Low Profile RAM?

[Hurricane Andrew]

Just built a new home system (see my Home Build on my rigs page) that has 2GB of Corsair memory. Given the sharp drop in memory prices, I was considering pumping it up to 4GB, but my heatsink won't let me use the last RAM slot (of the 4 available) due to a height issue. Is there a decent vendor for low profile RAM sticks? Thoughts?

 

[imported_AndyT]

RAM comes in industry standard "packages" and modules are generally all the same height. I know of no "low profile" memory available.

It might be easier to go with a different HS design.

 

[Steve]

Low profile RAM is (or was?) available but rare, typically used in servers.

 

[imported_AndyT]

Originally posted by: sm8000
Low profile RAM is (or was?) available but rare, typically used in servers.

Come to think of it I do remember some "registered" low profile RAM a few years back.

 

[Steve]

Yep, believe it was used in those 1U servers with the slanted DIMM slots.

 

[jkresh]

sometimes its possible to put the ram in first then remount the heatsink, allowing you to use that last slot, also ram without built in heatspreaders tends to be a little bit shorter then ram with heatspreaders which might be enough in your case, pictures would help.

 

[SuperNaruto]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/lilhplaya06/IMG_3853a.jpg

but those are registered...