Made my own ram cooler

[thilanliyan]

I just got a 2x2GB kit of GSkill DDR2-6400 ram and it was running ridiculously hot even at 1.85v (lowest my m/b does) so I wanted to get a ram cooler but then saw that I had some small fans so I decided to make my own.

The fans are 3x 40mmx20mm Scythe Mini Kaze Ultras. I spliced the wires so I can connect it all to one motherboard header (total about 2.5watts for the 3 fans). The fans are bound to eachother with some zipties. To mount it onto the ram I actually used the plastic packaging from one of the fans to make a small square with 2 notches on each end (for the ram to slot into) and screwed onto the fan.

It seems to be working fairly well...the dimms are running cooler to the touch (I couldn't keep my finger on one for more than 3 secs before). It doesn't get loud either...the motherboard isn't ramping up those fans.

Anyway, here's some pics:
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb.../thilan29/P1310063.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb.../thilan29/P1310065.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb.../thilan29/P2010067.jpg
http://i53.photobucket.com/alb.../thilan29/P2010071.jpg

 

[Gillbot]

nice, I usually use 1 80mm fan and 2 rubber bands and attack it like a diamond on the ram slots.

 

[thilanliyan]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
nice, I usually use 1 80mm fan and 2 rubber bands and attack it like a diamond on the ram slots.

Thanks. I'm really tight for room (tiny Lian Li A05 with internal watercooling) so I didn't get to put a larger fan...I originally mounted it with rubber bands but it wasn't doing a good job so I decided to make the other mount.

Oh and one thing I noticed with rubber bands is that if they are under any sort of heating like they are in a comp case, they harden, lose their elasticity and break...this happened to a Thermalright U120 where I had a push-pull mounted with rubber bands and they ended up breaking.

 

[Gillbot]

Yeah they do break over time but my system rarely stays assembled long enough for me to worry about it.

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: Gillbot
Yeah they do break over time but my system rarely stays assembled long enough for me to worry about it.

Haha. Same here.

Nice thilan29. I use the Dominator Fan (came with a Corsair kit I bought a long time ago) which is basically the same thing. I also go with Gillbot and I fab'd a mount for an 80mm fan but I need to make a new one for my Tri-Channel i7 rig.

 

[thilanliyan]

Originally posted by: PCTC2
Nice thilan29. I use the Dominator Fan (came with a Corsair kit I bought a long time ago) which is basically the same thing. I also go with Gillbot and I fab'd a mount for an 80mm fan but I need to make a new one for my Tri-Channel i7 rig.

Yeah I have a piece of aluminum that I can fab a mount from (which is how I'd rather have it) but the ram is touching the fan guard on my bottom mounted radiator so there's no room for a 2mm thick piece of aluminum...hence using the very thin plastic...it works fine so far but I have to mod it so that it can take 4 sticks instead of the 2 I have right now.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i use a nexus 120 blowing over my nb/ram... theres a place for it to sit right on the diver plate of my LL V1000

 

[wwswimming]

2 thumbs up for Do it Yourself innovation !

 

[thilanliyan]

Originally posted by: wwswimming
2 thumbs up for Do it Yourself innovation !

Thanks.

 

[Jessica69]

Nice job on the RAM coolers.....those fans are great. Am using one on my SB heatsink....quiet and moves decent amounts of air for what they are.

One thing, though. The tubing leading to the inlet of your D-Tek cpu block looks like it has a bad kink in it. I know you had a hard 45 degree bend to make, but it looks like it was too much of a bend in too short a space. May want to think of using a Bitspower 45 degree outlet on whatever that is feeding your D-Tek.