Ram cooling fans I am considering upgrading my generic ram to Dominator ram. Anybody think it's worth the money to get a cooling fan setup as well? The Kingston HyperX fan kit looks cool but will it work on Dominator ram? BTW...Dell XPS-420 with 4 gigs of generic ram, Saphire HD 4850X2 GPU, Ram cooling fans I am considering upgrading my generic ram to Dominator ram. Anybody think it's worth the money to get a cooling fan setup as well? The Kingston HyperX fan kit looks cool but... » Read More Ram cooling fans I am considering upgrading my generic ram to Dominator ram. Anybody think it's worth the money to get a cooling fan setup as well? The Kingston HyperX fan kit looks cool but will it work on Dominator ram? BTW...Dell XPS-420 with 4 gigs of generic ram, Saphire HD 4850X2 GPU, « Show Less
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I have been building performance computer systems most of my life and have never needed a RAM cooling fan. That is until today when I discovered that I could overclock my RAM from 1600 MHz to over 2000 MHz. I don't feel comfortable overclocking RAM without additional cooling. If you are just running a normal rig then I don't see the need for this but if you are overclocking or a heavy gamer then it can't hurt.
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I'd like to know the answer to this, as well. I have Corsair Dominator 3x2GB DDR3-SDRAM, and just eyed this myself.And if anyone would know, does it conflict with my Thor's Hammer HSF?
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If you really want to do this, you must also look at upgrading your cooling solution as well as a stock cpu cooler may not cut it, so get one of those after market air coolers or the you can go the liquid cooling route, also look at maybe buying another 2 gig stick of ram it will depend on the operating system that you are using if it is a 32-bit system don't bother but if it is a 64-bit OS then buy the 2 gig stick of memory.
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I got the U31SD-XH51 with 2nd-Gen Intel iCore5 and a discrete nVidia GPU for heavy tasks (was on sale for $600USD) instead so I can't exactly tell you anything here. Mine runs extremely cool for browsing stuff and watching videos (fan doesn't even run at all unless I play 3D games). I also give credit to Asus for a well-designed cooling system on their laptop brand. Sources: I still own an HP-DV2210us model so I know exactly what you mean.
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The stock heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu works fine for me and I have it installed in one of those very compact htpc cases (Antec ISK-100) over a year now. This processor is NOT the overclocked version which is usually called the (K) model so I don't see why it would be necessary to have a third party state of the art heatsink and fan. I guess if you purchased the overclocked cpu version of this processor and planned on pushing it to the limits then I would recommend finding a much better heatsink and fan unit over the stock model. I have a really nice and expensive Cool Master heatsink and fan unit on a desktop computer and I don't see any difference in performance or heating issues over the stock heatsink and fan with the exception of more noise that the Cool Master makes because of it's larger and faster fan. I'm sorry to say, I was once bitten by the performance bug when building that ole desktop and should have just saved the money and go stock instead.
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Depends on your motherboard. Vertically, the heatsink is lower than the ram, but horizontally, it doesn't extend to where it would touch the ram. The other cool thing is that the fans will passively cool you're ram if you don't use low profile modules. Hope that helps.
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Boy, there are a lot of variables there!!! I'm on a MSI motherboard with liquid cooling and have no problems. The RAM isn't all that tall. I am making a guess but it should work...that is a very popular cooler.
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Dear J. Nagel,I don't know how Dell CPU heat sink construction. I have many Dell dimension PCs. Dell builds it heat sink and cpu fan totally different. However, I can tell you this Fan is good on any 775 non Dell PC.
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This is an inexpensive card for this type of component. Fans are better generally, but they get dusty, are cheap and tend to fail. A heat sink is what it is. It could be limited in performance in the summer if the computer is in a place that gets warm. So as usual, you pick for your situation and usage.
