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lauxenburg   07-07-2009 at 09:15:54 PM

Just clearing this up here. I am looking for some decent DDR3 for a small budget AM3 rig. From what I am seeing, modules that are about 1.5V of power don't have heatsinks. Most DDR2 from about DDR2800 and upward have heatspreaders/sinks.

So, should I be concerned that this kind of RAM (DDR3 1333) does not have heatsinks.

Additionally, I suspect they would draw less power as well. Thanks for any replies.

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505090   07-07-2009 at 09:43:45 PM
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ram doesn't need heatsinks it was marketing. Now that the fad is wearing off the heatsinks are fading out.

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