Does adding more ram produce more heat in PC?

[Braiboo99]

Hello so as the title says i'm wondering if adding more RAM sticks produces more heat in the PC?
I'm asking because my RPM for my main fans is a lot higher than usual and I was not sure if had anything to do with the big heatwave we just had or it was because of the RAM I added in but I have only noticed now as I was checking the speeds because of the heat wave?

[🍋 Lemonfed 🍋]

no , not enough to make any difference.

[Bun.E]

no, ram produces next to no heat

the heat wave will be the reason.

[[N]ebsun]

Yes, drawing more power adds more heat (there's a reason that ram has heat spreaders) - but it will be such a tiny amount that it will have virtually zero impact on your system.

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

no, ram produces next to no heat

the heat wave will be the reason.

The heat wave is over, any particular reason its higher than usual?

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by Nebsun:

Yes, drawing more power adds more heat - but it will be such a tiny amount that it will have virtually zero impact on your system

My ICUE says they are running at about 30-40 degrees per stick but I was not sure if it was accurate as I know ICUE can create false sensors.

[Morkonan]

The laws of Physics says yes - As long as that RAM is powered, it's providing resistance, it's gaining heat.

But...

IF there is any connection to your RAM and overheating, the only reasonable one is that the extra RAM has changed the airflow dynamic in your case/computer.

It's much more likely the increased ambient temperature has caused problems, though. Buy a fan. Use it.

[Bun.E]

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

no, ram produces next to no heat

the heat wave will be the reason.

The heat wave is over, any particular reason its higher than usual?

could be many reasons.

dust buildup.
playing more demanding games.
elevated ambient room temp.

those are the 3 main things that will up temps.

have you been playing any demanding new games? Thats what usually sends my temps to skyrocket to the point I run custom fan curves and lock the fps.

[Yew Nough]

More ram could definitely make the other ram stationed next to it hotter, especially slots 2/3...which can affect ram OC'ing..but that's it.

Like everyone else said: It's not enough to affect overall temps/likely an external factor.

[tomk1]

Originally posted by Morkonan:

The laws of Physics says yes - As long as that RAM is powered, it's providing resistance, it's gaining heat.

Law of electronics IR^2 losses
Is total power loss reduced, if 1 Ram running at 90% but 2 Rams running at 45% is less current used, also does the CPU then do less tasks/work, pulling stuff back and forth to memory/hard-drive. Better shared GPU memory / system memory power efficiency ?
If same memory usage, wouldn't the power/heat distribution be better.

[Tsubame ⭐]

Techically speaking, yes.

In the grand scheme of things, no, even 128 GB of it will be not noticeable.

If you have heating issues, check the cooling for CPU instead. GPU temps could also be a problem, though in general it is less of an issue than CPUs.

I highly suggest water cooling as opposed to air cooling. Many of the newer CPUs tend to overheat easily due to very high turbo frequencies.

[Dracoco OwO]

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

no, ram produces next to no heat

the heat wave will be the reason.

The heat wave is over, any particular reason its higher than usual?

It's still hot even if the heat wave is over. We are still in summer in the northern hemisphere after all.

[pasa]

Yes, everything that works with electricity produces heat. However contribution of RAM to the total is between low and insignificant in a PC. The fan activity is more likely to have other source. Just if the room temp is 28 instead of 22 due to summer is well enough. And if air flow *around* the PC is suboptimal (sitting under the desk, in a corner, surrounded) adds LOT in practice. Also clean the filters :).