Ram Heatsinks

[valiant]

Does the radeon 8500 benefit from them...and can i pick them up at a frys, or is online the only good place?

 

[boyRacer]

i have no experience with the Radeon but I know they sometimes work for GF cards... i think you're better off buying it from FRY's during a sale... sometimes they have it for $6... because if you buy it online... they charge you at least $4 for shipping... which jacks up the price to $10-12... which really sucks for something so small.

 

[valiant]

cool thx, i don't feel like waitin for online and i was thinkin of goin to frys soon

 

[Syborg1211]

I believe some people put ramsinks on their radeon 8500 and got the ddr clock frequency over 700 mhz!

 

[bearmeat]

and then they eat cheeseburgers alone.

 

[DaejangNim]

anyone know how risky it is putting them on?

 

[Syborg1211]

there's virtually no risk in putting the heatsinks on, the only risk there is is of overclocking way too much thinking that the heatsinks will help more than they will. The only other things I can think of are posible void of warranty and if you use a thermal paste/tape that is conductive it could damage the ram.