RAM Temperatures - Help Please, will this RAM be too hot[?]
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RAM Temperatures - Help Please, will this RAM be too hot[?]
Hi,
I have just ordered a Asus T3-M3N8200 barebones PC.
My build is virtually identical to the one here on SPCR
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Anitec_SilenT3_PC
I was wondering about RAM. I have ordered 4GB (2x2GB) of kingston DDR2 800MHz ValueRAM.
I was going to get the kingston 1066MHz HyperX memory but because it has heatsinks I was worried that meant it is really hot and as im after a silent build so Im trying to keep temperatures low.
Can anyone help me with this? Is hyperX going to be too hot? Is value RAM the best for temperatues. Also I will not be overclocking - ever.
I was also considering this Corsair RAM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-TWIN2X4 ... y_ce_img_b
its has heatsinks too.
Thanks for any help
I have just ordered a Asus T3-M3N8200 barebones PC.
My build is virtually identical to the one here on SPCR
http://www.silentpcreview.com/Anitec_SilenT3_PC
I was wondering about RAM. I have ordered 4GB (2x2GB) of kingston DDR2 800MHz ValueRAM.
I was going to get the kingston 1066MHz HyperX memory but because it has heatsinks I was worried that meant it is really hot and as im after a silent build so Im trying to keep temperatures low.
Can anyone help me with this? Is hyperX going to be too hot? Is value RAM the best for temperatues. Also I will not be overclocking - ever.
I was also considering this Corsair RAM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-TWIN2X4 ... y_ce_img_b
its has heatsinks too.
Thanks for any help
so why does some ram have heatsinks? Is the ram going to radiate alot of heat therefore heating up the inside of the case? The last thing I want is to be adding a fan in the case of a ram cooling fan.
Also I have noticed there is a voltage increase between 800 Mhz and 1066 MHz. Surely that will make the 1066 hotter.
I think I will get the Corsair xms2 ddr2 ram if anyone can give me an idea of temperatures
Also I have noticed there is a voltage increase between 800 Mhz and 1066 MHz. Surely that will make the 1066 hotter.
I think I will get the Corsair xms2 ddr2 ram if anyone can give me an idea of temperatures
Ok.
1) What processor will you be using? Often 800Mhz RAM speed is more than enough to match the FSB 1:1 (especially since you're not overclocking). Unless you're a benchmark programme, you won't notice any performance change with higher speeds anyway.
2) I bet you case has a least a case fan. A slight breeze should be more than enough to keep your RAM within a reasonable temperature range.
3) In my oppinion, RAM coolers are a stylistic element.
1) What processor will you be using? Often 800Mhz RAM speed is more than enough to match the FSB 1:1 (especially since you're not overclocking). Unless you're a benchmark programme, you won't notice any performance change with higher speeds anyway.
2) I bet you case has a least a case fan. A slight breeze should be more than enough to keep your RAM within a reasonable temperature range.
3) In my oppinion, RAM coolers are a stylistic element.
It's mostly a visual thing.jamsponge wrote:so why does some ram have heatsinks?
The heat spreaders appeared with the RDRAM/RAMBUS type memory. Here they made sense because that memory type was often used in a very uneven way, with some chips on the stick working heavily while others were mostly idle.
Heat spreaders are/were rare on DDR memory, only featured on high performance sticks expected to be heavily overclocked and/or mounted in cases with side windows.
With DDR2 it became a standard feature for no apparent reason. (And as Cistron pointed out: The heat spreaders have a tendency to block the air flow if sticks are mounted in the slots next to each other, thus increasing the RAM temperature.)
Cheers
Olle
I will be using:
an AMD Athlon Dual core 5050e 45W
details here:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCP ... &f11=False
The case does not have a case fan as seen here:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/ima ... nitec6.jpg
It just has an a PSU fan and a fan over the CPU heatsink.
How can I find out the FSB speed.
The motherboard and case is here
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=6t6Ww6Ij8zgn2ee5
Thanks
an AMD Athlon Dual core 5050e 45W
details here:
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCP ... &f11=False
The case does not have a case fan as seen here:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/ima ... nitec6.jpg
It just has an a PSU fan and a fan over the CPU heatsink.
How can I find out the FSB speed.
The motherboard and case is here
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=6t6Ww6Ij8zgn2ee5
Thanks
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If you're not overclocking, an AM2 processor (K8) will not run anything over DDR2-800. You'd need an AM2+ or AM3 processor (K10/K10.5) to run DDR2-1066 RAM at full speed. I have 4x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800 Pi Black, which is rated to run 4-4-4-12 timings at 1.8-1.9V, among the first manufacturers to reach those timings with less than 2.0V. They come with really tall heat spreaders that keep me from fitting a 120mm fan facing the rear of my case. Good thing I get safe temperatures on my 55W (undervolted) Athlon X2 5400 without it! The heat spreaders do get somewhat warm, but nowhere near the temperature of the heatsink over my NVidia 7050 MCP.
On another note, at the full 2.6 GHz of the 5050e, DDR2-800 RAM is actually running at 371 MHz, or DDR2-743. AM2 processors will only run DDR2-800 RAM at full speed at 2.0, 2.4, 2.8, and 3.2 GHz.
On another note, at the full 2.6 GHz of the 5050e, DDR2-800 RAM is actually running at 371 MHz, or DDR2-743. AM2 processors will only run DDR2-800 RAM at full speed at 2.0, 2.4, 2.8, and 3.2 GHz.
Thanks for the responses. I've gone with some corsair 1066 RAM with 5-5-5-15 timings. I bought this before I read the post from RedAE102. Although it won't work at the full speed, I'm satisfied knowing that its (probably) the best ram my motherboard can take and, in the future when AM2+ and AM3 processors come down in price, an maybe even some new energy efficinet low TDP processors have bee developed, I can take advantage of it and will not need to buy new Ram.
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