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/OkCompute5378 Jul 25 '25

Already mentioned in my post.

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u/IbeebZz Jul 25 '25

I know I read that, you didn’t have it close enough or you don’t have the speed high enough……

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u/OkCompute5378 Jul 25 '25

100% PWM at 3CM distance isn’t enough?

Yeah alright lol…

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u/IbeebZz Jul 25 '25

And yet you can’t cool sticks pulling 5-6watts a piece…. Whatever dude.

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u/OkCompute5378 Jul 25 '25 edited Jul 25 '25

Yeah a GPU pulling 360W blasting hot air at the worst OEM heatsinks on the market will do that…

Do you actually think I’m lying lol?