RMA PQI-3200 and get a Raptor instead?

Iridium · Jan 12, 2005, 04:47 PM

I recently ordered a 1 gig pair of the 2-2-2-5 TCCD pc3200 ram from PQI. Well I got it home and have had nothing but problems with it since. It's ID by SPD was 2.5-2-2-5 which I thought it was a plug-n-frag type too, where it would boot to the low speed..but that is really not the problem.

After I installed the 1 gb pair in my mobo I had errors in windows, and certain programs won't load like ZoneAlarm. All in all, I guess it is a fault pair. Now with my current ram I can run it at 2-3-3-6 at 220 fsb at the 1:1 ratio which is actually pretty good for PC2700 stuff. That is about 3.5 gig. I am not sure how much extra my CPU has left in it, but I would figure only about 200-300 mhz more max on the core.

So my question is what do you all think..I have an RMA # to send the ram back and to get a refund. Should I take another chance on getting some new ram, or should I just pick up a new 74gig WD Raptor drive. My current drivers are old IDE drives that are 40 gig a piece and probably 2mb buffers.

I have had them for awhile and I know that a raptor would probably wake my system up.

What do you all think, what would you do if you were in my situation?

pr0digal jenius · Jan 12, 2005, 05:20 PM

I'd try again with somethign other then PQI

maybe get some corsair or OCZ?

Asmoday · Jan 12, 2005, 05:42 PM

Or why not try some G.Skill

KillerSneak · Jan 12, 2005, 06:00 PM

I would go with some Mushkin notihng can beat that

Iridium · Jan 12, 2005, 06:31 PM

Good points all, it's just that dang restocking fee that pi$$es me off it is BS. I will have to think about this one for a bit. Those are all good choices, and I have heard great things about the PQI memory too, it uses the same chips and PCB as other mfgs like the OCZ TCCD ram plus it scores as well or better in reviews... Maybe I should cool off for a day and think about this before I make any "rash" decisions. I dunno, the brands you mention are all top tier and would more than likely be great... but if I RMA and get a replacement set, I don't have to pay the restocking fee...

Thanks for opinions. Talking this out keeps me from doing things on impulse, which is a character flaw of mine....

Lowfat · Jan 13, 2005, 11:20 AM

I'd take the ram off your hands

Iridium · Jan 13, 2005, 02:19 PM

I decided to send in the ram and get a replacement set so I am not paying the restocking fee.. Tulcakelume, we will see what happens with this new set, if it doesn't perform like I am hoping (meaning my CPU is the limiting factor) maybe we can work something out if you are interested..

Jan 12, 2005, 04:47 PM	#1
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	RMA PQI-3200 and get a Raptor instead? I recently ordered a 1 gig pair of the 2-2-2-5 TCCD pc3200 ram from PQI. Well I got it home and have had nothing but problems with it since. It's ID by SPD was 2.5-2-2-5 which I thought it was a plug-n-frag type too, where it would boot to the low speed..but that is really not the problem. After I installed the 1 gb pair in my mobo I had errors in windows, and certain programs won't load like ZoneAlarm. All in all, I guess it is a fault pair. Now with my current ram I can run it at 2-3-3-6 at 220 fsb at the 1:1 ratio which is actually pretty good for PC2700 stuff. That is about 3.5 gig. I am not sure how much extra my CPU has left in it, but I would figure only about 200-300 mhz more max on the core. So my question is what do you all think..I have an RMA # to send the ram back and to get a refund. Should I take another chance on getting some new ram, or should I just pick up a new 74gig WD Raptor drive. My current drivers are old IDE drives that are 40 gig a piece and probably 2mb buffers. I have had them for awhile and I know that a raptor would probably wake my system up. What do you all think, what would you do if you were in my situation? __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color]

Jan 12, 2005, 05:42 PM	#3
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Jan 12, 2005, 06:00 PM	#4
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Jan 12, 2005, 06:31 PM	Thread Starter #5
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	Good points all, it's just that dang restocking fee that pi$$es me off it is BS. I will have to think about this one for a bit. Those are all good choices, and I have heard great things about the PQI memory too, it uses the same chips and PCB as other mfgs like the OCZ TCCD ram plus it scores as well or better in reviews... Maybe I should cool off for a day and think about this before I make any "rash" decisions. I dunno, the brands you mention are all top tier and would more than likely be great... but if I RMA and get a replacement set, I don't have to pay the restocking fee... Thanks for opinions. Talking this out keeps me from doing things on impulse, which is a character flaw of mine.... __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color] Last edited by Iridium; Jan 13, 2005 at 02:17 PM.

Jan 13, 2005, 11:20 AM	#6
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	I'd take the ram off your hands __________________

Jan 12, 2005, 05:20 PM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	I'd try again with somethign other then PQI maybe get some corsair or OCZ?

Jan 13, 2005, 02:19 PM	Thread Starter #7
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	I decided to send in the ram and get a replacement set so I am not paying the restocking fee.. Tulcakelume, we will see what happens with this new set, if it doesn't perform like I am hoping (meaning my CPU is the limiting factor) maybe we can work something out if you are interested.. __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color]