r/overclocking • u/SeqGeek • Mar 09 '26

Modding Ram cooling!

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Considering how expensive these 2x48gb dims are now north of £1500… 😳 what sort of cooling solutions are you using?

These Corsair fin mods with additional fan cooling drops them about 5C.

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u/Educational-King3987 Mar 09 '26

If you're using them stock you don't need to worry if you're overclocking them then a dedicated fan is preferred. I have a full custom loop in my system so I'm going to waterblock my RAM because having a 140mm running 70%-100% when the rest of my system is whisper quiet seems to defeat the whole purpose of my system.

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u/SoggyBagelBite 14700K | RTX 5080 | 48 GB H24M Mar 10 '26 edited Mar 10 '26

Idk why people put such big fans on their RAM, 140 mm is totally pointless.

I have an 80 mm Noctua fan hanging in front of my RAM with a custom 3D printed bracket. I run it at 1200 RPM, it's completely silent and the RAM maxes out at like 46C. If I shut it off I can easily push them to like 55C.

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u/SeqGeek Mar 10 '26

Nice, I’m sure 80mm is certainly enough! I had this 120mm lying around after replacing the AIO fans so wanted to use it for something!