Thermaltake Intros New Non-Interference Cooler Series
Here is a new line of CPU coolers that allows power-users to install high-end, tall memory sticks.
On Thursday Thermaltake said that it has finally solved the issue of CPU coolers getting in the way of RAM slots thanks to the introduction of a new series of CPU coolers, the NiC Series.
In many cases, traditional "tower" coolers aren't ideal in a desktop because they're just too tall or wide. They can also get in the way of RAM slots that are positioned too closely to the CPU socket. Thermaltake claims it has cleared this obstacle with its new NiC Series of CPU coolers which use a slim tower side-flow form factor.
NiC actually stands for "Non-interference Cooler", and the series itself consists of four models: the NiC F3 (160W), NiC F4 (180W), NiC C4 (200W) and NiC C5 (230W). Thermaltake claims that they are fully compatible with all kinds of RAM, even the towering, high-end overclocked sticks inserted by power users.
According to Thermaltake, the slim coolers feature curved aluminum fins, each measuring just 0.4-mm thick, allowing for reduced backpressure and maximized overflow. The base plates are made of nickel plated copper which sends the processor's heat to the fin arrays through three to five 6-mm U-shaped heatpipes.
As for fans, the F3 model features one 120-mm PWM fan and the F4 model sports two -- both of these models use automatically adjustable silent fan blades with speeds between 800 and 1,600 RPM. The C4 and C5 models use VR fans that are hooked up to an adjustable fan speed nob, allowing users to manually adjust the spin from 1,000 to 2,000 RPM.
"Convenient tool-less fan clip design makes installation a breeze," the company said. "This [new series] brings the air cooler industry another level towards silence, performance and compatibility."
So far an actual launch date and pricing haven't been provided, so stay tuned.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6900
Just remove the Goddamn sticks and be done with it. Have mine with no metal thingies running at full speed and no heat in them.
Cheers!
The only cooling effect of these big RAM coolers is that they "look cool". While they served a purpose (when they were effective) w/ DDR2, they are absolutely useless on DDR3.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=1
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=67&limit=1&limitstart=6
Not that the design needs fixing, why do RAMs even need those cooling solutions?!
Wow. Exactly a couple of seconds before I posted mine.
the problem there is that inserting ram at an angel could put a lot more stress on the motherboard. It would also have to be slightly wider, but that isn't a big deal.
In my case I want to run 8 GB and with my set up I need to use all available slots. So your solution is not feasible for all.
Some Dell P4 boards have ram slots at an angle and it doesn't look cool
Like this one here
http://autos2.bluesock.com/ebay/farnborough//ebay_images/2307.jpg
http://autos2.bluesock.com/ebay/farnborough//ebay_images/2307.jpg
Well yeah, the whole board looks uncool. However, a sleek, high-end modern board, perhaps one of the kinds that puts ram slots on both sides of the CPU, that would look really badass with angled RAM slots.
They did... it was called BTX, and it was freaking awesome... but it never caught on. Only thing you will ever see it in are some old Dell and HP motherboards... that's about it.
Terrible idea in my opinion... but I am sure it will happen.
As I recall, DDR4 is not ICs built into the mobo. It introduces a point-to-point topology to replace the channels of current memory (meaning every module you add increases bandwidth instead of in setsof two, three, or four), but it is still in modules.
Ironically, the chips that would benefit the most from increased system memory bandwidth are the ones that are least likely to run OC'd higher-voltage memory - APUs.
CPU RAM lane latency. They have to be close together I believe