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work? or just for show?
as above.. are they any good?
work? or just for show?
In most cases its just a blank space for manufacturers to stick their name on them, but I did notice my old Ballistix sticks using Micron chips were very hot.
They aren't necessary, on Gskill sticks the heatspreader is held on with a thin strip of tape, that isn't taking much heat away from the chips at all.
All heatspreaders are like that. IMO all chips running above DDR400 run hot, regardless of the actual voltage used. Its not just your Micron chips. My samsung chips will NOT even run DDR400 stable without a fan blowing a fan onto it. Same for my Kingmax and Kingston chips. Without fans they can all only run DDR333 stable. Fan without heatspreader work a HELL LOT BETTER than Fan with heat spreader...Originally Posted by grabbi_21
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I use them as they make the ram sticks easier to handle.
I would think so, but if you give the ram a hard "snap" the heatspreader is not going to help.
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Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
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Heatsinks just mean you don't need to be so careful about static etc.
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only was thinking about getting them for the mem i have Corsair Value Select PC3200 matched 512..
so i will be better just leaving them off .. also why are they on the higher mem IE xms etc?
They help to cool the RAM chips and they do make a very slight difference when overclocking. However it was tested by a hardware site (sorry can't remember which one) and the difference was about 2-3Mhz in and overclock.
My Mushkins dont even get warm during a 32MB PI and thats with 3v, but I agree, the heatspreader just seems to suffocate them and block off any airflow.
JUST been told this Corsair Value Select PC3200 matched 512 gets hotter than the cheaper ram .. and is better to put the heat sinks on.. also the top ram like xms and others have heat sinks Corsair can not be wrong!!.. looks like i am going to get the heat sinks
id rather have the heat dispersed into my case where i know its going to get removed, rather than hangin round the motherboard like a couple of chavs round a spar
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I've had my 4x1G Corsair running at 500-3-4-4-8-2T 2.75V and Memtested for 3 hours, the chips were literally too hot for my finger to touch. Not to mention it produced loads of error without the fan blowing on them.
IMO SuperPI is never a good test because of its not running through each bit of ram. It only represent basic stability
Last edited by arthurleung; 18-02-2006 at 09:15 PM.
Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery
Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro
Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2
so why get the better mem then? they have heat sinks? confused
Adding a heatsink = valueadd = looks cool = can sell more expensive = more profit
Realisticly it only cost 30p or even less to produce a pair of copper heatspreader, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to put them on the modules. For MOST users, the heatspreader help keep their system stable, not for overclocking though. How many users will fit a fan on top of their ram modules and active-cool them?
And of course if you got heatspreader it somehow reduce the chance of people damaging the module, saving in RMA cost
Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery
Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro
Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2
thanks for that mate ..but i am not going to be throwing it around or damaging it.. confused again or am i just slow?????Adding a heatsink = valueadd = looks cool = can sell more expensive = more profit
Realisticly it only cost 30p or even less to produce a pair of copper heatspreader, it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to put them on the modules. For MOST users, the heatspreader help keep their system stable, not for overclocking though. How many users will fit a fan on top of their ram modules and active-cool them?
And of course if you got heatspreader it somehow reduce the chance of people damaging the module, saving in RMA cost
Last edited by MON; 19-02-2006 at 05:48 AM.
this link might help you decide/clear up the myths..
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=4620
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