Need fan or no need fan?

diduknowthat · 08-18-2005, 01:18 PM

i got little copper ram heatspreaders today for my computer. Do they work well without a fan blowing directly on them? Thanks

dragon2309 · 08-18-2005, 01:28 PM

they work fine without a fan but work even better with a fan, as long as there is some air movement in the case then it should be ok, there isnt really a need to get a dedicated fan on them.

**jancz3rt** · 08-18-2005, 01:29 PM

Yeah you do not need any fan blowing on them. Besides RAM does not heat up much. All that the heatspreaders do is enlarge the surface area for heat dissipation.

JAN

diduknowthat · 08-19-2005, 01:07 AM

k thnks guys, the only reason i got them is cause they were really cheap.

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jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 24 Posts: 4,023	Yes Yeah you do not need any fan blowing on them. Besides RAM does not heat up much. All that the heatspreaders do is enlarge the surface area for heat dissipation. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

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08-19-2005, 01:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 19 Posts: 7,496	k thnks guys, the only reason i got them is cause they were really cheap.