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    RAM with heat spreaders?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by supadupa, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. supadupa

    supadupa Newbie

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    I'm looking to upgrade my RAM and I ran in to some that came with heat spreaders. But of course, they cost $50 more. Is it even worth the money to reduce whatever amount of heat they output?
     
    supadupa, Sep 22, 2007
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  2. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    If you don't have heat issues now and you don't OC you absolutely do not need and should not spend the extra money. Here is a link you might want to look at, it is a sticky in the sticky at the beginning of this section. Link
     
    powerpack, Sep 22, 2007
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    NotebookYoozer Notebook Evangelist

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    i've never heard of heat spreaders on notebook memory. i wonder if you were looking at desktop memory. it's not possible for a notebook to accommodate heat spreaders on ram with the size constraints.
     
    NotebookYoozer, Sep 23, 2007
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    D3M0N Notebook Geek

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    G.SKILL 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667:
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    This RAM from G. Skill has heatspreaders and its $104.99 from Newegg.com
     
    D3M0N, Sep 23, 2007
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  5. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    PHOTOSHOP!!!, That is so photoshopped!!! :)
     
    Lithus, Sep 23, 2007
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    D3M0N Notebook Geek

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    D3M0N, Sep 23, 2007
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    I was joking, you didn't really need to put a link to newegg. I've been reading Digg and Fark too much lately.
     
    Lithus, Sep 23, 2007
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  8. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    You should not need heat spreaders! If you want to spend more go for it.
     
    powerpack, Sep 23, 2007
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