Memory Heatspreaders
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Memory Heatspreaders
nexustek makes a cool looking product again
http://www.nexustek.nl/memoryheatspreaders.htm
What temps to RAM modules run at?
Those memory modules arent any bigger than the ram, so i think the continous metal surface area is only about 2-3 times the chip surface area. not a huge improvement but i think theyre biggest selling point is thier looks.
Is this a real silent real cool-ing product or is it another nexus gimmick?
please review
http://www.nexustek.nl/memoryheatspreaders.htm
What temps to RAM modules run at?
Those memory modules arent any bigger than the ram, so i think the continous metal surface area is only about 2-3 times the chip surface area. not a huge improvement but i think theyre biggest selling point is thier looks.
Is this a real silent real cool-ing product or is it another nexus gimmick?
please review
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My OPINION is that ram is better off with it than without it, but the benefits are small. I think its 95% for the looks, perhaps protects the hardware a bit from ESD maybe and a bit of physical damage protection, but I do not believe it lowers temps noticably. These are opinions, I have not run tests.
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Toenail clippings. I’d sooner eat my own than buy those.
Too tired to explain why right now, so I’ll let Dan do it for me.
Oh and look at the pictures in that review, for the first test the guy’s measuring the temp at the surface of the chip, for the second he’s measuring the temp at the surface of the heatspreader.
Too tired to explain why right now, so I’ll let Dan do it for me.
Oh and look at the pictures in that review, for the first test the guy’s measuring the temp at the surface of the chip, for the second he’s measuring the temp at the surface of the heatspreader.
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Heatsinks for RAM can be usefull, considering that the RAM is hot in the first place so it needs additional cooling,
As shown very well by Dansdata in the link that Fool provided you don't need the extra cooling there unless you overclock and overvolt massively, and even in that case you will hit other obstacles that stop you long before.
If you want to add heatsinks to other components to cool them down you should put heatsinks in the order they need cooling. And that order normally is:
CPU
GPU
NB
MOSFETS
Coils (near MOSFETS)
SB
MOSFETS near SB
Temp diod measurement chip
Graphic card MOSFETS and coils.
Graphics card RAM
I might have missed something in this list, but all of these need cooling more than you RAM does, so put more cooling on them before you cool your normal RAM.
As shown very well by Dansdata in the link that Fool provided you don't need the extra cooling there unless you overclock and overvolt massively, and even in that case you will hit other obstacles that stop you long before.
If you want to add heatsinks to other components to cool them down you should put heatsinks in the order they need cooling. And that order normally is:
CPU
GPU
NB
MOSFETS
Coils (near MOSFETS)
SB
MOSFETS near SB
Temp diod measurement chip
Graphic card MOSFETS and coils.
Graphics card RAM
I might have missed something in this list, but all of these need cooling more than you RAM does, so put more cooling on them before you cool your normal RAM.
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