Removing Ram Heatsinks

The heatsinks are removable... But I wouldn't try it as usually they use a glue so you are risking damaging the IC's

Why do you want to remove them?
 
It's possible but be VERY careful.

The only PC component I've killed in about 7 years of building PCs was a stick of RAM doing this very thing. The actual memory chip decided it would rather stay with the heat spreader than the PCB :rolleyes:
 
Yeah I have heard this happens a lot, some heat may help things. It will come off relatively easy or not at all. Don't force anything, you could try heating the spreader slightly with a hair dryer.

Its not recommended to try to remove these heat spreaders, good luck if you try.
 
Use a credit card or similiar soft/non-metallic object to very gently lever apart the two sides of the heatsink along their length with a gentle twisting motion. Take your time and it will just drop off when you have loosened it sufficiently :)

Edit: Another little tip is to do it while the memory is still warm/hot from use as the adhesive is more flexible.
 
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macfanuk said:
Is it possible to remove the heatsinks that come on Ram (such as the Corsair XMS2)? If so, how?
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Please do not try to remove our heat spreaders. They are attached with a strong thermally activated adhesive that is baked on. You will most likely pull the ICs out of the PCB. Needless to say, removing the heat spreader voids the warranty also if that matters to you.
 
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