Question XPG Spectrix *Liquid Cooled* RGB RAM.... is this really necessary? :P

[VirtualLarry]

Are you a human?

www.newegg.com

 

[bbhaag]

Eh why not? It may not be necessary but who cares? If it's not your thing move on and look for something that is. There are plenty of other options on the market.
I know a lot of people around here are down on RGB and see it as a fad but it has its place and I don't see the trend going away anytime soon.

 

[UsandThem]

I'm not a fan of RGB, and I'm really not sure how much that liquid sitting on top of the module will help cool the RAM, but that series looks pretty decent.

In fact, I would gladly take that over these (which I personally find horrendous looking) :

 

[bbhaag]

I'm not a fan of RGB, and I'm really not sure how much that liquid sitting on top of the module will help cool the RAM, but that series looks pretty decent.

In fact, I would gladly take that over these (which I personally find horrendous looking) :

Man I love those modules. If I was gonna put together a blinged out build with some kick ass specs those would be my first choice. Just like the modules that the OP linked to they aren't for everyone but they have their place.

Just because you guys don't see the need for them doesn't mean the need doesn't exist...

 

[UsandThem]

Just because you guys don't see the need for them doesn't mean the need doesn't exist...

I didn't say they don't need to exist. Manufacturers and consumers are free to buy and sell whatever floats their boat.

I just said they looked horrendous (IMO).

 

[bbhaag]

I didn't say they don't need to exist. Manufacturers and consumers are free to buy and sell whatever floats their boat.

I just said they looked horrendous (IMO).

Yeah I guess you are right....I'm just gonna drop it and not express my opinion any further. It always ends up bad for me when I do that with mods and admins on this site.



You have a problem with the moderation? Make an MD thread.
Do not use the forum to air your disagreements with the mods.


esquared
Anandtech Forum Director

 

[bbhaag]

After thinking about it some more you guys are right. Both of the ram modules that were posted in this thread have pointless features that are not really necessary. The options they offer serve no real purpose beyond aesthetic appeal and after taking a second look I think they are both very ugly.

I also do not have a problem with any of the moderators or administrators of this forum. It was wrong of me to post what I said and I openly apologize for saying what I said.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I would have to know what memory chips are being used before determining if the liquid is useless. if the chips are that run speed and timings are putting out enough heat to warrant the liquid, then so be it.

 

[DrMrLordX]

Watercooled RAM isn't new! It's been around since at least the DDR3 days:

Water Cooling RAM Usefull? You Bet! Here are my Test Results

Hello ROG Community, I have been Tweaking my System for as long as i can Remember. Water Cooling is one of my favorite ways to keep it Cool! Most Water Cooled Systems comprise CPU, GPU and motherboard. But RAM Coolers I did not see a lot of it. But since I was curious to know if there was any...

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Pretty sure Corsair has had some RAM with built-in blocks in years past as well.

 

[Lithan1282]

Yeah if memory serves me, there was a brief era even in the very late 90s or maybe very early 00s when Intels were so bandwidth starved on the memory bus that their overclockers were driving absolutely stupid voltages through them to get clocks that could sync up with the low IPC high clock chips of the P4 series. Back when we were seeing 5ghz+ chips that a 2ghz chip today would stomp into the dirt. I saw more than a few guys CUSTOM MILL waterblocks for their memory to run it in series on their holistic water cooling setup.

Not 100% sure though, I was working with AMDs and Dothans then... had less than zero interest in the P4 silliness... but I don't see why AMD users would have been doing that back then, so I assumed it was the P4 guys.


Ahh those were the days... Heatspreader'ed performance memory where the "thermal tape" used was actually more of an insulator. Some of that stuff was 1/4" thick and the spreaders never even got warm.