RAM heatsinks

DogSoldierDogSoldier The heart of radical Amish country..
edited November 2003 in Hardware
I have 4 RAM heatsinks that came with the Vantec VGA cooler I put on my 9800. I have 8 RAM chips onboard, 4 on both sides. Should I put them on the bottom (Along with the new HSF) or on top where could could take advantage of the 2 case fans blowing air out? Or should I even bother? I read somewhere that RAM heatsinks are pretty much useless.

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  • ketoketo Occupied. Or is it preoccupied? Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I put some Tweakmonster BGA RAMsinks on the upper side memory on my 9700Pro. Even with the cold air coming over the card from outside (sub 0C) I get no more out of my memory than I did with no ramsinks at normal human being ambient temps (I get quite a bit more out of the core). Your mileage may vary.
  • DogSoldierDogSoldier The heart of radical Amish country..
    edited November 2003
    Thanks for the feedback Keto. Since theres more air moving up top, that's where i put them.. and they don't make a whack of difference. Seems my cat thinks it's a great time to play with molex connectors just as I'm applying thermal tape. I just about killed him.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Id order 4 more ram sinks from svc for 10 bucks and have them all covered
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