with all the overclocking of RAM going on right now, i was wondering if anyone has come up with a way to water cool the memory. i noticed that once you go much past 3v, the memory gets way hot and isn't as effective. heatsinks and fans help, and i have seen some active cooling for memory starting to come out, like from thermaltake, but i think the ultimate solution would be water cooling. i know space is an issue, but i think a block that has kind of a U shaped channel that can sit over the memory and cool both sides would work perfectly and take up minimal width.
if anyone has any info, i'd be interested to hear it. thanks.
is there a water block for RAM?
is there a water block for RAM?
P4C800-E dlx â–‘ 3.2e @4ghz â–‘ 9600XT â–‘ 510 deluxe PSU â–‘ danger den â–‘ hyperX
there are a couple devices out right now for W/C the RAM. I'm not sure as to their effectiveness, but I will say this. I think it is just trying to capitalize on the W/C craze. I definitely recommend W/C the CPU and GPU if you are going to O/C, but even W/C the chipset may not provide that much of an advantage. Also, the more components you have hooked up in your W/C chain, the less effective the overall set is going to be. each block adds resistance to the flow of water, thereby reducing the effectiveness.
I personally think the passive cooling is fine for RAM, but if you need active cooling, I'd stick with a fan setup. On my air coooled system, I mounted a 120mm fan over the area where the chipset and RAM sit, granted I don't O/C over 250 FSB, but my system runs very cool and very well. I W/C the CPU and GPU on my Intel system, and I use the XP-120 and an Arctic Cooler on my GPU in my AMD setup, with no active cooling on the chipset or RAM.
Basically, in my opinion, things like W/C for the RAM or Video Card memory is pretty much a gimmick, some heat sinks and just moving the air should be plenty fine unless you are frying your system.
I personally think the passive cooling is fine for RAM, but if you need active cooling, I'd stick with a fan setup. On my air coooled system, I mounted a 120mm fan over the area where the chipset and RAM sit, granted I don't O/C over 250 FSB, but my system runs very cool and very well. I W/C the CPU and GPU on my Intel system, and I use the XP-120 and an Arctic Cooler on my GPU in my AMD setup, with no active cooling on the chipset or RAM.
Basically, in my opinion, things like W/C for the RAM or Video Card memory is pretty much a gimmick, some heat sinks and just moving the air should be plenty fine unless you are frying your system.
ok, cool. also, what kind of heatsinks are used for the video card memory? i don't think i've seen them. does that come on the cards from the factory?
i think mounting a fan above the ram is a good idea. i want to monitor my RAM temp to see if i even need it though. i guess i can just attach a sensor to one of the DIMMS and see how hot it gets. the fan would blow the air up away from the memory, right?
i think mounting a fan above the ram is a good idea. i want to monitor my RAM temp to see if i even need it though. i guess i can just attach a sensor to one of the DIMMS and see how hot it gets. the fan would blow the air up away from the memory, right?
P4C800-E dlx â–‘ 3.2e @4ghz â–‘ 9600XT â–‘ 510 deluxe PSU â–‘ danger den â–‘ hyperX
Several companies make heatsinks for the memory on the video card. you can use thermal tape or yopu can use thermal epoxy (tape can be removed if you need to use your warranty, thermal epoxy is permanent and voids your warranty).
As to the fan on the RAM, it doesn't have to bloqw any particular way, the man purpose is just to move air, which lowers temps..
Something i have seen but have not tried is mounting an intake fan on the floor of the case, it siucks cool air up from under the case and pushe it through the RAM to an exhaust fan blowing out the top of the case. I don't normally advocate messing with the design of the case (messing with the path of air), but with the way the ram is situated and all the cables etc, i think doing this would be as beneficial as mounting a fan on the side panel.
As to the fan on the RAM, it doesn't have to bloqw any particular way, the man purpose is just to move air, which lowers temps..
Something i have seen but have not tried is mounting an intake fan on the floor of the case, it siucks cool air up from under the case and pushe it through the RAM to an exhaust fan blowing out the top of the case. I don't normally advocate messing with the design of the case (messing with the path of air), but with the way the ram is situated and all the cables etc, i think doing this would be as beneficial as mounting a fan on the side panel.
-
Immortal
WC for RAM isnt worth the cost to be honest, compared to the performance ul get out of it, which by the way is nothing.
Active cooling for RAM will do the job very well, and lets be honest ur not gonna feed ur RAM more than 3.6v, if over 3.2v!
A good combo of a heatspreader and good case airflow or a small fan mounted on the HS will do the job perfectly....
And as capper has already said, ur WC cooling setup will be adversley affected.
Active cooling for RAM will do the job very well, and lets be honest ur not gonna feed ur RAM more than 3.6v, if over 3.2v!
A good combo of a heatspreader and good case airflow or a small fan mounted on the HS will do the job perfectly....
And as capper has already said, ur WC cooling setup will be adversley affected.