W/o a fan, what is max volts for ram?

stang8118

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• Mar 11, 2005

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I don't have a fan blowing on my ram, so what is the safest max amount of voltage i should put threw it 24/7? I am using the memory in my sig.... thanks for any replies

 

CCUABIDExORxDIE

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• Mar 11, 2005

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well do you have good cross flow in your case? id say highest to go without good cross flow is maybe 2.85ish at most. your kinda pushing it id say.

 

fldrice

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• Mar 12, 2005

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Depends on the ICs...If they are winbond, 3.3v should be okay, as these winbond rates most of their IC's to handle up to 3.6v. Any other brand, I say 2.8~2.9v.

 

Eldonko

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• Mar 12, 2005

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2.8 I'd say. I noticed at 2.9v my RAM was almost too hot to touch.

 

Shuzzy

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• Mar 12, 2005

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it really depends on the ic's. some get way hotter then others, that's all. touch them with your finger while you are gaming. if they too hot to hold your finger on for 5 seconds then you need to turn it down or get some active colling for them.