then well... who can blame me for going to another brand? Maybe I'm overreacting but it's just so disappointing. This stuff should "just work" especially since it is supposedly tested @ the factory. Situations like this should, in theory, never happen. Yet twice to me out of 3 kits? Wow... just wow.

[Riptide]

Originally Posted by John64

he was talking about the 1gb for your wife, but that was fixed. Try enabling CPC or Command per clock, Enable 2T timing or Disable 1T Timing depending on your bios(simply make it 1T), as well as loosening the timnigs. 2GB might be too much fro your memoryu controller

If it won't do 1T then I don't want it. I'd send it back or ask OCZ for a refund if that were the case. That was the whole point with going for a 2 DIMM setup instead of 4.

Incidentally, we did try 2T. It made no difference. Thanks for the suggestion though. Also, I'm not going to bother loosening the timings - if it won't run at rated speeds, I don't want it.

[John64]

well try to see what is causing it, i know your sentiments exactly, but if it runs a 2-3-3-6 1T for instance, i would argue that you wont notice a diference. Are the modules specifically rated for 1T?

If you want to hear an anoying memory story, my 3200XL's (that cost me what your 2GB kit would now) wouldnt boot at 2225 DDR400 and thats not even a strain on the mem controller. i havent tried since Sir Skully has reported a bios fix.

The problem with 2G's is that there isnt a huge selection, and you probably have the second best kit (next to the PC4000 Ballistix)

[Riptide]

I have absolutely no intention of overclocking this RAM at all. I bought a 2 DIMM kit specifically so I wouldn't have to run 2T command rate (necessary w/4 DIMMs) while keeping timings close to what my TCCD was running at.

My TCCD Revision 2 memory ran just fine @ 2-2-2-1T in the exact same computer. If this memory either requires me to loosen timings up for lower than it's stock rating -OR- requires 2T command rate even though I'm only populating two slots - then screw it, I don't want it. I paid a premium for it and if that's what the deal is then I'd rather get a refund.

Thankfully OCZ has a strongpoint in their customer service. I'm pretty sure I can work something out with them if this ends up becoming a giant PITA. But I'm not really impressed with their QC if 2 out of 3 kits have a bad DIMM. But again, maybe it was just bad luck on my part (and FB's).

[Sierra_abx]

Originally Posted by John64

he was talking about the 1gb for your wife, but that was fixed. Try enabling CPC or Command per clock, Enable 2T timing or Disable 1T Timing depending on your bios(simply make it 1T), as well as loosening the timnigs. 2GB might be too much fro your memoryu controller

My wife? Switching to 2T is probably not going to help.

[John64]

it might not be anything to do with the kit for the 2gbs, that is a huge load on the mem controller, and it just might not be able to do it. If your wife has a Venice or San Diego try them in her computer as they have a newer mem controller that seems to be a lot better with 1t/2t. I am sure OCZ will see you right, just try to be a little more open to testing, its a lot easier if you say that the ram doesnt work with 1T for instance, they may know a fix for that but if you just say it doesnt work how can you expect them to help?

It sounds to me like its just your memory controller is the issue though.

I am trying to offer a little help here, i am very aware of the frustration of letting a near $400 set of ram collect dust (i am a student, so $400 is a ton of money to me). I was eventually able to find that i couldnt run them at their rated 2225, BUT i was able to run them at 250MHz 2.5-3-3-7 after a month of non-use.

[John64]

wow i cant communicate, i meant you(Sierra) talking about his(RipTide) wives ram!