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MC · 03-23-2004, 12:12 PM

I am thinking of water cooling my ram, Me, being the adventurous-stupid type I started poking around the inside of one of my computers to get a "feel" for the hotspots while running the burn-in on Sisoft Sandra.

My ram seemed the hotest, non-heatsinked component at this time. I don't have heat spreaders on my ram and was thinking of getting some when I read that most are just sticks of aluminum or copper. Well I gots plenty of Aluminum and am thinking of sandwiching my ram between two pieces of 1/16" aluminum and attaching it to some 3/8" or 1/2" aluminum tube by using a product called Alumite (there's all brands of this stuff, mainly being 98%Zinc/2%aluminum soldering rods).

I am wondering if anyone knows the thermal conductivity of zinc and if this is a worthwhile method. I think It would probably be best to anodize this as well as that will stop any electrical conductivity. My main concern on anodizing it would be what kind of contamination zinc will bring to my acid baths.

Anyhoo if anyone has some insights on water cooling ram, I'd like to hear(read) it.

03-23-2004, 12:12 PM	#1
MC Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 26	Has anyone ever watercooled their Ram? I am thinking of water cooling my ram, Me, being the adventurous-stupid type I started poking around the inside of one of my computers to get a "feel" for the hotspots while running the burn-in on Sisoft Sandra. My ram seemed the hotest, non-heatsinked component at this time. I don't have heat spreaders on my ram and was thinking of getting some when I read that most are just sticks of aluminum or copper. Well I gots plenty of Aluminum and am thinking of sandwiching my ram between two pieces of 1/16" aluminum and attaching it to some 3/8" or 1/2" aluminum tube by using a product called Alumite (there's all brands of this stuff, mainly being 98%Zinc/2%aluminum soldering rods). I am wondering if anyone knows the thermal conductivity of zinc and if this is a worthwhile method. I think It would probably be best to anodize this as well as that will stop any electrical conductivity. My main concern on anodizing it would be what kind of contamination zinc will bring to my acid baths. Anyhoo if anyone has some insights on water cooling ram, I'd like to hear(read) it.