Do YOU use Ramsinks?

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While waiting on my RMA, Ive been reading up on avoidance of heat in my computer and video card.

I was checking out some ramsinks at The Egg and was surprised at how CHEAP CHEAP they cost. As I recall, I could get a pack of 6 for about 10 bucks and from the reviews I was reading, seems the average was about 5-10 degrees c/f

It doesnt seem like much, but anything helps I would imagine.

I was curious.....

Just how many people use these things?
Do YOU use them?
Did they work?
Do you use them on anything else other than your video card?
Were they worth buying?
 
My RAM is covered by the stock heatsink, and most aftermarket coolers that cool just the GPU come with their own ramsinks. So I probably don't see myself buying them anytime soon.
 
Prior to going SLI, I used them with a HR-03 Plus. The second GTX required going back to stock cooling.
 
If your going to be using an aftermarket cooler like say the S1, it'll come with it's own. Use the ones that come with it for sure.
 
I have an S1 rev on a 8800GT without ramsinks.
everest reports that gpu core temp and mem temp are the same.
the point is: DDR3 on 8800GT wont go much higher than 1000 (stock 900) without volt mod the mem, and the mem controller DIES at >1050 with many users:eek:, so cooler mem wont have any impact on this card, and the thermal adesive that comes with the S1 isnt highly conductive and does not glues the pieces well: some people reported the aluminium pieces falling during install!:mad: so i took the risks of not using any ramsinks for the 8800gt.

Now the old/hotter cards certainly would benefit from copper ramsinks with really premium thermal adesive!

I woukld love to see the everest reads for the 8800gt with ramsinks.
 
geok1ng said:
and the thermal adesive that comes with the S1 isnt highly conductive and does not glues the pieces well: some people reported the aluminium pieces falling during install!:mad: so i took the risks of not using any ramsinks for the 8800gt.
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Do you have some legitamate source to that up? Because i think your just repeating some crap you read somewhere by some tard who didnt know what he was doing...

The thermal adhesive works just fine if you properly clean the chips. Mine have been on for over a week and still are very much stuck to the ram.
 
nissanztt90 said:
Do you have some legitamate source to that up? Because i think your just repeating some crap you read somewhere by some tard who didnt know what he was doing...

The thermal adhesive works just fine if you properly clean the chips. Mine have been on for over a week and still are very much stuck to the ram.
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I must be one of the tards you are referring to :rolleyes:
Even though I thoroughly cleaned my ram chips with neat isopropyl alcohol after reading other peoples similar experiences, the S1 glue didnt perform at all well and many ramsinks fell off.
Using Akasa thermal tape sorted it a treat first time.

It doesnt happen to everyone accepted, but it has happened to enough people for the sensible among us to at least take note.

I pity you tbh not being able to accept other peoples experiences.
Wiseness looks like it will take time to come for you.
 
Nenu said:
I must be one of the tards you are referring to :rolleyes:
Even though I thoroughly cleaned my ram chips with neat isopropyl alcohol after reading other peoples similar experiences, the S1 glue didnt perform at all well and many ramsinks fell off.
Using Akasa thermal tape sorted it a treat first time.

It doesnt happen to everyone accepted, but it has happened to enough people for the sensible among us to at least take note.

I pity you tbh not being able to accept other peoples experiences.
Wiseness looks like it will take time to come for you.
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Cleaning with alcohol isn't good enough. See the thread with the Accelero review in it that says to use the citrus based cleaner, then alcohol to clean them. That's what I did and mine have stuck fine.
 
nissanztt90 said:
Do you have some legitamate source to that up? Because i think your just repeating some crap you read somewhere by some tard who didnt know what he was doing...

The thermal adhesive works just fine if you properly clean the chips. Mine have been on for over a week and still are very much stuck to the ram.
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I put a pair of DuOrbs on my 8800 GTX's last week using Arctic Silver's Thermal Adhesive thinned with just a touch of Arctic Silver 5 - to make them less permanent. Well, two days ago when I broke down the rig to install the new IFX-10 backside cooler in conjuction with my TR U-120E I had two of the ramsinks "snap" off the voltage regulators. The ratios for my mixture was 2 : 1 for adhesive to AS-5 but I guess I that was still to much. Cleaned and reseated them with a mixture of 5:1 (just a touch of as5) and two hours later they were good to go.

Keep in mind, they didn't spontaneously fall off, there was torque on the pcb when it happened...while rebuilding my rig.
 
Nenu said:
I must be one of the tards you are referring to :rolleyes:
Even though I thoroughly cleaned my ram chips with neat isopropyl alcohol after reading other peoples similar experiences, the S1 glue didnt perform at all well and many ramsinks fell off.
Using Akasa thermal tape sorted it a treat first time.

