Ram Heat Spreaders

[Livy]

im thinkin of getting one for my ram,

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=57102 (http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=57102)

are they any good, and im guessing copper should be better at dispersing the heat then aluminuim?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Those look fine..and yeah copper is better.

[Livy]

thought so, also do they make much difference to the cooling?

[clocker]

The jury is still out,Livy.

People argue both sides well, but so far no one has come up with a way to prove either position.
Apparently, even extreme RAM cooling solutions have not resulted in any significant performance increases, so any benefit would be in the area of longevity.

[Livy]

thats what ive kind aheard to, but hey they look good, and they aint exactly dear.

[clocker]

That's true, and they probably don't hurt so the bling factor may be worth it...

[abu_has_the_power]

those r useful if u oc ur ram. meaning tweak ur ram timings and mess with the ram voltage. if u don't do these things, there's no point

[clocker]

Originally posted by abu_has_the_power@25 January 2004 - 08:23
those r useful if u oc ur ram. meaning tweak ur ram timings and mess with the ram voltage. if u don't do these things, there's no point
Can you prove that, Abu?

[Lite]

I ordered the aluminium version of them yesterday, only £1.35 a pop - can you go wrong?

btw, the reason i bought alumininium is a thing of science!
Alumininium isnt as good of a coducter as copper, but it a better disperser

Either way, i know these aint gonna be awesome - they will provide "basic" cooling, but for the price you cant go wrong can you?

[bigdawgfoxx]

nah not really...worth the "bling" factor lolol. I love my mushkin blue heatspreaders...goes great with my blue led fans..which i got 5 case fans and 2 PSU fans..all blue led :blink: :01:

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by clocker+25 January 2004 - 11:33--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (clocker @ 25 January 2004 - 11:33)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-abu_has_the_power@25 January 2004 - 08:23
those r useful if u oc ur ram. meaning tweak ur ram timings and mess with the ram voltage. if u don&#39;t do these things, there&#39;s no point
Can you prove that, Abu? [/b][/quote]
Thats the main thing ther Clocker. Yeah, logically overclocking your ram makes more heat, and Spreaders disperse heat, so spreaders help overclocking, but there&#39;s no way to prove it, and nobody swears by heat spreaders.

[clocker]

Sure there&#39;s a way to prove it.
Clock a RAM module with and without the spreaders and see if there is a difference.
I&#39;ve read where guys have stripped their RAM of the spreaders and actually gotten higher clock speeds, the conclusion being that the spreaders are actually trapping heat.
Who knows?
One experiment is hard to base a whole theory upon.

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by clocker@26 January 2004 - 01:05
actually gotten higher clock speeds, the conclusion being that the spreaders are actually trapping heat.

You know, I have seen that posted by a few people on my AMDMB forum, and have been meaning to do that one of these days to see if I can get similar results.

Of course I cant seem to get those blasted spreaders off.

[clocker]

That kinda scares me too and I&#39;m not willing to risk the sticks that I have.

[Virtualbody1234]

It seems to me that in order to dissipate more heat you need more surface area.

http://www.thermaltake.com/images/coolers/memory/ramsink/1933a.gifhttp://www.thermaltake.com/images/coolers/memory/ramsink/1933b.gif

[adamp2p]

Wow, Virtualbody, where did you find those?

Edit: I found them:

here (http://www.pc-mods.nl/modding/show-mod.php?zoom=ram-heatsink-a1933-1978.jpg)

[Virtualbody1234]

Here. (http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/memory/ramsink.htm)