Corsair Vengeance Heatsink Removal.

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SICO94

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Hello.
I have just bought 8gb of ram from Corsair and have discovered that there is not enough clearance to place them in my motherboard due to my big Enermax ETS-T40 CPU Cooler.

I really need a safe way to remove the heatsink as the only alternative I have is returning them and buying something else. (Very inconvenient)

I have seen a few videos saying just pry them apart(not going to do that) or use a heat gun or hairdryer to soften the adhesive and pull them off.
It appears that there is some kind of clip or latch on either side of the ram if that helps?
What should I do?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=253200&stc=1&d=1368133935

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=253201&stc=1&d=1368134069
 
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cin19
If you have the intel system you don't need the high speed RAM, because some of reviews show that the RAM from 1333MHz to 2133Mhz have almost same performances for the game. But if you have the AMD's Trinity APUs then high speed RAM have better performances.
For intel: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/6
For AMD: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-bandwidth-scaling-trinity,3419.html

The one you found still has the heatsink, maybe can't fit. I found two more you can take a look.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CML8GX3M2A1866C9R-Vengeance-1866MHz-Memory/dp/B006E065O0/ref=sr_1_20?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1368155362&sr=1-20...
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I think you should try this: move the RAM to the 2nd and 4th memory slots, it maybe work out. I add the link for the cooler review, they use the low profile ram. And if don't work out like that you are better to return it and buy the low profile ram.
http://www.eteknix.com/enermax-ets-t40-vd-cpu-cooler-review/4/
 
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Ye. that does seem like the best option (returning it)
The thing is, I thought I did order the low profile ram
 
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If you have the intel system you don't need the high speed RAM, because some of reviews show that the RAM from 1333MHz to 2133Mhz have almost same performances for the game. But if you have the AMD's Trinity APUs then high speed RAM have better performances.
For intel: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/6
For AMD: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-bandwidth-scaling-trinity,3419.html

The one you found still has the heatsink, maybe can't fit. I found two more you can take a look.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CML8GX3M2A1866C9R-Vengeance-1866MHz-Memory/dp/B006E065O0/ref=sr_1_20?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1368155362&sr=1-20
http://www.amazon.co.uk/G-Skill-Channel-9-10-9-28-Extreme-Profile/dp/B007OTFE24/ref=sr_1_136?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1368155051&sr=1-136
 
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