Best Ram Heatsink?

Jay85 · 5 Jun 2010 at 16:01

Whats the best ram heatsink out there? Looking to pay around £30 for a set of 4 for my 4 sticks of ram.

Thanks

note* My CPU cooler is quite close to my ram modules...

Monkeynut · 5 Jun 2010 at 16:17

There's no point in the metal heatspreaders, they are a branding gimmick and actually heat the RAM up more. You could use a fan attachment to blow air over the RAM. There's also the Antec Spotcool which you could attach to somewhere in your case. Failing that you could tie wrap an 80mm fan to them.

Jay85 · 5 Jun 2010 at 17:21

Thanks for the heads up, ill get a spot cooler instead.

Jay

PermaBanned · 5 Jun 2010 at 17:31

They're pointless alright, but i really don't think they heat up the RAM. What they do is increase the surface area allowing heat to dissipate more easily into the air. So it does help, it's just not required, considering RAM now is far more efficient and runs at lower voltages than it did in the past, and they never needed heatsinks.

It's a solution to a problem that never existed. Has helped with aesthetics though

postmanfw · 5 Jun 2010 at 18:42

+1 for a fan on them

el Kuarlos · 5 Jun 2010 at 19:20

+1 for a fan on them

No need really mate- why dissipate more heat into the case?

postmanfw · 5 Jun 2010 at 20:25

So it can be extracted by case fans? :confused:

Jay85 · 6 Jun 2010 at 12:13

Fair enough guys, i'll have to see what my temps are when i get my new case. Hopefully should keep it much cooler but we'll see how it goes.