RAM sink--more pressure=lower temps???

[joikd]

Well, I frequently read how RAM sinks don't do much for memory. Would they be more effective if they had more pressure on them? The more pressure on the CPU heatsink, the better the cooling. Right? So, would something like clothespins help on RAM sinks? You would have to put something on the backside to prevent damage, I guess.

What do you guys think?

[Kunaak]

same idea behind a heatsink, works for ramsinks.
just a tiny tiny thin layer of thermal paste is all that should be there, none of this cake layer stuff people like to do with ramsinks.

what I usually do is simple.
place the board flat on something, like on a towel on a hard solid table.
put a little thermal adhesive on the ramsink, put it on the chip, and just push down on it hard for about a minute.
it doesnt take that long for it to bond, a minute will give it a good solid connection usually.

too much thermal paste is basically just insulation.
you just need enough to cover the surface, and make contact of the two surfaces.

[emoners]

just a noob question guys...how about those RAM sinks with thermal pads on them? do you still add thermal paste...either between the chip & the pad or between the pad the the sink? or no thermal paste at all needed?

[alexey]

It's obvious that he removes the thermal pad.The pad is there to do the job that the thermal paste is supposed to do :)

[joikd]

I understand about the TIM. What I'm getting at is the pressure factor. Imagine that you have a horizontal case where the CPU cooler sits directly on top. If you didn't tighten it down, your temps would be higher than if you did tighten it down. I think that the current methods of attaching RAM sinks provide very little pressure, therefore, temps are higher. Follow me?