Do you really need to worry when your computer gets too hot?
Do you really need to worry when your computer gets too hot?
Hey there! I just tried making my memory faster by going from 2400mhz to 2800mhz. Before that, I ran some tests with memtest64 and got no errors. But now I'm worried about getting too hot so I can't tell if it's safe. Should I be okay even without checking the temperature? If I need a way to check my temps, how do I do that since there are no sensors on my RAM? I just found out the type of memory is Micron 16gb Single Channel DDR4.
Ram won't get too hot unless you're trying to squeeze something really crazy like 5GHz or more onto a 2133MHz stick with voltages exactly right. For regular use, it doesn't even need those fancy little metal fins called heatsinks attached. Plus, there are no special temperature sensors built into the ram itself. You just have the main chips and an EPROM that holds your RAM data. That's basically all there is to it. I can't think of any RAM that actually has thermal sensors on it, even though people talk about them. And I'm not sure if software like HWInfo would even read anything if they did exist. Those ram temps are just kind of non-existent in reality.
Most standard RAM sticks do not have temperature sensors built in. Without changing the voltage, they usually stay just a little bit warm or cool depending on how hard you push them.
RAM doesn't get too hot unless you're messing with crazy settings to make your game run super fast on top of the clock speed and using the wrong voltages. You don't even need those expensive extra sticks called heatsinks for regular use. And no, there aren't any temperature sensors inside the RAM chips or memory stick itself. We just have the little electronic parts that store your video data, nothing else to worry about. I can't think of one single piece of memory that has a built-in thermometer attached, and even if it did, I'm not sure how software would ever get a read on those numbers. That makes RAM temps basically non-existent in real life.
I'm keeping voltage high so things stay steady, and I just prefer it that way.
That sounds like something fresh for me too. I've been wondering if all of these Corsair things with iCue interactiveness work, not just on my Pro and higher tier RAMs, but maybe on some other stuff out there.
Most fans today are just about Dominator RAM, yes. Back when they used DDR2 back in the day and even some older DDR3 with voltages like 1.8v or 1.65v. But those were mostly cool gadgets unless you really pushed them to super low timings, high speeds, and weird mental voltages to break them. I guess I just haven't paid much attention (well, any real attention) to ram temperature sensors because for over 99.99% of normal computer gamers or users, it doesn't matter at all.