Use XSPC Universal Memory Side Plate Twin Set standalone?

Kushiro

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Was just wondering whether or not anyone would happen to know if its safe to use these without any water flowing to them:

XSPC Universal Memory Side Plate Twin Set

Basically I just want to use them as heatsinks on my DDR4 ram and seeing as how it doesnt run very hot in the first place, I thought it may be alright.
 
That'll be fine mate, RAM doesn't need cooling unless you're cranking loads of volts through it for an overclock.
 
I don't think I would want to risk it.

Normally most RAM does not need any special cooling but when you put a load of insulation on them (the side plates) they are going to get hotter.
 
They should in theory at least, do the same job as any heatsink applied to the memory already as they will be metal and they have the thermal pads to transfer the heat to them.

So ultimately its your choice whether you want to swap them over, they have to be ok for the job without the watercooling, else when you apply the top block for the water, they wouldnt transfer heat to it.

They might run slightly hotter than the standard heatsinks though as they have been designed to work with a watercooling block, but not so much as they would cook the chips.
 
They should in theory at least, do the same job as any heatsink applied to the memory already as they will be metal and they have the thermal pads to transfer the heat to them.

So ultimately its your choice whether you want to swap them over, they have to be ok for the job without the watercooling, else when you apply the top block for the water, they wouldnt transfer heat to it.

They might run slightly hotter than the standard heatsinks though as they have been designed to work with a watercooling block, but not so much as they would cook the chips.

Thats what I was thinking too, however the post above yours is actually the reason I thought to open this thread, anyways I am just gathering info at the moment and wont make any changes until sometime next year when I decided whether or not I want to go for a full acrylic W/C build. So any contributions are welcome.
 
I don't think I would want to risk it.

Normally most RAM does not need any special cooling but when you put a load of insulation on them (the side plates) they are going to get hotter.

The RAM comes with the side plates anyway so in reality it should be no discernible difference, maybe a few °c difference but nowhere near enough to effect the chips and the thermals and their tolerances.

Thats what I was thinking too, however the post above yours is actually the reason I thought to open this thread, anyways I am just gathering info at the moment and wont make any changes until sometime next year when I decided whether or not I want to go for a full acrylic W/C build. So any contributions are welcome.

I know what you mean, but it is no difference to what the chips come with already on them as above, as said they may run a few degrees hotter, but that will be well within the tolerances of their design as long as there is adequate airflow.
 
The RAM comes with the side plates anyway so in reality it should be no discernible difference, maybe a few °c difference but nowhere near enough to effect the chips and the thermals and their tolerances.

I still think this is a bad idea, would you run a CPU ot GPU with a waterblock and no water ?

These things are designed to transfer heat to water not air.

The other thing is you can not quote tolerances if you don't know what they should be and what the operating temps will be with the side plates attached.
 
In regards to the temps, I intend to first monitor them with their original heatsinks, then see what the difference is when I use the RAM plates. In regards to the CPU and GPU without water, they are significantly hotter, and generate a lot more heat for the block to dissipate. I can certainly see where you are coming from though.
 
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