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Find model of your motherboard, go online to manufacturers site and read thru the specifications to learn what type and brands of memory they support. Most of the memory makers also offer compatibility information on their sites. Personally I find that Dell, HP and others make the computers so its impossible to upgrade from what they built. Depending on age of your's and the OS you may be better off with a new tower. XP Support ends in April 2014 so unless your upgraded to Win 7 thats another item to consider..... Good Luck
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Will it work? Yes. Perfectly fine? No. Why will it work? Because of Asrock's page for that motherboard which says Supports FSB1333/1066/800/533 MHz CPUs Supports Dual Channel DDR3 1333(OC) . Now for the not so perfect. First lets cover OC. I don't know your level of experience so I I have to cover the basics too. OC stands for over-clock. The overclock of those memory modules is done in your BIOS(setup) when you first turn on the computer . You can navigate there with Delete(usually) or F2. They will otherwise run @ 1066MHz because the Amazon page says F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL. It's a simple variable change in your BIOS. Nothing challenging. Will you get the full 8GB? Absolutely not. A 32bit Win 7 can handle a maximum of about 3.5GB but when I used these babies in my beast of a computer, BEFORE I upgraded to a 64bit OS my computer could only utilize 2GB. Your experience will vary, 8GB for for almost $80??? I spent under $60. You can upgrade to a more modern 64bit OS and the computer will automatically use the rest of the ram but you may need to adjust your memory speeds again after you upgrade or install to a more appropriate version. There are only 2 DIMM slots so no worries with installation issues.
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Your best bet is to check the Asus site. When you get to the Asus site click on your motherboard. then click on downloads. There will be a Qualified Vendors List for the Ram. The dominators sure are pretty.
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Go to corsair's website and they have compatibility checker on their sight. Either that or mainly find out what type of motherboard is in the dell xps 8700. You need to be looking for a document that tells you ram compatibility. The document will show you how many ram sticks you should put in to the motherboard. Thats more of the nontechnical explanation. I know some other people will like to tell you all about timings and the relationship between ram, processor and motherboard, but the safest way is to look for compatibility checkers on corsairs website or compatibility documents on motherboard websites. Go to corsair's website and they have compatibility checker on their sight. Either that or mainly find out what type of motherboard is in the dell xps 8700. You need to be looking for a document that tells you ram compatibility. The document will show you how many ram sticks you should put in to the motherboard. Thats more of the nontechnical explanation. I know some other people will like to tell you all about timings and the relationship between ram, processor and motherboard, but the safest way is to look for compatibility checkers on corsairs website or compatibility documents on... » Read More Go to corsair's website and they have compatibility checker on their sight. Either that or mainly find out what type of motherboard is in the dell xps 8700. You need to be looking for a document that tells you ram compatibility. The document will show you how many ram sticks you should put in to the motherboard. Thats more of the nontechnical explanation. I know some other people will like to tell you all about timings and the relationship between ram, processor and motherboard, but the safest way is to look for compatibility checkers on corsairs website or compatibility documents on motherboard websites. « Show Less
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Yea I have read in multiple sources that it is 1 RAM slot filled with a 1 gig stick that you remove and replace with the $20 buck 2 gig stick. I'm curious how cheap these 1 gig sticks are going to go for sale for and if there is any thing a computer builder/hacker could do with all the extra EEE 1 gig sticks out there. I'm still curious why they couldn't just cost the extra $20 and come maxed out.
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Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any more insight. Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any... » Read More Depending on how close? get a computer/metric ruler out, Mine cleared my RAM (12gb) but the RAM cant the "fancy" type with heatsinks, just simple ddr2/3 RAM sticks, No extras to it. It does cut close in heighth clearance, but cools exceptionally well under stress testing for 12 hours using PK-1 Nano Thermal Compound. (WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND.) I have been building and overclocking systems for 7 years roughly, I mainly work as a Network Security Admin, and Pen Testing. The best is preferrably a Thermaltake V2.0 Water cooling system, with a Thor V2 case. let me know if you need any more insight. « Show Less
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Nope, the Dominator P will not fit. Get some Kingston, Crucial, or Mushkin..they are all great and typically fit under the NH-D14.Look for overclocking headroom and price to performance. Stay away from the overpriced nickel plated sissy sticks!
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Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on either. Rudy, Good Luck!!!! and GOD BLESS Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on... » Read More Michael,The AMD A-10-6700 comes with fan,but no heatsink paste.I suggest you purchase a small tube of Artic Silver @ around $7-8,you may need it another time,alsothe heatsink fan and cooling AL.structure i.e. fins, is quite small,if you current fan assy is larger you might consider using it.I didn't because @65w it will stay cool,also I recommemd downloading AMD Catalyst and more important AMD Over Drive,I got mine approaching 4.3GHz.can do better at a greater risk.Don't waste the extra fan ,use it for your case (encloser) fan,there should be a 3 or 4 pin header,it should run on either. Rudy, Good Luck!!!! and GOD BLESS « Show Less
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No. You only get the fan unit.Although it would be nice if Kingston offered package deals - two or four sticks of HyperX ram and the matching cooler.