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Justarius
11-12-04, 03:14 PM
Has anyone tried memory cooler/heat spreader kits like these ones from Ultra (at the bottom there's also one from ThermalTake for a few $$ more)??

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=496

I haven't found much on the net or heard anything about them one way or the other. Ultra claims they reduce temps by about 8 degrees (celcius) under full load... Not too bad for $10 CAD/$8 US.... If it works...

Thanks for your time,

Justarius
Crax
11-12-04, 03:37 PM
Some of those models look a lot like what my Corsair has for heatspreaders. I dont know how much they do because Ive never had a problem and really dont have any way to monitor the temps. However, if you're having problems getting your ram stable due to overheating then I dont see how 10 bucks could be a bad investment :)
Sadistic
11-12-04, 03:49 PM
Im not so sure on the thermaltake one. It looks like a big BGA ram sink and half of a heatspreader. :confused:
bluegreenshxt
11-12-04, 10:33 PM
Im not so sure on the thermaltake one. It looks like a big BGA ram sink and half of a heatspreader. :confused:

it comes with a full heatspreader an 2 sinks for the graphics card mem...

get a copper heat spreader....they work...but most memory isnt gonna get that hot unless you put 3+ v in it...(at which point active cooling will be needed)