It doesnt happen to everyone accepted, but it has happened to enough people for the sensible among us to at least take note.

I pity you tbh not being able to accept other peoples experiences.
Wiseness looks like it will take time to come for you.
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Correct, you are one of those retards, and thank you for proving my point. Isopropyl is no where near strong enough to clean the pores on the module. The AS 2 part cleaning kit is recommend, however, Goof Off can be substituted for part one, and strong isopropyl (>90%) can be used for part 2.

arjo_reich said:
I put a pair of DuOrbs on my 8800 GTX's last week using Arctic Silver's Thermal Adhesive thinned with just a touch of Arctic Silver 5 - to make them less permanent. Well, two days ago when I broke down the rig to install the new IFX-10 backside cooler in conjuction with my TR U-120E I had two of the ramsinks "snap" off the voltage regulators. The ratios for my mixture was 2 : 1 for adhesive to AS-5 but I guess I that was still to much. Cleaned and reseated them with a mixture of 5:1 (just a touch of as5) and two hours later they were good to go.

Keep in mind, they didn't spontaneously fall off, there was torque on the pcb when it happened...while rebuilding my rig.
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2:1 was probably fine, as you said, they didnt just fall off, they had a force applied to them.
 
When I got my first Accelero, I cleaned off my 8800GTs RAM with Arctic Silver's ArctiClean Part1, then used 100% isopropyl alcohol from frys. Went over each RAM chip twice with ArctiClean Part1, and then used the alcohol. The RAM-sinks that came with the Accelero stuck pretty well, but one of them did fall off after a week or two. When I put the RAM-sinks on, I put pressure on them for at least two minutes each.

Some of the RAM-sinks that come with the Accelero don't have as much of the "glue" as the others and may fall off.

Doesn't matter though, I'm now using custom RAM-sinks on my 8800GT that use screws to keep them on.
 
You have mental issues nissanztt90, you didnt make any such point about needing more than Isopropyl alcohol before my post so I havent proved anything about what you said other than you are very arrogant.
If you have to goto those lengths to get the ramsinks to stick you cant know that they will ever have stuck well unless you try and pull them off which itself can lower performance and make them fall off later.

If a ramsink falls off/gets pulled off, re-applying doesnt give as good a bond as on first application, especially using the standard goo that comes with the S1's heatsinks.
Its pretty crap stuff.
Akasa themal tape will solve the situation first time.

I'm trying to pass useful info on to the op so he doesnt make the same mistake others have.
Your info is useful but making the thread all about yourself and bigging yourself up by putting others down who are only trying to help shows you have insecurity issues.
 
Nenu said:
You have mental issues nissanztt90, you didnt make any such point about needing more than Isopropyl alcohol before my post so I havent proved anything about what you said other than you are very arrogant.
If you have to goto those lengths to get the ramsinks to stick you cant know that they will ever have stuck well unless you try and pull them off which itself can lower performance and make them fall off later.

If a ramsink falls off/gets pulled off, re-applying doesnt give as good a bond as on first application, especially using the standard goo that comes with the S1's heatsinks.
Its pretty crap stuff.
Akasa themal tape will solve the situation first time.

I'm trying to pass useful info on to the op so he doesnt make the same mistake others have.
Your info is useful but making the thread all about yourself and bigging yourself up by putting others down who are only trying to help shows you have insecurity issues.
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Yep thats what im doing...making myself seem arrogant..or...

...wait...am i trying to stop the spread of misinformation...

The including ram sinks stick fine, when applied correctly. You opened yourself up to the retarded comment. You said you were "one of those tards" because they fell off, and then go on to reveal you didnt follow the proper cleaning procedure...its just...ironic.

Akasa tape doesnt really solve anything, because there isnt a problem to being with, assuming, and i know this is hard for some people...that you follow the directions and actually clean the modules.
 
SAW said:
While waiting on my RMA, Ive been reading up on avoidance of heat in my computer and video card.

I was checking out some ramsinks at The Egg and was surprised at how CHEAP CHEAP they cost. As I recall, I could get a pack of 6 for about 10 bucks and from the reviews I was reading, seems the average was about 5-10 degrees c/f

It doesnt seem like much, but anything helps I would imagine.

I was curious.....

Just how many people use these things?
Do YOU use them?
Did they work?
Do you use them on anything else other than your video card?
Were they worth buying?
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They are pretty cheap and considering they only help, I'd get some. What are you using to replace your stock cooler? I'd recommend an Accelero S1 + one of these:

Enzotech BMR-C1L
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/enbcbmlowprf.html

Thermalright 8800GT PWM Ramsinks
http://www.svc.com/gt-ram-kit.html

If the S1 is too big and / or blocks your SATA ports, then the Accelero S2 works as well, but you'll need to use a fan with the Accelero S2.
 
nissanztt90 said:
Yep thats what im doing...making myself seem arrogant..or...

