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September 15th, 2001, 12:02 PM
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OVERHEATING BY ADDING MEMORY
Hi I have originally 64mb ram and added 64mb ram last year...now I bought 128mb ram (which I know my pc can handle)..but people tell me I need another fan due to the excessive heat from three ram slots being used....true of false? And how to install another fan in there? Thanx
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September 15th, 2001, 12:13 PM
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September 15th, 2001, 12:59 PM
#3
Thanx for the speedy reply...I'll try swapping them.......
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September 15th, 2001, 01:01 PM
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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by DATABOY:
..but people tell me I need another fan due to the excessive heat from three ram slots being used....true of false? And how to install another fan in there? Thanx </font>
I have never heard anyone say anything like that before. Ram doesn't over heat.
That is the craziest thing yet. let those peole know that they are dead wrong.
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September 15th, 2001, 01:12 PM
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September 15th, 2001, 02:43 PM
#6
I would tend to agree with the feedback youve gotten so far. RAM produces "some" heat, and only acts to increase the BOX ambient temperature. RAMs not exactly a Heat Sink, or Heat pump, acting to remove heat.
Unless your an "on the edge" PC abuser with max overclocking on everything you ought not have any problems. That is to say..If your not on the "bleeding" edge of temperature, then the advice you got from friends is incorrect.
If you suspect heat....leave your cover off as an experiment.
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September 15th, 2001, 03:30 PM
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ok guys....then if i take it all off won't the dust get to everything and i'll have to buy a case of dust blaster???
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September 15th, 2001, 04:19 PM
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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by DATABOY:
ok guys....then if i take it all off won't the dust get to everything and i'll have to buy a case of dust blaster??? </font>
Some people has towers that have never been open before and are just caked with dust.
buy a can of compressed air would be for really dirty comps, just use a little air from your liungs to blow out some dust.
case on or off you will still get dust.
Are you having any PC problems as we speak?
with the Ram of course.
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"What works for One person May not work for Another"
God Is My Judge
dLagace=DANIMAL
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September 15th, 2001, 04:26 PM
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no....thanks...i did a registry clean up and my prior error problems seem to have left....anyway i did not install the extra ram just yet but will tommorow......
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September 15th, 2001, 04:29 PM
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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by DATABOY:
no....thanks...i did a registry clean up and my prior error problems seem to have left....anyway i did not install the extra ram just yet but will tommorow......</font>
I am sure everyone here will agree when I say go ahead and install the Ram.
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"What works for One person May not work for Another"
God Is My Judge
dLagace=DANIMAL
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September 15th, 2001, 05:29 PM
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Hello Everyone, I would also take the advice of (StevePorter) always put the largest RAM stick into the first slot. PSJ
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September 15th, 2001, 07:07 PM
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September 17th, 2001, 08:47 AM
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September 17th, 2001, 09:47 AM
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Although I will go with what the others have actually stated so far, but Memory can generate a hell of a lot of heat in some flavours. Why do you think there are heatsinks on the memory chips on GF3 cards, and also on some flavours of RDRAM & High end DDR SDRAM. If you are maxing out on memory which has these heatsinks on, then yes, you could actually run a risk of overheating, especially if you are running your box already with poor air flow circulation. Also if you are running a system in the current trend of fitting as much gear in the smallest case possible, the airflow is not the best and with the heat generated by todays CPU's & other high wattage components, it can get worse. You would be surprised how much heat a Athlon, CDRW, CDR, & a 7200rpm HDD can give off in a M-ATX case!!! Especially as there isn't normally a lot of room towards the rear of the case to place an exhaust fan, and generally only just enough room to install a front chassis fan.
So in theory your friends assumptions could actually be held true, but in general it isn't needed.
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September 26th, 2001, 03:11 AM
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Are you sure you're using the right kind of RAM? Also, is it installed correctly?
I had a 'computer guru' tell tell me to buy 100mhz RAM when my computer was made for 55mhz. The result was over heated motherboard. It wasn't till I was pointed inthe right direction that I figured it out - 6 months later. I found out later it was called 'overclocking' and it was a bad idea.
The other thing that could cause overheating is improperly installed RAM. If you open the case and the ram chip is hot to the touch, then it is probably improperly installed. Make sure both top and bottom latches are secured.
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