So, is my ram too close to the capacitor on my mobo?

dpham00 · Nov 2, 2008

Well, I had 1GB in my computer, and decided to buy (2) 1GB sticks to upgrade the memory, since it was dirt cheap. When i put the ram in, i noticed that they were pretty close to some capacitors. Is this going to be a problem?

BTW, my computer is a Dell 400SC(over 5 years old). The ram with the heat spreaders are 512 sticks. the ones w/o the heat spreaders are 1GB sticks.

esheg4ever23 · Nov 2, 2008

it should be fine

SoNgMaN · Nov 2, 2008

it'll be fine.

FaLLeNAn9eL · Nov 3, 2008

Agreed. It'll be fine.

Ram won't get hot enough to cause any damage to the caps.

However, the way the DIMM sockets are positioned is kinda weird.

GyroJoe · Nov 3, 2008

Run Memtest86 if you want to be sure.

-wiretap- · Nov 3, 2008

As long as you don't get any metal on metal contact that makes a short between a component trace/lead, you're fine. From the pictures, it looks like there won't be any problems.

darkorb · Nov 3, 2008

Yea don't worry it will be fine.

dpham00 · Nov 3, 2008

FaLLeNAn9eL said:
Agreed. It'll be fine.

Ram won't get hot enough to cause any damage to the caps.

However, the way the DIMM sockets are positioned is kinda weird.

Yeah, the Mobo has two straight up, two at an angle. It's a little more of a pain to put in, but no biggie. My guess would be that perhaps they needed a little more room to clear something or another.

So, is my ram too close to the capacitor on my mobo?

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