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Low profile RAM

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  • 04-10-2016 8:15am
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    mada999
    Registered Users Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭


    Hi there folks,

    I'm looking to upgrade my ram as high as it can go (64GB) the only problem is that my cpu cooler is too big for the ram to fit. I currently have 24GB in at the moment (3x8GB)

    My current PC spec's are here:

    Name: AMD FX-8350 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+
    Name: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, AM3+, ATX + MAX 64 BIT RAM
    Name: be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 500W
    Name: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD
    Name: Cooltek Antiphon Silver, ohne Netzteil


    Anyone know where i can get some low profile ram sticks (16 GB ) . The current one i have are 3 x G.Skill Sniper PC3-14900U CL9-10-9-28

    Thanks in advance,

    mada


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    What applications are you using where you run into RAM limits?
    Genuinely curious.


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    Skerries
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    mada999
    Registered Users Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭mada999


    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    What applications are you using where you run into RAM limits?
    Genuinely curious.

    vmware workstation running Esxi hosts


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    mada999
    Registered Users Posts: 7,089 ✭✭✭mada999


    I found this, it runs @ 1600 and CL11...Crucial website says that it compatible with my motherboard but I'm wondering would it run in my system with my other sticks or would i be taking a chance

    http://eu.crucial.com/eur/en/970-pro3-r2*0/CT7598602


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    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,703 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    This is the only low-profile RAM I found with your current timings on Geizhals:

    http://geizhals.eu/geil-evo-leggera-dimm-kit-16gb-gel316gb1866c9dc-a808526.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu

    *edit*

    I'm surprised you need low-profile though; thought the 212's fan should clear it?

    3-cpu-cooler-ram-installed.jpg

    *edit2*
    What about just switching the fan orientation?


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    justsomebloke
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    how is the CPU holding up to the workload. Going 64Gb would be a bit of an investment and I'm just wondering would the CPU just become a bottleneck for you to not get the value out of your investment


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    .G.
    Registered Users Posts: 5,415 ✭✭✭.G.


    Buy any ram and take the heat spreaders off. Simple enough job.


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    thegreenbean
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    Crucial and corsair do budget ram with no heat spreaders and honestly there's no difference. And as a bonus, it's cheaper!


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    Cuddlesworth
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    justsomebloke wrote: »
    how is the CPU holding up to the workload. Going 64Gb would be a bit of an investment and I'm just wondering would the CPU just become a bottleneck for you to not get the value out of your investment

    Usually in a lab environment, a quad core with hyper-threading can run 20 variations of windows servers/clients machines before you start seeing any real issues. With the advent of large SSD's, RAM is usually the limit now days.


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