moonunit
11-27-01, 11:54 AM
Bear with the ramblings of a newbie.
I recall reading stuff a few months ago about ramsinks, to the effect that they don't boost overclocking capacity noticeably.
Assuming RAM is like CPUs and causes crashes when it gets too hot, ramsinks are a good thing. We know RAM can only access words so fast (eg 4ns) before the data is not ready on time, and BSOD follows. Forget any thoughts about peripherals for a while...
Normally, the computer hangs because the RAM can't keep up, but at what stage does heat become the limiter? 150MHz? 160?
I haven't pushed my cruddy old RAM about, but what if you pack DDR? Clearly that stuff must generate more heat per clock cycle, as will RIMMS (spit, ptooi). Obviously, at the moment RAM is capable of staying cool enough by itself, but what if things get really toasty in the next couple of years? My GF2 already sports nice copper heatsinks as standard.
Will someone reassure me that we're not going to need to ice (figuratively) the whole blooming motherboard before too long?
I'd also like to hear from anyone who has found ramsinks to be really useful.
I recall reading stuff a few months ago about ramsinks, to the effect that they don't boost overclocking capacity noticeably.
Assuming RAM is like CPUs and causes crashes when it gets too hot, ramsinks are a good thing. We know RAM can only access words so fast (eg 4ns) before the data is not ready on time, and BSOD follows. Forget any thoughts about peripherals for a while...
Normally, the computer hangs because the RAM can't keep up, but at what stage does heat become the limiter? 150MHz? 160?
I haven't pushed my cruddy old RAM about, but what if you pack DDR? Clearly that stuff must generate more heat per clock cycle, as will RIMMS (spit, ptooi). Obviously, at the moment RAM is capable of staying cool enough by itself, but what if things get really toasty in the next couple of years? My GF2 already sports nice copper heatsinks as standard.
Will someone reassure me that we're not going to need to ice (figuratively) the whole blooming motherboard before too long?
I'd also like to hear from anyone who has found ramsinks to be really useful.