RAM Heat Spreaders

[RAM555789]

Are the heatsinks on RAM necessary if you're not going to be using XMP, and your cooling your CPU in an AIO?

[cesarbg]

2 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Are the heatsinks on RAM necessary if you're not going to be using XMP, and your cooling your CPU in an AIO?

Don't think so. I have never checked RAM temps, but the price difference is not much, and  you keep it cooler.

[EunSoo]

No, most of the time they're just for aesthetics.

[RAM555789]

Just now, cesarbg said:

Don't think so. I have never checked RAM temps, but the price difference is not much, and  you keep it cooler.

Not if your buying from the classifieds XD. I'm getting a really good deal on some RAM, it just won't have the heat spreaders.

[Crunchy Dragon]

Heat spreaders are basically useless except for aesthetics. You'll be fine without them.

[Oshino Shinobu]

They're not necessary, they're mostly there for looks. If you look at server RAM, basically none of them have heat spreaders on them because they're purely functional and don't need to look good. 

[SupaKomputa]

1 hour ago, RAM555789 said:

Are the heatsinks on RAM necessary if you're not going to be using XMP, and your cooling your CPU in an AIO?

At default speed without xmp it won't overheat, so no. And it got nothing to do with you cooling with AIO, but i think cooling with a fan is better as it also blows some air to the memory.

 

You can add heatspreaders to your chip if you want to with these:

 

54 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

They're not necessary, they're mostly there for looks. If you look at server RAM, basically none of them have heat spreaders on them because they're purely functional and don't need to look good. 

Yes server ram doesn't use heat spreaders, but because it usually running at stock speed 2133 to 2666 without xmp mode to get lower temps.