One RAM slot blocked by PC cooler and I need minimum 4 more GB RAM

[matei_67]

Hello! I have a serious problem with RAM placements, 4 slots total on MB, 2 occupied by 2X8 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3200, CL14 and I need another 4 or more GB memory for a very demanding game. Not inspired, I bought a Noctua Processor cooler on air very massive which doesn`t allow space for more of 3 slots in total to be occupied(2 of them are filled just now as I mentioned). One slot is potentially unusable :-( , indeed this RAM kit is quite tall...
I don`t see as a solution to sell Noctua cooler, nor to change RAM type actually used on my PC, it was a lot of money and is very good.
Please, do you see a solution(even if some money are lost, to be capable to achieve initial purpose for running more than 16 GB)?
Thank you

 

[Supahos]

They do make 16gb sticks, so if you're that convinced you need more you could buy a 2*16gb kit. For a 3200cl14 kit the price is quite high but if you're not willing to change your cooler I it'll be the best option

 

[matei_67]

They do make 16gb sticks, so if you're that convinced you need more you could buy a 2*16gb kit. For a 3200cl14 kit the price is quite high but if you're not willing to change your cooler I it'll be the best option

2X16GB I think is quite a lot of money, problem is I am not convinced I will succeed to sell the 2X8 GB RAM I have this moment on system...indeed, this may be a last resort solution I think. Thank you for answer, Supahos.

 

[Supahos]

Do you know the clearance height of your cooler? A lot of times the Corsair lpx ram will fit under them

 

[aquielisunari]

Hello! I have a serious problem with RAM placements, 4 slots total on MB, 2 occupied by 2X8 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3200, CL14 and I need another 4 or more GB memory for a very demanding game. Not inspired, I bought a Noctua Processor cooler on air very massive which doesn`t allow space for more of 3 slots in total to be occupied(2 of them are filled just now as I mentioned). One slot is potentially unusable :-( , indeed this RAM kit is quite tall...
I don`t see as a solution to sell Noctua cooler, nor to change RAM type actually used on my PC, it was a lot of money and is very good.
Please, do you see a solution(even if some money are lost, to be capable to achieve initial purpose for running more than 16 GB)?
Thank you

There are many Noctua Heatsink/ Fan combos and my answer would depend on the model. Some models may allow you to slide the fan(s) up. Disengaging one or more clips may be necessary to allow the fan to slide up or have vertical travel😀 If the heatpipes are in the way, could you exhaust the air in a different direction? Straight up into a case's top fan or unpopulated fan slot(s) like my Vivo Titan had when it shipped, might work. Monitor hardware temperatures as usual.

 

[kerberos_20]

cheapest way to fix this would be replacing ram heatsing with something low profile
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Desktop-Aluminum-Heatsink-RAMCOOLERBL/dp/B000HVHCCG

 

[matei_67]

Do you know the clearance height of your cooler? A lot of times the Corsair lpx ram will fit under them

https://noctua.at/en/nh-d15-se-am4

It seems to be 64mm?

 

[matei_67]

Do you know the clearance height of your cooler? A lot of times the Corsair lpx ram will fit under them

Hello! I have a serious problem with RAM placements, 4 slots total on MB, 2 occupied by 2X8 GB G.Skill Trident Z 3200, CL14 and I need another 4 or more GB memory for a very demanding game. Not inspired, I bought a Noctua Processor cooler on air very massive which doesn`t allow space for more of 3 slots in total to be occupied(2 of them are filled just now as I mentioned). One slot is potentially unusable :-( , indeed this RAM kit is quite tall...
I don`t see as a solution to sell Noctua cooler, nor to change RAM type actually used on my PC, it was a lot of money and is very good.
Please, do you see a solution(even if some money are lost, to be capable to achieve initial purpose for running more than 16 GB)?
Thank you

There are many Noctua Heatsink/ Fan combos and my answer would depend on the model. Some models may allow you to slide the fan(s) up. Disengaging one or more clips may be necessary to allow the fan to slide up or have vertical travel😀 If the heatpipes are in the way, could you exhaust the air in a different direction? Straight up into a case's top fan or unpopulated fan slot(s) like my Vivo Titan had when it shipped, might work. Monitor hardware temperatures as usual.

cheapest way to fix this would be replacing ram heatsing with something low profile
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Desktop-Aluminum-Heatsink-RAMCOOLERBL/dp/B000HVHCCG

Interesting ideea, do you think that model fit with my memory and Noctua NH-D15 SE AM4 cooler which is implied in question?

 

[drivinfast247]

Curious to what game you think needs more than 16gb RAM? Also, odds are that the random 4+GB RAM stick you throw in there will lower your performance.

 

[kerberos_20]

rise of tombraider goes happily over 16gb ram with nothing in background 🙂

 

[matei_67]

Curious to what game you think needs more than 16gb RAM? Also, odds are that the random 4+GB RAM stick you throw in there will lower your performance.

Star citizen, despite being in alpha3.4.2 is very demanding via RAM

 

[drivinfast247]

rise of tombraider goes happily over 16gb ram with nothing in background 🙂

the most I can use in ROTTR is 7gb. That's at 1440p, though. It actually uses more VRAM than RAM.

 

[Karadjgne]

ROTTR doesn't use really over 8Gb of ram, all it does is allocate what's available. So if you've got 8Gb, it allocates 8Gb, if you've got 16Gb it allocates 16Gb

 

[kerberos_20]

rise of tombraider goes happily over 16gb ram with nothing in background 🙂

the most I can use in ROTTR is 7gb. That's at 1440p, though. It actually uses more VRAM than RAM.

maybe your swap file is like 10GB+?
https://youtu.be/foCtdonyyhs