OCZ "Enhanced" Ram

[Rocket2Fun]

Well I spent $200 buying some OCZ Enhanced ram and I have yet been able to get it to run 150mhz cl 2-2-2
I have raised my VIO to 3.6v
I don't know what else to do
Right now I have it running cl3-3-3 because it won't work at cl 2-2-2
Please help me figure out if there is anything I can do to make my ram investment work
BTW
i am using a cus2-c

[Mushkin Rules]

I think that someone in this forum (including me) has warned users to stay away from OCZ products. The quality is good to be true at those lower prices. And they even have some kind of "rebate program", when you mention a specialized words in your order, that allows you to get even lower prices, as can be seen at: www.athlonoc.com I think that website is also owned by OCZ. Their products have so many inconsistencies in qualities. It is sometimes good, but many times it suck. Someone please complain to the whatever authorities out there, that many times, OCZ products are not as good as what is advertised. Simply put, OCZ is the biggest liar".

Let me guess Rocket2Fun, your OCZ mem is the "Wizard" OCZ enhanced 150 (either 128 or 256 MB) for around $79 for the 256MB version (if you put that special words in your order, you might get it at only $54.99). Well, that is said to be produced in order to compete directly with Mushkin Rev 3, in that CRAPPY BULL OCZ's advertisement? Come on, be realistic man. I did review the memory specs for about 3 months, before finally got my Mushkin 256MB Rev2. I almost got trapped by OCZ BULL advertisement.

Well, to bad for you Rocket2Fun, cause you ain't gonna get that overclocking fun with that OCZ mem installed in your system. All, I can say is that try to RMA it. If still possible get your money back, and get Mushkin, Crucial or Corsair memories. Just stay away from OCZ products. Not to mention they have the worst customer support & service. Next time, you'd better search at this site before you do online ordering: http://www.resellerratings.com/

And here's what OCZ shop at http://ocz.safeshopper.com/ rating is: 3.6 out of 7.0 That is a blow. Look at these ratings before they deceive you: http://www.resellerratings.com/vendo...rclockersstore

I just hope their store goes out of business, so that people do not get caught again with that Bull advertisement. If someone said that the order was fine in every aspect, then OCZ has very inconsistencies in their services & quality of products.

[Rocket2Fun]

What I really don't understand is how a well known company like MadOnion.com can give my ram such great reviews. I followed MadOnion's advice and that's why I am now stuck with OCZ ram.
I am really bummed because I can't return the ram anymore... and I paid like full price for it (didn't know about that special word)
I just want to get it to work at least once
The thing is that the ram loads in the BIOS fine, but when I get to the Win2k startup I get a incorrect clock error (or something like that)
I have never seen anyone else get this error using other ram but for some reason I do. I am lost... Please someone help.

[jmsandrsn]

I believe that the memory MadOnion tested had either Micron or Infineon chips. What memory chips are on the one that you've got?

[Mushkin Rules]

Well Rocket2Fun, when you read a review, make sure that you also search from some world best independent places for review such as:
1) www.anandtech.com
2) www.tomshardware.com
3) www.lostcircuits.com
4) http://www.virtualhideout.net/
5) http://active-hardware.com/english/main.htm
6) http://active-hardware.com/english/main.htm

Places like Madonion is just for additional review & having fun & don't use it merely to support your decision. I told you before I bought this Mushkin Rev2, that I almost bought OCZ Enhanced PC150 because I was tempted by their advertisement as being produced to kick that Mushkin Rev3, and also because the price was unbelievable lower than any other outstanding SDRAM for the same specs. Now, I am happy I don't deal with that OCZ crooks, and happy to own Mushkin. It's more expensive, but it is worth it !!! If you look at www.athlonoc.com they have that special word to get your order at a "lower unbelievable prices". Check this out, posted on May 24, 2001:

256 megs OCZ PC-150 for $54.99 - 3:29 AM - Dunlap-Angel
Here's another great deal from the guys over at The Overclockerz Store.
You can get 256 megs OCZ PC-150 for 54.99,
Just say Athlonoc specail OCZ 150 256megs for 54.99 in the comments section.

Guess what? this is another Crap & Bull. I guess when you order with this special order, OCZ will tell you that Sorry, but it is in a limited quantity. And you have to pay in full. Someone please report this "False Advertising". I think the www.athlonoc.com is also owned by that OCZ crap. just becareful.

Sorry that I can't help you with any memory tricks & tweaks, because your memory is not even stable. Here's what minimal you can do:
1) Check the chipset, who manufacture that?
2) When you set everything at normal, Not Overclocked, setting at "By SPD" check in bios, what is read on the CAS? Is it 2-2-2 or 3-3-3 by default?
3) then running ata the most stable you can get, maybe at 3-3-3, in Windows, run program like CTSPD & check everything like the default CAS, TRAS, 7 manufacturer?

