is there any difference between regular and low profile ram?

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Karadjgne
Low profile just means it's shorter, usually only has heatsinking on the side, very minimal on top. For the most part, the heatsinking is purely cosmetic, ram doesn't get hot enough to warrant heatsinks unless pushed to extremes, like well beyond factory settings. With that ram being value ram, no heatsinks, it's just a shorter pcb.

So ram height is only really a consideration to some aftermarket air coolers, and low profile ram has a much better chance of fitting underneath the cooler.

Otherwise, the ram is all the same thing, ram.
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Low profile just means it's shorter, usually only has heatsinking on the side, very minimal on top. For the most part, the heatsinking is purely cosmetic, ram doesn't get hot enough to warrant heatsinks unless pushed to extremes, like well beyond factory settings. With that ram being value ram, no heatsinks, it's just a shorter pcb.

So ram height is only really a consideration to some aftermarket air coolers, and low profile ram has a much better chance of fitting underneath the cooler.

Otherwise, the ram is all the same thing, ram.
 
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