...wait...am i trying to stop the spread of misinformation...

The including ram sinks stick fine, when applied correctly. You opened yourself up to the retarded comment. You said you were "one of those tards" because they fell off, and then go on to reveal you didnt follow the proper cleaning procedure...its just...ironic.

Akasa tape doesnt really solve anything, because there isnt a problem to being with, assuming, and i know this is hard for some people...that you follow the directions and actually clean the modules.
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What misinformation?
I speak for my own experience and others that have had the same as the OP will surely want to know about it.

I see you have redefined how the S1's heatsinks should be applied compared to the manufacturers guidelines.
So how is your way the 'proper' way?
Your way is a substitute method to cater for the poor quality goo used on the S1's ramsinks, its not how the manufacturer intended us to apply them.

Wiseness will only come with age for you.
You have called everyone who has had an unfortunate time with the S1's heatsinks a retard, not the cleverest move.
Not sure what that makes you then, I'll let others decide for themselves rather than pigeon holing you with just one category :)
 
Nenu said:
What misinformation?
I speak for my own experience and others that have had the same as the OP will surely want to know about it.

I see you have redefined how the S1's heatsinks should be applied compared to the manufacturers guidelines.
So how is your way the 'proper' way?
Your way is a substitute method to cater for the poor quality goo used on the S1's ramsinks, its not how the manufacturer intended us to apply them.

Wiseness will only come with age for you.
You have called everyone who has had an unfortunate time with the S1's heatsinks a retard, not the cleverest move.
Not sure what that makes you then, I'll let others decide for themselves rather than pigeon holing you with just one category :)
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Dude are you serious? The guy is saying the thermal tape is crap and doesnt stick, and so are you, because your not cleaning the ram well enough. Thats like saying a race car is slow because your not pushing all the way down on the pedal...Ok, maybe they arent retards, but its common sense to make sure something is clean if you want somethign to stick to it, so what, youre all lacking even a shred of common sense?

Cleaning them well enough to get residual crap off isnt the "proper" way:confused:

My method, which isnt really MY method, is common knowledge my friend. Adheisives dont stick well to oily residue, so guess what you gotta do...clean it off with a strong solvent! And guess what, if the solvent you used isnt strong enough (ie using isopropyl alcohol), then...use a stronger one! My gosh, this isnt a hard concept at all is it? I dont really give a shit what people think of me, if im an asshole, so be it, but at least im not spreading FUD and misinformation.

Also, as i am kind of curious, what are the manufactures guidelines? I would really love to know, because, you didnt follow them very well...and admittedly, neither did I, but, it does say one thing ive been saying...
 
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=138&data=7&disc
I cant believe you argued so much and called everyone else a retard when you havent even read the instructions.
ps these instructions came with the cooler as well :)

I cleaned mine even more than Arctic recommend after using a rubber on the first 2 ram chips didnt work.
Even after using Isopropyl Alcohol as well they still wouldnt stick.

With Arctics recommended method, the goo isnt good enough.
You have stated that much better cleaning helped you but its no guarantee it will help the Op and as you will now be aware is not the manufacturers recommended method.
If the Op has cheap access to cleaning solutions, it may be worth a try but I wouldnt spend money trying to clean them much more.
Should that fail, Akasa thermal tape will sort the problem for sure. They instantly stuck where Arctics glue barely got a grip.

This is the info the Op needs to know.
The goo on the S1's heatsinks is not up to the task for many people.
Calling everyone who has had a problem with this a retard tells us about you and not the problem at hand.
 
I think after you two's pissing match, the OP isn't reading this thread anymore. :p
 
Nenu said:
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=138&data=7&disc
I cant believe you argued so much and called everyone else a retard when you havent even read the instructions.
ps these instructions came with the cooler as well :)

This is the info the Op needs to know.
The goo on the S1's heatsinks is not up to the task for many people.
Calling everyone who has had a problem with this a retard tells us about you and not the problem at hand.
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I knew full well the "recommended" cleaning process, and full well it was worthless, thus the reason i didnt follow it, like i previously admitted.

The goo on the S1 ram sinks is fine. If the goo isnt up to the task of sticking, its the installers fault for not being up to the task of knowing their ass from their elbow, and a clean surface and a shitted up oily surface. Maybe the akasa tape works, but its simply a bandaid and not actually a solution, and it will fall off eventually. The solution is properly cleaning the ram module. The only thing this should tell you about me is that i can make a so called shitty goo work with a few simple steps which come largely from common sense, and not spend money on something i dont need.
 
I think theres enough info now for everyone to make their own minds up.
cheers for the discussion :)
 
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