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Originally Posted by Meethoss
Sorry, forgot to check this message - yep, I'm the same Meethoss. I use the name everywhere so if you see it it's probably me. Never seen anyone else use it.
So was the conclusion the the vertical finned heatsinks were better than the Zalman Flower type heatsinks? Thanks!
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NO !
The tall ones are listed for video ram, but they are listed for use on SDRAM video chips (longer, but narrower), not the BGA ones which are more square. While they could be used they will not cover the full width of the BGA chips, and they'll overhang on the ends the other way, which might require that they be cut down to not contact other board components.
The shorter, but properly sized copper sinks (OCZ) are about the best bang for the buck you'll find. And they are sized just for BGA memory chips. Like I posted earlier, I wish they were taller, but that's why I also suggested cutting up a CPU heatsink, the fins on CPU sinks are much taller.
But for the differance in costs, (if you don't have a old sink to cut up), those OCZ sinks are nice as they require no cutting & fitting.