DIY RAM heat spreader

[Keenanzie]

Is this good diy ram heat spreader? 

The pressure from the clip wont damage those memory, right?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

3 minutes ago, Keenanzie said:

Is this good diy ram heat spreader? 

The pressure from the clip wont damage those memory, right?

Lmfao

 

Dont worry ram doesnt really get that hot

 

Just put a fan over it if you are really concerned about temps

 

Heck my ddr2 runs around 2v and touching the ram dies they are warm but not even close to hot

 

Only reason to cool your ram is if it draws a ton of power or you are aiming for a wr on ram speed

[Jurrunio]

Pretty good compared to heat spreaders by proper OEMs, partly because they didnt make theirs for good heat dissipation either but still.

[8tg]

Nah man, gotta set some thermaltake ramorbs

[Cyracus]

47 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Dont worry ram doesnt really get that hot

 

Just put a fan over it if you are really concerned about temps

Some memory chips are temperature sensitive, so for those memory modules heat spreaders are a good idea.

For example Samsung b-die gets unstable at higher temps, so you probably want a heat spreader; while Micron E-die is practically impervious to heat, so it can go without just fine (assuming you're not shoveling voltage into it)

[Somerandomtechyboi]

7 hours ago, Cyracus said:

Some memory chips are temperature sensitive, so for those memory modules heat spreaders are a good idea.

For example Samsung b-die gets unstable at higher temps, so you probably want a heat spreader; while Micron E-die is practically impervious to heat, so it can go without just fine (assuming you're not shoveling voltage into it)

Hmm

 

I use ddr2 so im not sure if this is really a concern or not but i guess if i wanted to i could stick a peice of metal to my ram like op or just straight up water cool it but watercooling is prob overkill for my testbenching needs anyways considering i prob wont be going above 650mhz fsb for my regular testbenching, ill just have to wait for 1066mhz ddr2 thats all

[OhioYJ]

If you really want to attach a heat spreader to it why not just use a thermal adhesive or double sided thermal tape? 

 

That thermal adhesive I linked to above says "permanent" but, you can remove things with some heat if need be. It does "glue" things together pretty good, so be careful. Also note it does dry up in the tube even if not mixed no matter how you store it, so it's shelf life seems to be about a year. At least that's been my experience.