Thermaltake - RamORB
First Impressions
Taking Thermaltake's RamORB out of the box, I could not help but notice the fan. The fan measures 5cm in diameter which isn't large when compared to the CPU's 12 cm fans, but seems large when considering that it goes onto a RAM stick. After considering its size, I imagined that this heatsink is the RAM version of the Dual Slot design for the high end nVidia and ATI Radeon heatsink designs, since the fan needs plenty of space to sit comfortably in the case.
Included with Ram ORB are the two heat spreaders, the heatpipe and the fan, thermal paste, and the thermal pads. After reading the instructions I found out that thermaltake was kind enough to include two sets of heat pads, one set of thick ones and another set of thin ones. The thick ones are to be used with RAM sticks which have thin memory chips while the thin heat pads are to be used with RAM sticks that have thick chips. In my case, I will use the thin heat pads since the memory chips on the KVR800D2N5/1G RAM stick that Kingston has kindly provided for us are thick.
Installation
After unpacking the RAM module, I found out that the KVR800D2N5 is slightly smaller that the normal sized memory sticks. If you are also in this kind of situation, more than usual amount of attention while inserting the stick into the motherboard. Because of the excess of space, the RAM stick is prone to sink into the Ran ORB upon instillation.
Following the instructions provided by Thermaltake, I unpacked the ram and placed it on the table. Then I removed the protective plastic from the thermal pads and carefully placed the pad onto the RAM module leaving the pins exposed (see picture above). After completing one side, I continued to do the same process for the reverse side. When both of the sides have been completed, the RAM module should look something like this. (pic below) As you can see in the pictures, the pins are left exposed.
I then placed the RAM module into the heat spreader and applied the thermal paste onto the indentation where the heat pipe goes. Do NOT apply thermal paste onto the RAM module as you will most likely end up shorting your RAM. (pic below)
After the thermal paste has been applied, all that was left to do was place the heatsink into the indentation, place the other side of the heatsink and then secure it with the screws provided. Ultimately the completed tick should look something like the pictures below.
