RAM waterblocks?

[gordy]

does there exist any nice blocks for RAM?
I've seen only these:
http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g30/c225/list/p1/Liquid_Cooling-Water_Blocks_RAM.html

any copper ones, maybe thin enough to cool a full block of dimms?

[WhiteFireDragon]

there's some custom ones, but other than that, OCZ has some integrated ones with their FLEX model.

edit: i just remembered corsair just release one too, but it's pretty fugly.

[overclocking101]

i hear mips makes one i think its mips

[gordy]

This one from MIPS just seems silly..
http://www.mips-computer.de/images/mch2250.jpg

ideal would be like this but copper instead of stainless steel
http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/large/ex-blc-622_3.jpg

[gordy]

OCZ flex looks cool indeed.. ouch though $$$
edit: according to the reviews on newegg these blocks are alu and there are reports of leaking issues!
http://c1.neweggimages.com/productimage/20-227-416-04.jpg

[Boogerlad]

the mips is the most pointless thing I've ever seen.

[Edward88]

OCZ flex looks cool indeed.. ouch though $$$
edit: according to the reviews on newegg these blocks are alu and there are reports of leaking issues!
http://c1.neweggimages.com/productimage/20-227-416-04.jpg



Yep, the heatsink is made with alu, and water get in contact with it.



Not a good choise really. :shakes:


Also is useless to watercool ram, with a decent heatsink and a little air flow in the case you should be fine

[Spawn-Inc]

the reason there are no good commercial blocks is ram doesn't need water cooling, just a well positioned fan.

[EnJoY]

RAM blocks are useless these days. Back in the BH5 days they may have made sense from a heat standpoint, but not today. Cool air is all that is needed, even for the most extreme sets.

[NaeKuh]

RAM blocks are useless these days. Back in the BH5 days they may have made sense from a heat standpoint, but not today. Cool air is all that is needed, even for the most extreme sets.

^ +1 to this...

Unless u cant get a fan anywhere near your ram, i honestly think a ram block is pointless.

And im running 12gb's of DDR3.

[PaulyD]

^ +1 to this...

Unless u cant get a fan anywhere near your ram, i honestly think a ram block is pointless.

And im running 12gb's of DDR3.


Agree. Running 12gb here and with zero airflow would get seriously toasty, a bit of airflow over it and its as cool as anything now. Was thinking about getting a block for it just to avoid having any more fans but in the end got the Dominator RAM cooler and set it to run at 50% speed on fan controller and it works a treat.

previously just had a 120mm fan facing towards the RAM and that did the trick too

[RADCOM]

You might not need it and it might not be cost effective but it sure looks good.......he said justifying his OCZ flex and Koolance memory blocks.

[HESmelaugh]

The ones by MIPS are the best looking, IMO. Aqua Computer also make a nice RAM cooler: Link (http://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?products_id=2292).

As for how the water flows through/amount of cooling area: Who cares? It's not like RAM really needs extra cooling.

[gordy]

so RAM probably doesn't NEED watercooling, but in my case airflow is just not gonna happen.. I have two internal radiators pulling from the front and back and one fan exhausting the super hot air out the side.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=97801&stc=1&d=1253116991

when I run my torture test (linx, prime95, furmark, hdspeed) it will run for about 10 hours before locking up. I suspect it's the RAM temp as the other important chips are accounted for.

[Caoder]

uhm start by doin sum wire management o.o;; Edit: what about reversing the fans.. hot air out cold air in.. won't kill the cooling from the rads...also you can probably put a side panel fan with a cut out and wire grill over the ram as an intake.

[Delemon]

^ +1 to this...

Unless u cant get a fan anywhere near your ram, i honestly think a ram block is pointless.

+1 from me too.

And after seeing that pic of your system... GREAT GOOGLEY MOOGLEY... Cable management, good sir, cable management!!

Perhaps you could mod a blowhole and mount a fan on the top of your case between the optical drive and PSU?