[Rocket2Fun]

sadly enough it's 3-3-3 even at 133mhz
i was hoping that didn't spell doom
it's funny that after i got the ram and put it in my computer i knew i got screwed... but i have been trying to keep from accepting that
right now i wish i had a hot branding iron to shove up the asses of all the OCZ workers and owners
if anyone from OCZ reads this... I hope fall off a very high place to a long and agonizing death from a fractured spine

[Mushkin Rules]

Well, I have posted my comments on other forum regarding OCZ PC-180 Micro-BGA 256MB SDRAM Review by MrSlick. Check it out here:
http://www.forumoc.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13143

This forum belongs to www.athlonoc.com

[Mushkin Rules]

This OCZ company has been known to give good comments by themselves at www.resellerratings.com as if they were coming from ordinary customers. It is just bad on how they run the business. I am still looking for the old link that proves this company is nothing but a liar, but it is still here in this forum. OCZ is located in Boise, Idaho. Anyone from that state who actually knows this company or the premises? And anyone here dare to buy guaranteed overclocked cpu + motherboard from this shop? The reason I put this all is just merely to prevent you all from being manipulated!!! Especially for International Orders. Because it hurts to see people in this forum get misleaded & deceived

Just to show you how bad the comments from "ordinary customer" at: http://www.resellerratings.com/comvi...rclockersstore
1) Comment From User: (bull51)
Fri May 11 08:33:22 2001
I purchased what was to be cas 2 ram and my motherboard auto detected it as cas 3 ram. I called the company (No way to e mail them as it comes back as undeliverable) and was told that I could up the I/O voltage to run it as cas 2. There is no way to up the I/O voltage on this or any other board as far as the tech sites I've contacted are concerned. This is not a good company to do business with and I won't ever do business with them again

2) Comment From User: (aug1516)
Thu Apr 19 16:44:40 2001
After ordering a stick of their PC150 ram it took them almost 2 weeks to get it to me. My friend had a similar experience, he ordered a pre-tested cpu only to get it 2 weeks later and have it not hit the speed they said it would.

3) Comment From User: (g-funkster)
Mon Mar 5 21:42:45 2001
Bought a combo for a Tbird 1300-1400. The thing didn't go past 1.2ghz! Their support say they'll call you, they never do though. They are the worst. Good lord stay away from these people.

4) Comment From User: (gillbot)
Sun Mar 4 22:50:01 2001
Item purchased was a T-Bird 750 Guaranteed at 1100MHz, wouldn't run at 750 let alone 1100. i was told to lower speed to 1050 yet i paid for 1100MHz.

5) Comment From User: (cvdox)
Wed Feb 21 23:37:50 2001
Bought a 1390-1500Mhz AMD Tbird. The chip would not 1333Mhz stable. The ad says they pretest at the upper range. Emailed them several times with no reply. Finally got a reply and was given an RMA number. Said they would overnight a replacement. They received the chip two days ago. No email no chip no nothing. Emailed them and now they say they will mail the replacement as soon as they receive it. This is the first and last time I will deal with them.

6) Comment From User: (g256w)
Tue Mar 27 20:56:19 2001
I have dealt with bad companies in the past and i find that your Credit card company can help out a lot. Contact them and tell them that you ordered a product and was not sent it yet, or depending, tell them that they are refusing to contact you regarding an RMA. i know that CIBC visa are very protective of their customers and they have got me my money back before an RMA was even issued! try it out if you are really stuck

7) Comment From User: (allident2)
Mon Mar 26 18:31:58 2001
OK, here goes again... Since this company is also listed as The Overclockers Store I feel I need to cross post at this listing as well.
Here is a current quote from the site: "We carry our own Warrantee on these products" Now, are you going to trust a company that cant even spell warranty?

8) Comment From User: (b9999)
Fri Mar 16 10:55:09 2001
great - now I know I my under-performing, ****ty memory can be replaced with another under-performing, ****ty memory module. doubt i will ever use the warranty, because your memory can't be used - it never clocked as high as you claimed and I already found quality memory which works from mushkin which stands by it's product

cc: resellerratings.com

----- Original Message ----- From: The Computer Zone To: b Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:14 PM Subject: Re: OCZ

If there is a problem with your memory we have a lifetime warranty

----- Original Message ----- From: b To: The Computer Zone Cc: melvin@ocz.safeshopper.com Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 9:32 PM Subject: OCZ

remove my name from your list YOUR MEMORY NEVER NEVER NEVER PERFORMED AS YOU SAID AND NEVER WENT HIGH THAN 133 AS YOU ADVERTISED! High Performance - my *** I would never recommend your memory to anybody and have told others my story online when ever possible. GET REAL YOU GUYS - YOU'RE OUT TO SCREW PEOPLE PS - feel free to reply to this email

----- Original Message ----- From: The Computer Zone To: oczcust@hardwareoc.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 10:03 PM

We at the overclockerz store are glad to anounce reduced pricing for the OCZ line of memory.

