Ray, save your money!  Unless you are a "serious gamer," overclocking the 
CPU and all that goes with it, you won't need to worry about RAM running 
hot.  Workhorse servers don't use them.  In fact, I feel these add-ons are 
merely a clever way to sell a dimes worth of aluminum for $7.75!

Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Parrish" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:26 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Memory upgrade


> Hello,
>
> I'm shopping for a 2 x 1 gig memory kit and have found one which 
> recommends that I add on $7.75 to the price for "aluminum heat spreaders" 
> to keep the memory cooler.
>
> Are these heat spreaders necessary or recommended by you? I've never heard 
> of them before.
>
> Thanks, Later, Ray
>
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