Ok to remove Heat spreaders?

[koolpc]

Got some ram with heatspreaders on it and i want to remove the heat spreaders as the PC i am building needs ram without them so that the PSU fits properly, itx case.

Is it ok to remove?

 

[jamesfreddie]

You should be OK.

Do you already have the RAM?

 

[koolpc]

Yes i have the ram ready to use in a Mini itx build i am about to do when i buy all the bits and bobs

 

[Surveyor]

That would depend on how the heat spreaders are attached.

Some (most?) use a thermal tape and they're quite easy to remove.

I don't know about current RAM but certainly some in the past have used a thermal adhesive which makes the heat spreader much more difficult to remove and you can end up pulling the RAM chips off the circuit board.

Perhaps if you told us what this specific RAM is?

 

[koolpc]

OCZ PC3 10666 Gold Series

 

[Surveyor]

OCZ PC3 10666 Gold Series

How to Remove OCZ Ram Heatspreader (Platinum, Gold, SLI-Ready)

Why exactly do you need to remove the heat spreaders?

The "naked" PCB doesn't appear any shorter with them removed, just a little thinner.

 

[koolpc]

For an itx build i am going to do.

 

[Surveyor]

For an itx build i am going to do.

I know, you said that.

Presumably they don't fit with the heat spreaders on so what does removing them do to make them fit?

 

[koolpc]

They fit better as the itx Pico PSU is able to fit without bending back slightly. That extra width is important

 

[Surveyor]

Fair enough.

Be careful, they don't seem the most straightforward to remove.

 

[Justintime]

Have removed those for similar reasons and yes.. its a right pain.

 

[koolpc]

better to buy them without then?

 

[Nightglow]

Better to sell it & buy some Samsung Green instead.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-017-SA