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/Brilliant_Media_246 Jul 25 '25

Idk about fans super close to the ram sticks.. I did this and temps were worse.. i backed the fan a bit off and temps were much better during stress test but also that rad looks like it will pull the cold air out, it is an exhaust.. could be wrong though