Heat issue with GSkill F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

[Aqualux]

I'm using 2x2GB of the above-mentioned rams on my Gigabyte GA- EP35-DS3P motherboard. Dual Channel.

Ram are not overclocked. One stick of the rams is much hotter to the touch than the other.

Was wondering if this is natural?

CPU is E8400 (stock)
Asus EAH4850 (stock)
Corsair HX1000W PSU

Appreciates.

Thank you.

[Cheffy]

is the cooler ram on the side of the cpu, if so the air from the cpu cooler will keep that stick cooler than the one on the far side.

try swapping the slots sticks are in and you should see the other stick getting hot, now its not in the wind.

[Aqualux]

Hi Cheffy, thank you for sharing, guess what you mentioned is correct.

Appreciated.