05-03-2003, 10:27 AM
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I am new to this forum, but I have to add my 2 cents.
Back in September I ordered two sticks of GEiL PC3200 Ultra Cas2 1T 256MB ram. I couldn't believe the deal I was getting on them. On their website GEiL claims this ram is very high quality and able to withstand at *least* 2.8v.
Well, since about November I have been getting random blue screens with random errors messages, my games crash out and my computer reboots. I kept blaming my Radeon 9700 Pro, thinking maybe there was an issue with 8x agp mode. Then I thought it was my sub-par A-Core tbred.
Lo and behold, I downloaded MemTest, ran it, and I ended up with 163 errors before Test #6 even finished.
Unless GEiL has changed their chip supplier or PCB production techniques I would not recommend this RAM to my worst enemy.
Btw, this is on an Asus A7N8X 1.04 mobo with a 430w Antec PS.
The CPU is a 2200 A-core Tbred oc'd to 2.0GHz 166fsb.
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05-03-2003, 11:22 AM
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Bender88 welcome to the forums and thanks for your input however this is not a geil bashing thread incase you hadnt noticed and we dont intend it to be if youve had issues with it then you should contact the people you bought it from and sort it out
overall geil in NZ is distributed and RMA'd very well... Harls just chose to blow sh1t up instead whcih is much more enjoyable for the rest of us for sure, now i wonder what will happen to the other stick
hey harls got any monitors that may have looked at you funny would love to see that.... something reminiscent of "off the building" hehe
RB
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05-03-2003, 11:42 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
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If KJ can't fix it, i'll have a 17" monitor avalible for this use 
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05-03-2003, 12:26 PM
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"Told you I was hardcore"
Join Date: May 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by Fulla A
Man, you are one crazy SOB!
All this talk about explosives and accelerants will get the FBI tracking this thread!
I hope no one mentions flying a plane into the ram!!!
Just don't start mentioning cyanide
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or Ricin, Anthrax, Ammonium nitrate...
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05-03-2003, 01:20 PM
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[H]arls, I have one suggestion for you to try before burning next time.
Its a little used trouble shooting technique called
percussive maintenance
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05-03-2003, 02:06 PM
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lol he used percussive maintenance on his stress-release HP.. look at the pictures 
yeah, this isnt a geil bashing thread, its just fate that it was geil ram that [H]arls dealt with.. it could well have been corsair, samsung, mushkin etc...
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05-03-2003, 03:32 PM
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target taking aim
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Quote:
Originally posted by whetu
lol he used percussive maintenance on his stress-release HP.. look at the pictures
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yeah but I think if the ram had some of that attention, then put back in his machine, it might have been fine.
[h]arls you should RMA it now.
And I am very glad that you had your *safety* bare feet on while burning/blowing this up.
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05-03-2003, 04:29 PM
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OHGOD BEES!
Join Date: Jun 2002
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D00d you SO should've let me know so I could come round for the BBQ....maybe next time we could "up the voltage" on the RAM, electricity loves me and I could use another kiss from a few electrons
*wonders if you could arc weld with a stick of ram*
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05-03-2003, 05:02 PM
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Water Cooled Madness
Join Date: May 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by -=DEI[]v[]OS=-
*wonders if you could arc weld with a stick of ram*
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I think it's worth a try
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05-03-2003, 05:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by -=DEI[]v[]OS=-
D00d you SO should've let me know so I could come round for the BBQ....
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now there's an idea.. high voltage through the stick of ram, see if you can cook a decent sized t-bone on that sucker
mmmmm t-bone steak... *drools*
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05-03-2003, 06:41 PM
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Banned
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mmmm magnesium
me and my mates/boss les are gunna get some old computer **** we've been longing to get rid off, and like blow it up |
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05-03-2003, 06:43 PM
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You see, the thing is I did think of that whetu, but I only had sausages on hand last night, so you know...
VIDEO
Mmmm, tasty.
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05-03-2003, 06:47 PM
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C0CK O' THE NORTH
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NZ
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Quote:
Originally posted by ktulu
Ammonium nitrate...
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got some of that rgiht here... 4kg to be excast , suggestions for what to blow up please......
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05-03-2003, 07:08 PM
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Did someone say "percussive maintenance on his stress-release HP"?
VIDEO
Anger Management 101 - Find a suitable release. |
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05-03-2003, 08:09 PM
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hehe after a few seconds in vdub rotating it and recompressing:
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