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I envy how you always sound so enthusiastic
He sounds... normal.
@@YRO. the happy optimistic comments he makes at the end are what makes it better
@@YRO. you aren't normal if you can't hear the happiness
He also always smile on his video lol
but just normal enough it's not over the top. :D
I swear some people on shorts/tiktok/reels are over-enthusiastic like they just had 5 lines of coke
What's important is on the inside.
Yes, but those heatsinks are pretty important too.
heat spreaders*
And bigger is better ;)
Not really. DDR2 sticks ran at 2v and didn't need heat sinks, so DDR4/5 with 1.1v won't need it either.
@@rvnx Memory modules that run XMP profiles use a higher voltage and do run hotter. A lot of it is looks, but it's also on there to keep the temperature down.
@@LionWithTheLamb not really. It's been years since we had computer cases with dedicated fans for the RAM sticks. If they actually care about cooling, they would've gone with a finned heatsink design
Why did the first one immediately look like a harmonica to me...?! 👀🤣
its to disperse heat from the ram
the fin like structure is used to direct airflow. A harmonica shares this features to pass air past the parts that then vibrate and produce a certain tune. In the case of the ram, it helps direct airflow past aluminum to help disperse heat. You disperse this heat to run the hardware at higher mhz for better performance, but the extra electricity can add additional wear to the hardware, shortening it's life. Thus we put these metal fins on it, with thermal pads (the sticky part that requires heat to remove) to help reduce the load of heat on the part, helping it to last longer.
I see you have a great imagination LOL
@@DocDuko r/science
Not just higher mhz but better stability in higher speeds and more overclocking headroom. Though overclocking ram is pretty much a niche thing to do with pc nowadays since xmp/docp is pretty good. So that corsair dominators are just for mainly display and aesthetics these days though the functionality is still there if you need it.
Just like in real life. Cooling really makes a difference in efficiency.
Define efficiency?
I don't think it is efficiency it improves.
Dude if your thermal throttling RAM you need to improve your pc
@@frankieslefttoe8210 I'm not? It was just a statement.
@@deang5622 hotter can lead to a slower performance, which can in turn make the whole process slower and thus inefficient.
I agree bro, it's a bigger thing in laptops and phones tbh
Just like life
The outside also helps
good point xD
It does give a little help but i mean the guy still lived after i made my leather bongos. I banged the horrible thing and then banged those like crazy like damn boop pop bop wuah ye! I mean he not live that long you still needed the inside... and even though i tried filling him again he still lost lots of blood so damn. Still banged those like crazy like boop boop pop boop bop clap clap clap clap
@@niko5008 those bongos sound sturdy
the outside keeps ur insides, inside
Oh Sir, outside does count a lot too!
Some would say it counts the most. Looking at them rgb rams
@@army2207
Yep! I can confirm, the RGB lights can boost the performance by at least 200% :D
Are we still talking about rams? I feel like you're talking about titties.🤔
"It's what's on the inside that counts..."
Heatsink: ..and I took that personally.
Also, the difference can be in the amount of layers the pcb has and memory topography as well. The heatsinks can also help offload heat from the dies too. The "fancy outside" isnt always why prices are high. some sticks are literally better in every way, even having better binned dies for tighter timing.
Basic ram would explode trying to run a 3600mhz profile. A set of chips running 2133mhz doesn't make nearly as much heat as a chip clocked up to 3600+. High end RAM is designed specifically to run at XMP profile speeds. They really are made better (or at least more resilient) in pretty much every way. Obviously dram chips look like dram chips either way.
Dice*. One die, many dice.
Yeah, ignore stuff like transfer speed and latency and they are the same, lol.
the dom plats in this video only run at 2400 MHz, this speed and even higher are easily achievable by a stick of plain jane no-heatsink ram, and that also includee latency timing.
my tridentz was offended for being grouped together with a naked ram
So was mine since it's running at twice the speed.
You never actually answered "why" they look different, it's because the higher end RAM has that heatsink stuck with thermal pads to the components.
and tighter timings, ect.
And better quality and all that gold
It's almost like one is designed to run at 2133mhz and one is designed to exceed 3600mhz or something.
@@ec7005 I have a question, I have laptop ram that runs at 3200 mhz but it doesn't have a heatsink, is that normal?
@@doggo_woo yeah
Laptop components just dont have space for that much heat regulation
And just like in life, its better to have protection
its way better without protection
@@hixta but not safe
😅
ah yes, it's way better being broke
@@hixta it's not fun if you try to OC your ram and fry it
They look completely different!
If you took the colour of their skin out of the equation they would look very similar
You racist black hater
It’s a heat sink sir. To help dissipate heat from high speed performance ram
... Except this is very ordinary almost JEDEC specs RAM that wouldn't reach 50°C without its heatsink to begin with...
