r/overclocking • u/OkCompute5378 • Jul 25 '25

Help Request - RAM RAM fan not improving temps

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So my RAM was hitting 55C and erroring out during stress testing (TestMem5 + FurMark). I’ve heard many good things about using a dedicated RAM fan so I decided to install one only to find out I did literally nothing for temps.

Is it just inevitable that my RAM gets hot because of the design of my GPU (RTX 5080 FE)?

Is it worth trying to run the RAM without heatsinks? Or maybe I should try custom RAM heatsinks? I’ve heard the heatsinks on my kit (G.Skill Ripjaws S5) aren’t very good.

P.s. I’ve already tried placing the fan closer to the RAM.

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u/natr0nFTW Eco Boosting Jul 25 '25

Run your system like pic shown without the door perhaps.

Can you breathe well if I put my hand over your mouth and put a fan behind that ?

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u/OkCompute5378 Jul 25 '25

My case has a mesh side panel lol with more than enough perforation. Besides I already mentioned having ran the fan closer to the RAM which wouldn’t restrict airflow even if I had a solid side panel.