RAM's Heat Spreader

As memory gets faster, heat becomes more of an issue because DRAM transistors generate heat when they switch. The faster they switch, the more heat is produced, because as transistors get warmer, they get slower, meaning that performance can be sometimes less-than-optimal if you have pushed a memory module far with improper cooling.

Here are the basic materials involved:

Heat spreaders

Rubbing alcohol

Cotton swabs (Q-Tips)

For this editorial I will be using solid copper generic heat spreaders. I'm using the thermal tape that came with the heat spreaders.

Steps :

1. There isn't much in preparing for this. It's a simple process to put in the heat spreaders and you don't need much in the way of tools.

2. In case, you need to remove all the stickers from the module

3. Neat it with rubbing alcochol until all of the residue is gone. This will make positive optimal heat transfer, but will take much longer. DO NOT use a citrus remover such as goo-gone, as the citrus can destroy yourDIMMs.

* In case you use any kind of silver compound, make absolutely positive that you aren't connecting any of the legs on the DIMM chips. Usually, stick with the tape that is already installed in the heat spreader.

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