6GB PC3-1333/DDR3-10666 - heat spreader fell off

In taking one of the DIMMs from my new kit out of its plastic case (by bending the plastic back so the dimm sprang out - as I've always done to avoid getting fingers too near the gold-contacts) - one of the heat spreaders fell off one of the DIMMs - very easily I was not putting any force on it for obvious reasons - just trying to push the plastic away.

Whats behind it doesnt seem very sticky and it keeps falling off - I've got it held on with sellotape at the present :D - Though I've not powered it on yet - still waiting for a PCI-E graphics card.

Do you have any recommendations or is it a couple of weeks downtime and an RMA (to you or supplier ?)

M.

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Originally Posted by MDPlatts

and it keeps falling off

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am i the only one that thinks of "the front fell off" reading that?

and IIRC Corsairs RMA is quite swift (well as swift as posting to another country can be...)

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Originally Posted by MDPlatts

In taking one of the DIMMs from my new kit out of its plastic case (by bending the plastic back so the dimm sprang out - as I've always done to avoid getting fingers too near the gold-contacts) - one of the heat spreaders fell off one of the DIMMs - very easily I was not putting any force on it for obvious reasons - just trying to push the plastic away.

Whats behind it doesnt seem very sticky and it keeps falling off - I've got it held on with sellotape at the present :D - Though I've not powered it on yet - still waiting for a PCI-E graphics card.

Do you have any recommendations or is it a couple of weeks downtime and an RMA (to you or supplier ?)

M.

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If you just recently got the memory, an RMA to your supplier may be a better option than shipping to the Netherlands. However, if you prefer to RMA to us, we'll happily replace it.

RMA LINK: http://www.corsair.com/helpdesk/default.aspx

Thanks - I'll leave it a bit now and see how they are and then probably order some faster memory when the prices come down a bit and the RMA these ones.

Fair enough and we are very sorry you had this issue.