Heatsinks on every part inside your computer?

[slashDevSlashNull]

Articles about people adding small heatsinks to different pieces of their hardware (mostly RAM) is becomming increasingly common.
Do these small sinks really help when overclocking? (Dreams of incredible OC seems to be the dominating cause of using these small HS)
I don't say that RAM-sinks always is a waste of money and effort, but I think the situation is getting a little out of hand.

So, please, all you people who really have gained something by adding small sinks, post your results here!
(Preferrably describing the conditions before and after, and also if you changed ANYTHING else when you added the sinks.)

Thanks!

 

[slaves123]

Really the RAM is the only part that you may have to keep an eye in, you can use small heatsink or a complete Heat Spreader (Thermaltake have one) and it may help you when overclocking, but really it may do nothing... if touch a chip while turned on, it really don't warm too much, but a few degrees might help in EXTREME conditions. If you aren't in that extreme condition, i suggest you to forget about it, I do not use that heatsinks, the CPU is the only thing that have to be seriously cooled, the Northbrige Chipset may be OK with a passive heatsink, but a small fan may help. While the southbrige is usually uncooled I noticed it really warm up su you can put a small heatsink on it. I don't forget about the graphic card cooling with a small device it should be OK. I Hope I help you on something (or in something? I'm getting familiarised with English now...) See you, bye

 

[boyRacer]

You just need to know where the hotspots are with one of those thermal imaging things... and even then i doubt adding heatsinks will provide any obvious benefit.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Yeah I say CPU, NB, SB if needed, and GPU. If your ram gets hot then maybe it needs sinks, but i never used them with any builds lol (except in my showoff case for looks only - its PC100 ram not overclocked lol)