Safe RAM temperatures?

[Mandible]

What is a safe temperature for my RAM to be running at? Mine is going at over 60 degrees soon after startup! the other stick runs at a cooler 40ish degrees. Is this dangerous?

 

[Ham]

Not really. What are you using to measure the temps?

If your worried about it invest in an XTC, but your ears will suffer slightly.

 

[Mandible]

ok, i am having mega problems

it hits 75 c!!!! and the warranty sticker is blackened from heat!

 

[Ham]

Ok get a fan over them asap. Theres a laccy band + 80mm fan trick that works well thats posted on the forums somwhere as a temp solution.

What voltage you running them at?

Whats the case airflow like?

 

[FarFarAway]

If they're getting that hot either:

* There's a fault with the RAM

or

* You're putting far too much voltage through them

 

[Rastalovich]

If they're getting that hot either:

* There's a fault with the RAM

or

* You're putting far too much voltage through them

I`d go with this tbh.

Wouldn`t just put a fan over it, I`d find out what`s cooking.

 

[Ty07allstar]

Put them to stock voltages and see what the temps are then.

 

[Luigi]

How do you measure the temps?

 

[Mandible]

I found the problem! i had put em in the yellow, not black slots! i think the reason only one stick went mad, was cos the one which was fine, just wasn;t inserted, and to get the other stick in, i had crushed the port. i have a feeling i installed ddr2 sticks in a ddr slot XD 'tis fine now, and pc is running fine, oced to 3.2 ghz from 2.6 stock!

 

[Ham]

Urm, you only have DDR2 slots. Its not a combo board...

If its all good then never mind though

 

[Luigi]

how did you get the temps????

 

[Toxcity]

how did you get the temps????

With his finger?

 

[Mandible]

temp probes, then with my finger XD

 

[Luigi]

haha, sensitive finger to tell the degrees, can it do farenheit?

 

[Mandible]

lol, no, but it can burn real good

 

[Luigi]

not sure myn even does that