They are quite similar on the surface, they are both sticks of ram at the end of the day, true. However, the Dominator is build for higher performance, the inside, what counts, is different. It is like saying a base BMW 3series is the same as an M3 just because both are cars.
"You might be surprised under the cover they're quite similar" - no, not even a tiny bit
The PCB is a bit different but is basically the same exact shit. And it's not because the PCB looks futuristic that the chips on it are necessarily better than those on a green stick.
But they literally are a lot better lol.
@@GoodOlTazzy
No. They are not "a lot" better. Better? - yes. A bit better.
@@AliShuktu every mhz counts. You'd be surprised how big the difference between 2400 and 3200 is in performance.
@@GoodOlTazzy
In Intel systems?:) Show me. ;)
When i was small i wrote a gta cheat code on one of those sticks 😂
NOOO
Inside that counts: “why is my PC slow?” “Ohh my Ram overheated 🥵”
The ram is inside the heatsink to spread the heat and get colder compared to a ram without it
@@papit4886 no shit
If your RAM overheated your computer would not be slow, it would completely crash.
Your RAM overheats and it won't be slow. Your framerate will drop to 0.
Tech wisdom: Heat sinks make things look different.
This video needs the "Everyone is now dumber" scene from Billy Madison appended to it.
company: people would like a ram with a heatsink.
people: ......
And flashy lights
It looks like the rams in sci-fi games
I always liked those old red and black sticks of dominator, timeless design though I have to say
Looking like Optimus Prime but only 2400mhz
Yeah … but those heat spreaders are on there for a reason
Also note that the old Dominator ram used to have the fins screwed to the top part so that the user could remove these and use a liquid cooling block on them
Liquid cooling my rams sticks 💀
@@DaddyM7MD look at older videos from singularity computers and you will see what I mean
There is also some recent stuff I have seen on DDR5 that preformed a lot better when liquid cooled … specially with the +6 GHz stuff
The SSD I recently got had the option to buy it with a watercooling block kekw.
it's diffrent, check the IC ID for each ram
The heatsinks on dominators are too tall for most sfx builds.
tldr: heatsink cooler
Now time to paint that and make the green bar the most expensive and unique one hehehe
Because it has a heatsink and the other one doesn't?
ARRR - GEEEE - BEEEE. "THEY ARE NOT THE SAME!!!!!" *Screeches unintelligibly*
Those heat spreaders are pretty important IMO. They won't improve performance by anything more than a negligible amount, but they will allow the RAM module to be at a more even temperature (versus hot on one end and cold on the other end) and any airflow will help remove some of the heat. In either case, you get an increase in longevity and reliability.
The bare stick probably runs at 2133mhz. The heat spreader stick is probably rated for 3600mhz+. It makes way more heat because running in XMP profiles is literally overclocking but easier. That heat spreader is absolutely essential to keep those chips from melting if they're running at the speed intended.
Edit: I just saw that stick is pretty old and I believe is ddr3 so it's only like 2400mhz, but the point still stands that it's running well beyond what it otherwise could.
There is something different here.....speed
Why does my DDR4 sticks look the same as my DDR2 sticks? Idk, looks the same must be the same.
Although this is true, the heatsink is important for overclocking and to ensure stable temps when you set it to the highest manufactured speed of your stick through bios
Ok but you answer the question… why DOES it look so different?
love the part where you tell us why it looks so different.
But you didn’t mention how the ram on the left is much faster
sherlock…
The difference is that after removing the heat sink, one of them has probably got some damage to the chips.
bro solved racism using ram
Well the Corsair stick around looks the way that it does because those are heat sinks which dissipate the heat. Whereas the other one that has nothing and is playing will likely get hotter and stay hotter longer and when those components get too hot they wear out quicker.
A yes the first step of watercooling a RAM
I learned to appreciate those heat sinks when when we burned through those chips when doing some physics simulations.
“What’s the difference between this ram and this ram” one has more protection and one had a chance to break
similar and yet totally different again - take a look at the flash chips. they will be different and thus support very different speeds and timings.
Ram, The Cooler Ram
The outside is a heatsink....that cools the RAM. The lower the temps....the faster the memory can process which means a lot to certain people and industries.
Those are heat sinks… it allows to dissipate heat and also protect the PCB for dust which might cause short. These heat sinks are necessary for high end fast RAMs as they produce lot of heat.
They may look the same and may also be in fact identical under the heat shield. The similarities and similar functionality end there because the one without a heat sink, will not function the same as the one with. This becomes even more noticeable as the temperature of the chips on the board increase.
water as thermal paste please
even though inside matters its the outside that keeps it cooler than the other
One of the big differences is the heat sink /spreader you just removed to say they look the same...
The cooler ram. Literally and figurativly.
I am glad you showed me what the inside of my ram looks like today without having to tear mine apart:)
What happens if you use Bacon Grease instead of thermal paste: day 15 of asking
Keep going
Yes I want to see this too, I give you like
Day 1 of asking if you ever see this guys idea to not do it because it is shit
High speed ram requires heatsinks for cooling.
