Protecting the RAM

The RAM can get very hot when it is loaded with heavy application. This is especially true when insufficient memories are installed in your computer. Overheating also occur when you overclock the RAM. When the RAM overheats, you will start to experience hanging screen, sudden blackout or the famous Windows blue error screen. Whatever it is, it is definitely not a good experience.

Nevertheless, it is easy to protect the RAM. A RAM cooler will usually do the trick. The RAM cooler is a simple metal housing for the RAM. The metal surface is in contact with the chips on the RAM module to effectively dissipate heat away. It is sold rather cheaply in the major computer retail store, with price ranging from $3.99 to $19.99 in TigerDirect.

Different types of RAM cooler

The conventional RAM cooler	RAM cooler with extra fans	RAM cooler that uses liquid cooling technology

If you require a more efficient cooler to cool your RAM, there are coolers with a built in fan to increase the airflow and dissipate heat away from the RAM.

Protecting the Hard Drive

Hard drive overheating is never an issue in the past. This is because hard drive transfer rate is not as fast and the disk spinning speed is relatively slow. However, things have changed. With the hard drive now spinning at fast as 7200rpm, cooling has become an important issue.

When a hard drive is overheated, its performance will not be affected. This means that it will not spin slower or transfer at a lower rate just because it is too hot. However, overheating will reduce the lifespan of the hard drive and will become less reliable in the long run.

The best way to cool down a hard drive is to use a hard drive cooler. It consists of a metal casing to fix on the hard drive with embedded fan to cool down the unit.

Some advanced hard drive coolers come with extra heat sink to help lower the temperature. These are useful if your hard drive gets overheated easily.

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