super hot ram.. what can i do?

[Wingster]

My config is
Intel 2.4Cghz (800fsb)
asus P4P800 Deluxe
2x256 Corsair XMS3700 TWINX (dual channel mode)


I set my 2.4C to a 3.0 DDR500 1:1 Ratio setting. Prime95 runs fine for hours, but occasionally the machine fails to boot. When I touch the RAM, its slightly hotter than my cpu heatsink on full load! It's not to a degree that I get heat burn on my fingers, but its really hot.

The rams are overclocked to PC4000. Is this good for the ram or should i slow it down? running 2.6V i think.. should I crank that up? Running 3-4-4-8 timing as default, won't boot if I tighten it.

Also, I notice that if I run at (3.0ghz) DDR500 1:1 ratio, sisandra benchmark shows 69% efficiency at 5.5gb/s. If I run at DDR333 at (3.13ghz), benchmark shows 81% efficiency at 4.8gb/s. Does it mean my cpu can't keep up with the memory? If so, does that mean I am not getting any performance gain out of overclocking the ram? Tune to 5:4 ratio?

maybe i should post this in overclocking forum

 

[prvteye2003]

I've got heat spreaders on my ram. You might try that.

 

[Xanthguy]

Heatspreaders, more fans. You can even watercool your ram these days. Might just want to lower the voltage and cut your clock a bit. Unless you don't mind the chance of decreased RAM life.

--Xg

 

[Wingster]

yeah corsair comes with black heat spreaders, but are there anything i can add?

running a antec 1080 AMG case too.. got like 5 fans blowing inside.. ambient temp is pretty cool, but the surface of the ram is still mad hot

 

[Xanthguy]

Sounds like the next step is water cooling. If you have that many fans in your system it might be worth it to you anyways. Nobody really sells water cooling for Ram though, so you might have to rig it yourself. Thermaltake does sell some headspreaders with an attached fan however, though they've gotten mixed reviews. Also, your Ram shouldn't be that hot. If you are seriously overclocking, LOWER YOUR VOLTAGE. Better to have slower mem than to lose a stick.

--Xg

 

[Bantam]

If you have multiple ram slots and they're not full, try and seperate the sticks as much as you can to get more air flow. It'd be good to have a fan on the side panel directly over the ram too. Otherwise, the previous advice is all you can do - watercooling or slow it down.

 

[Bantam]

Er, that's multiple channels of ram... maybe you can't seperate the sticks