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Title: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: trax1 on March 11, 2009, 06:32:35 AM: I was thinking about getting RAM heatsinks, does anyone know if there even worth getting, the ones I'm looking at are only $6, but I's still like to know if it's even worth getting?

I might even just get them to make the RAM modules look nice because my case has a window.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835110105 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835110105)
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 06:40:53 AM: Nothing harmless with them. They dissipate heat, which is the name of the game.
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: TheZohan on March 11, 2009, 06:52:30 AM: if you plan on overclocking it will help the heat cause your gonna change the timings on the chips
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Dragon on March 11, 2009, 08:47:23 AM: If the ram could use an upgrade, I just put some of these into a build and they look real nice. The blue case fan reflects off of them causing a nice glow.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178)
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: BaldEagl on March 11, 2009, 09:18:31 AM: I seriously doubt you'll see any type of performance gain. As to overclocking RAM it's hardly worthwhile... better off just starting with faster RAM. If your CPU bus is 1333 you really don't need anything faster than 667 RAM to keep the clock cycles in sync. If you plan on overclocking your CPU to a 1600 bus/400 clock you will still only require 800 RAM.
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 11, 2009, 10:18:51 AM: Quote from: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 06:40:53 AM
Nothing harmless with them. They dissipate heat, which is the name of the game.

Nothing harmless = all harmful. Watch the double negatives!
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Denholm on March 11, 2009, 10:22:44 AM: I myself didn't notice that. Nice find! :lol
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 11:03:42 AM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on March 11, 2009, 10:18:51 AM
Nothing harmless = all harmful. Watch the double negatives!

I ain't got none. :devil
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: BaldEagl on March 11, 2009, 05:14:20 PM: Quote from: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 11:03:42 AM
I ain't got none. :devil

I ain't got none neither. :O
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Dragon on March 11, 2009, 05:19:06 PM: Neither will I, nor will I never be, not gettin' nothin. It ain't not possible.
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 05:35:25 PM: :rofl

<shakes fist at Ripley and flails a samurai sword>

:D
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2009, 10:31:18 AM: Quote from: Masherbrum on March 11, 2009, 05:35:25 PM
:rofl

<shakes fist at Ripley and flails a samurai sword>

:D

Your samurai sword against my samurai word - pen is mightier than sword!
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Fulmar on March 13, 2009, 10:41:58 AM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2009, 10:31:18 AM
Your samurai sword against my samurai word - pen is mightier than sword!
(http://www.pjhyett.com/images/uploads/noodlemightier.jpg)
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Masherbrum on March 13, 2009, 11:30:12 AM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2009, 10:31:18 AM
Your samurai sword against my samurai word - pen is mightier than sword!

But are you a linguistic gymnast? :uhoh
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 13, 2009, 12:09:07 PM: Quote from: Masherbrum on March 13, 2009, 11:30:12 AM
But are you a linguistic gymnast? :uhoh

I'm a cunning linguistic :P
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: TheZohan on March 14, 2009, 04:09:12 AM: :rofl
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: TilDeath on March 14, 2009, 07:15:42 AM: You will not see a huge performance gain unless you are overclocking your memory, then you may see a 10 to 80 MHz increase in ability to OC higher then you were able to before the heatsink. Good heat sinks for memory is almost as expensive as getting some fast DDR2 with them installed already (OCZ Reaper has some massive cooling). DDR3 has heatsinks installed since most runs native at 1.9 volts or higher. Most good memory anymore has some sort of thermal dissipation built on. It is actually attached with thermal tape stuck to the modules. It can be removed with a razor and a little pressure to separate it from the module itself.

I would not invest in this, waste of monies in comparison to the gains IMHO.

TD
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on March 14, 2009, 07:48:10 AM: I think he was getting them simply because of esthetic reasons, he has a windowed chassis.
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: Masherbrum on March 14, 2009, 02:09:59 PM: Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on March 14, 2009, 07:48:10 AM
I think he was getting them simply because of esthetic reasons, he has a windowed chassis.

Correct.
Title: Re: RAM Heatsinks
Post by: trax1 on March 14, 2009, 02:42:30 PM: Yeah, the main reason I'm looking at getting them is for the aesthetics because the case is windowed, but I also was just wondering about the heatsink abilities of them being as they only cost $6.