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Heat Spreader?
- Thread starter zck250
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- Dec 5, 2001
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I'm not sure on what they give you for a heat spreader, but for 10 bucks, and all copper, it might help your ram stay more stable at higher (>170) FSB speeds. If your not going any higher than this, and your memCore isn't up too high (either stock, or 2.6v) then you should be fine.
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- Ottawa, Canada
I heard they help lots. But hitting high FSBs, I'm positive that would help.
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I wouldn't mess with it myself. You already have a heat spreader and removing the one on there now will void your warranty and people have physically damaged their memory when removing them.
Hooking a small 60mm fan up so it blows on the memory would be far better than replacing the heatspreader already on it.
Hooking a small 60mm fan up so it blows on the memory would be far better than replacing the heatspreader already on it.
I just replaced one with a copper and it is much heavier and apparently makes a small diference. The aluminum one is almost useless in my opinion. It was difficult getting the old one off, but with some carefull prying and pulling, I got it off without a disaster. When your trying to hit 200fsb+, every degree may help in stability. I also have a small fan blowing down on it. I don't think it makes a big difference though.
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Where can I get these cheap?
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I got my Corsair xms 3000 for 109 at my local FRY's (50 instant rebate). The copper heat spreader was $10 at www.componentauthority.com
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jdmcnudgent just drilled the rivets out of his Samsung RDRAM. After he drilled the rivets the heat spreaders pulled right off. They were taped on somewhat but no real pulling.
