Memory Temp

David_McGregor7 · 23 Apr 2012 at 21:21

Ive got an Corsair A70 cooler and since its so big my memory cant fit ( Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB ) so i was wondering if i got some aftermarket low profile ram coolers if this would have the same effect as the ones that came with it ? kinnda a douche question.

Surveyor · 23 Apr 2012 at 21:24

You probably don't really need them at all.

But here you go: Corsair Vengeance Tall Heatsink Removed!!!

David_McGregor7 · 23 Apr 2012 at 22:28

also ive got an M5A97 PRO board and im looking to turn the cooler so that the air is blowing out the rear of the case and not the top, is there anyway to go about doing this ?

Surveyor · 23 Apr 2012 at 23:16

That depends on the cooler.

With a lot of coolers they can only be fitted with the fan blowing top to bottom or bottom to top due to the orientation of the AMD mounting mechanism.

David_McGregor7 · 23 Apr 2012 at 23:59

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yeah, is there no way of changing the way it faces by getting different plates for the mobo or something ?

Surveyor · 24 Apr 2012 at 00:05

I don't think so.

There's not enough room on the motherboard to turn the fitting through 90 degrees.

Yaayuh! · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:55

There's not really any point in air/water cooling DDR3 unless you're really pushing the voltage for extreme overclocking.

EggCustard · 29 Apr 2012 at 12:16

Most heat spreaders on DDR3 are pure decoration as the DIMM's themselves don't run hot anyhow. Of course the story was different with DDR and DDR2 most due to the larger manufacturing process and much higher voltage requirements which translated into excess heat.

That said I wouldn't personally go changing the heat spreaders as if you need to RMA the memory Corsair could argue you damaged the DIMM, or they can just waver it just to maintain a potentially future loyal customer. It's not guaranteed though.

larrymoencurly · 1 May 2012 at 08:28

All DDR3 chips that aren't factory rejects are rated for at least 85C, even without heatsinks.