[CarSalesman]

Got my order in the mail yesterday. It should be noted that each 90 Euro kit has heatspreaders for 2 DIMM sticks. (Which actually works fine for me; I'll use the other kit for the A-Die that just got arrived in the coming weeks.)

Installing them on the RAM stocks was easy. Removing factory adhesive from the pitifully thin and light aluminum heatspreaders from Corsair was the most tedious part. Put them in the oven @ ~76C to decrease viscosity of adhesive.

This is unfortunately not as scientific as one would hope; I do not have before photos. What I can say is I would get memory errors on my M-Die OC (I run 296 tRFC) @ as low as 32C nominal temp. I was unable to do memory testing apart from winter nights with a window ajar and temps would climb into low 30's C during gaming and sometimes crash games at a normal daytime ambient of 20-22C.

Now, Games barely reach 26C at 20-22C ambient. MemTest5 at same ambient won't even hit 30C. It used to reach 37C before I gave up attempting daytime memory testing.

I use a Corsair RAM fan with a single 80mm fan currently. Very excited to put these on water and go crazy in next few weeks!

http://imgur.com/a/YU6uNgE

 

[Alexshunter]

Nice, i have the same heatspreaders now, but i have not installed them yet. I will use rather just the included thermal pads. Yeah, maybe the processor cream do better heat transfer, but i would not like the cream between my PMIC and memory soldering.

 

[Damage Inc]

Removing factory adhesive from the pitifully thin and light aluminum heatspreaders from Corsair was the most tedious part.

Next time use a hair dryer or a heat gun.

 

[kokoslon5]

Next time use a hair dryer or a heat gun.

Harder to monitor ? Obviously he didnt want the chips to get over 80C - so yeah playing with heatgun is risky (tho chips can withstand temps above 200C)

 

[Damage Inc]

Harder to monitor ? Obviously he didnt want the chips to get over 80C - so yeah playing with heatgun is risky (tho chips can withstand temps above 200C)

It's not risky at all provided you're not completely brain dead.