Not sure about that.
Also things can look similar but still be VERY different
That's cool, basically the grandfather of my current Platinums.
Why does this one look so much different than the other? Because... oh yea HE NEVER ANSWERED THE QUESTION
Performance-wise they're not the same. The ones with the heat spreaders are differently binned because they're chip modules that have passed stress tests and have been verified to reach the speeds they're advertised at. They typically run a bit hotter than normal Ram modules so they NEED the heat spreader.
XMP profiles make way more heat. One runs stock speeds, one runs above them.
One has a heat sink the other doesn’t, in uncertain about the CAS timing and frequencies.
Thw only difference is the large one needs a heat sink because it works harder and emits more heat and it's the heat that decreases the ram cards lifespan meaning you'll have to keep replacing them every month or week depending which is very costly
every month or week? what??
Doesn't mean it's worthless, these Dominators run fast and throw a lot of heat.
its time to start my mission journey:
attemp: day 1
what happens if you put ice cream insted of thermal paste
Let's mix thermal past with everything and make a new virus
For real i wanna see that lmao
It just melts
@@bacon_with_brussels_sprout i know but i still want to see it tho
PC building: you pay extra for the RGB
The difference is one has a heatsink and heat spreader and the other doesnt. Your paying the extra for a product that won't burn up
What's important is the specification of the RAM, not the cooling on it. The cooling is often just flair to make it more appealing. You shouldn't be trying to make out they are comparable without checking the spec.
Well for those sticks of ram, the outside is pretty important lol
“It’s what’s in the insides that count” that’s what i kept telling my friends when i wanted to sell their organs 😅
Whoa there. Heatsinks have feelings, too.
Damn!!!! A heatsink on a Ram!?!?! 😱
What happens if u use ketchup instead of thermal paste: day 3 of asking
And yet, he thinks your idea is shit
It does indeed work but only as a temporary fix
More options include:toothpaste,yellow cheese moisturising cream,banana and hair wax
Didn't he already do that
youʼre not funny
@333Orobas 666 bruh that is literally the funniest dad joke her all week.
When companies decided to rip you off in STYLE
not really he basically took off the heat sinks which are kinda sorta important
They aren't ripping you off. It's a lot more expensive to produce memory that can run at 3600mhz on an XMP profile without breaking than making memory that can handle a baby 2133mhz its entire life. You need better materials and heat management and better resilience to handle much tighter timing without errors. dram chips look like dram chips, but 3600mhz dram chips make an awful lot more heat. It's literally ram that is going to be running heavily overclocked its entire life compared to actual standards. That's what XMP is for.
You void your warranty 😂
Hey, could I send you a list of computer parts and you tell me if they're compatible or not?
Just google pcpartpicker and add your parts there, the incompatibilities between one and the other will eventually shows up.
I tried to remove the blue heatsinks off of my hyperx one time.. ripped off two of the ram chips 😭 I almost cried
Lmfao that’s what you get
but why? why would you do that 😂
@@scidja8567 honestly I can't remember why I was trying to take them off
Waaay more to it then that. Like you said whats on the inside that counts. May "look" the same, but one may be twice the speed.
I know that for years but it's good explains it to new comers
And that Heatsink adds half the price.
Yeah. Insides are vastly different. The two PCB's are on completely different levels of manufacturing and performance. The black PCB is designed to wiv heat away as fast as possible and prevent as much inter circuit cross-talk as possible, thus needing more layers to the PCB and vastly more ground planes, even shielding layers.
For reference also, the safer method to remove these heatsinks is to submerge them in white spirit/turpentine for 6-12 hours
Well not everyone walks around with a screwdriver and a heat torch to look inside you
its actually an case for the ram so it can protect the ram from damages
One basically spreads out the heat around the thing to minimise overheating I think from my memory
Dominator Platinum is great ram, it ain't cheap though.
Heat dissipation thus allowing faster speed modules and no one can argue about looks. Pc is not just about spec, it's asthmatics play a huge role.
Cough cough....been smoking too much...
Use Nestle chocolate syrup instead of thermal paste, asking video 10
That's why I always release it inside.
Sometimes I like to buy Heatsink for my Ram 🤣👍
"It's on the inside that counts" literally, in this case, it counts 1s and 0s
wish you would have explained the purpose of the heatsink
I'd love to see the difference in the mem controllers
in the next Episode of Dragonball: "What is beneath a CPU cooler"
Yoo ive been curious whats inside of those ram finally found a vid lol
ngl are those heatshrouds actually functional
Get the sticker of the Corsair logo
use those thermal pads from the ram as thermal paste
It is a DDR5 compared to DDR3 sizes.
the nail fall look so realstic in my heaset
One stick of ram needs the heatsinks because it's high performance vs the other that's just a regular stick of ram.