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Old 05-01-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default Gfx card without ram heatsinks?
What will happen? Is it ok without those heatsinks?

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...You mean you removed the stock heatsink?

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Not yet anyways... I plan to get an aftermarket cooler. My question is what would happen if you just have the cooler on without ramheatsinks.
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Wait I know this one. The ram chips will get hotter than normal because heat is not being dissipated.
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I had an 8600GT which had the layout that looked like it was supposed to have sinks on the ram, but didn't. I submitted a ticket about it, and they said that the ram would be okay without the sinks, and that the layout was for an overclocked version of the card, which I didn't have. I think you will be okay.
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Thats why I asked for a link, if they make a version of your card that doesn't have any heatsink over the ram then your probable fine short term, don't overclock. My old 7600GT was that way they had several coolers.

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i remember the 7900 had nothing on ram like the GS and GT

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i ran my galaxy 8800gt without ramsink and it overclocked like a beast.
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Exactly! Just don't OC and you should be fine. If you do OC, then you may want to get some aftermarket ramsinks, and probably a better gpu cooler.
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