Bent heat Spreader on a ddr2 memory module

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I've been having a dumb week (month, year, maybe decade or two). I was going to add two sticks of 1 gig Ballistix ddr2 800 MHz 4-4-4-12 2.0v to a system which already has two sticks of 1 gig Corsair ddr2 800 MHz 4-4-4-12 2.1v. The Ballistix memory has been sitting in my junk box for years. I got it as replacement from Crucial for some memory that I had already replaced (I couldn't wait for Crucial/shipping time). Problem is that I finally looked at the memory and one corner of the heat spreader is pinched together. I probably did it shoving more stuff into my junk box. Nothing seems to be damaged underneath. But I'm concerned about damaging someone else's system. Any thoughts? I don't have to use this memory; I just thought to use it now while it had some value.

Thanks for any replies.

Reply to ExTechie

If you bend it back it should be ok as long as the chip it self is not damaged. You won't know if the memory is good until you try it.

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