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Post by devnull on Jan 3, 2005 10:46:37 GMT -5
Hey guys, I just ordered some ram heatspreaders to use because I have increased the airflow through my case and think it will help keep things cooler (in both functionality and aestetics) but I don't want to have the memory plates get stuck on the ram forever. Does thermal tape come off because I know thats what they use? If not, is there an alternative? (they were on sale for like 2 bucks so I am not worried about wasting money, heh)
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Post by TRow on Jan 4, 2005 3:22:04 GMT -5
The tape can be removed with care, and shouldnt be a problem. If you have a spare Thermal diode, that would a sweet test bed!
T.RoW
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Post by devnull on Jan 4, 2005 15:05:43 GMT -5
If you are talking about thermal diodes coming from my fan controller, then yes, I do have another one that I can compare temps with. Im glad do know that I can get that tape off....
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Post by munski on Mar 12, 2005 14:02:00 GMT -5
Which ones are you guys looking at - I'd like to add ramsinks or heatspreaders to my 2 - 512Mb sticks if it wouldn't interfere with the extra memory sockets. I found these; www.sidewindercomputers.com/vacoiche.htmlbut don't know if they will work on DDR2 PC 4200 RAM yet. |
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Post by unknowngod430 on Apr 11, 2005 23:18:28 GMT -5
i don't think they'll work with pc-4200 ddr2 ram i found some heat spreaders the other day that did and they were by a good brand i thought about jumping on them but then realized it would be better to get a fan controller before that... you could always use www.xoxide.com/supertalent.html however thats not heat spreaders but just an idea |
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Post by munski on Apr 12, 2005 11:43:35 GMT -5
This site has some interesting things to say about ramsinks vs. heat spreaders - www.tweakmonster.com/products/ramcoolerpage.htmI found some Thermaltake #A1933 ramsinks for cheap ($5.00) and stuck them on my 2-512Mhz memory cards. The 3M double stick tape holds tight, but you can use a hairdryer to loosen them up to take off. Even though they weren't the square BGA size, they work just fine.  The TT ramsinks are too thick to use with 4 memory sticks installed, but for me it was a cheap & easy way to add a little bit more cooling.  |
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Post by unknowngod430 on Apr 23, 2005 17:27:42 GMT -5
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Post by devnull on Apr 23, 2005 19:55:34 GMT -5
I have those exact ones except from pctoys.com, I got them for like 3 bucks each set. They are blue, too. Seem to work great.
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Post by unknowngod430 on Apr 23, 2005 19:59:46 GMT -5
awesome... did it seem like comp ran faster cuz ram wasn't burrning up as much?... thats the only reason i would get them... let i can get them in black trying to make the whole inside (cables ) black.. then putting a window with a blue CL
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