Do ram cooling fans work?

[EvilSponge]

Hello all,

My home office here in Florida stays a bit warm I have noticed my ram being a bit warm so I am looking for a fan cooling solution for them. They have metal heat sinks on them already so I was thinking a ram fan would prefer one on the quiet side.

-sponge

 

[Elcs]

The usual answer to this is just direct a regular case fan over them. A gentle breeze is all that is required.

 

[RallyMaster]

Unless you're planning some crazy overclocks, I don't see why you would be very concerned....

 

[EvilSponge]

Well yes I over clock my ram a bit not to mention my cpu

-sponge

Thanks fro the replys

 

[error8]

Well my Kingmax DDR2 800 mhz value ram could only touch around 830 mhz without any additional cooling. After I mounted two 60 mm fans on it, it reaches an "incredible" 855 mhz. So , in my case ram cooling made a difference.

 

[Jessica69]

Antec Spot Cool....probably the cheapest and easiest solution to cooling your RAM, not to mention it's got the most flexibility in its mounting.......

 

[EvilSponge]

Thanks Jessica...

-sponge

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i just have a nexus 120mm fan blowing over my Gskill DDr100 ram and its cool to the touch @ 2.05vRam.

keep in mind that if your room temps are high, recirculating warm air doesn't lower temperatures

 

[Soulkeeper]

i think the cheap thermal tape many of them use is a better insulator than conductor ...
good airflow with no heatspreader has always been the best in my experience

 

[Nickel020]

If your motherboard has enough space between the video card and the RAM slots (you need less than 1/2", but quite a few boards don't have that much) you can use the OCZ XTC RAM cooler. If you used with a fan controller or a 7V/5V Adapter it's very quiet and provides the necessary airflow.

 

[error8]

Originally posted by: Soulkeeper
i think the cheap thermal tape many of them use is a better insulator than conductor ...
good airflow with no heatspreader has always been the best in my experience

:thumbsup:

 

[BonzaiDuck]

If you can suffer through a design-cut-&-construct tedium, you shouldn't need any fans for either the RAM or your chipset.

Try simple panels of foam-art-board to duct the motherboard to an exhaust fan. Generally this means drawing air through the narrow space between the mobo [and its components], and a flat motherboard duct panel. Air will rush around the RAM and chipset heatsink if you do this well, and you've done it without adding a few more watts of power drawn from your system, or without the extra noise from deploying additional fans.

If you start with this prototype of foam-art-board pieces glued together, you can eventually replace it with a Lexan replica.

 

[Gillbot]

i use rubber bands and a 80mm fan.