9) Comment From User: (vetterman)
Wed Mar 21 11:37:40 2001
I haven't ordered from these guys, because of the comments here. Curious, why haven't you people reported these guys to the Better Business Bureau? If your processors will NOT post at the advertised (gauranteed) speed, it's false advertising. I hope the feds close this place down.

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Yes, I hope someone reports this shop as being "False Advertising" & finally close this shop.

[Rocket2Fun]

Thanks for posting my post somewhere else... I am really ****** off about this... actually in response to my anger I posted this on GotIApex.com http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showth...threadid=24697
I was hoping that someone from OCZ would see it and start taking their customers a little more seriously... But I doubt that will ever happen...
I am really really let down by OCZ... I want either a refund... or a product that works as they said it would.

[Mushkin Rules]

Allow me to say that this is exactly what Bart has to say about OCZ products, services & supports :Fire: Picture courtesy of Stevo, thanks man.



No, wait, I think this what I think of this company (OCZ Suck inc.), but I think you have to click on my next reply in the attachment

[stevo]

this is what i think of that company

[Mushkin Rules]

Wait, unfortunately My Grandma just think the other way round, it is even worst I am not allowed to show it, but please do click in the attachment below

[Mushkin Rules]

Well, I have to agree with my Grandma here, let's be honest on what I think of this OCZ Liar. This is best described this company, see attachment above

They deserve it.

[BigCheeze]

OK.. I'm sorry for this, however I can NOT stand to see NON facts like this!!

Let's start out by this.
1) I am currently a MODERATOR for FORUMOC.COM(The forum for AthlonOC.com & HardwareOC.com)
2) I do NOT in ANY way work for OCZ, I am a Network engineer working for MCI/WorldCom!

OK... now let's talk truths..

1)Out of all the sites you have listed (of which 1 is listed twice, and another you have listed as .net when it's .com) the ONLY one that reviews any products from OCZ have this to quote:
"What we can say without a doubt, however, is that the OCZ module allowed us to obtain a new level of performance that the other memory couldn't obtain, simply by allowing our test system to be Overclocked further than any of its competition."
You can read the whole article HERE

2) Have YOU ever used any of their products?? Well I just placed my 3rd order from them!!!! I am VERY VERY happy with what I have gotten so far!! And I CAN'T WAIT for my new Motherboard & Memory!!

3) Just about everything else you have said is RUMORS!! Any Proof that OCZ has given themselves ratings at Resellers.com??? Yes, I have read the comments myself, and I admit I was concerned on my 1st order.. However, I have yet to be let down.

4) OCZ does NOT own AthlonOC.com, HardwareOC.com, or Forumoc.com!! I know this for a 100% FACT!! Right now Martin (Krohn) LIVES in Michigan. OCZ is in Boise. How can he work there?? That is ONE HELL of a commute!!

No one can deny that OCZ has had problems, EVERY STORE IN THE WORLD does!! However, your false accusation, and rumormongering are just plain WRONG! Get your facts straight!!!!

And for ANYONE that has had a problem with OCZ, contact the owner (He is RyanGroovy at forumoc.com), and I would be VERY surprised if he didn't make everything right. I wish he would respond to things faster than he does, but he doesn't. He is however VERY honest, and will do everything he can to make his customers happy!!

There, that is my 2 cents.

[SKI]

FWIW

I cannot say anything one way or the other concerning OCZ's memory offerings. I WILL say that everyone should go farther than reading reviews about ANYTHING you're thinking about buying, regardless of source. You may call it "anecdotal evidence" if you wish, but I've had amazingly good luck by simply posting a thread requesting feedback on products I'm considering buying. This has worked out especially well in these forums. My personal experience concerning OCZ is limited to the Gladiator HSF. Based on reviews, input from members here, and my own judgement, I recently purchased a Gladiator. I got EXACTLY what I expected, and it works just fine: I consider it money well spent. I don't trust resellerratings.com any more than I would trust any single source for information on any vendor. People, the moral here is DO YOUR RESEARCH! IMHO "single-sourcing" information is just a way to go wrong with confidence. FAIK OCZ sells garbage memory (this thread IS compelling). But hey, come on! The 411 on good memory has always been out there! MR didn't chose his handle by accident, after all! Hey, if I'd done a bit more research I'd be runnig a Plextor burner instead of the TDK I have now. BUT I didn't get burned, because it works well enough for my purposes (RESEARCH DOES PAY OFF).

The beauty of AsusBoards.com is that we've always been able to get good feedback on pretty much ANYTHING to date. This thread on OCZ memory proves the point I'm trying to make here.

Brothers & Sisters, ask FIRST. Get all the info you can BEFORE sending your hard-earned "Bones" to ANYONE!

BTW, if you haven't noticed, when it comes to OC, Mushkin really DOES Rule! You get what you pay for!

Just my $0.02