Today, I got my hands on a Thermalright HR-07. The firs thing that popped into my mind when the HR-07 was released was whether these heatsinks would bring significant improvement to my RAM's performance. It was a tough debate because all the great overclockers dont believe in these kind of things because they pose to be eye candy and such. Well, today i stand before you to show you who is right and wrong you can be the judge here

Thermalright HR-07 DUO
Lets start with a quote off the website

HR-07 Duo a much better improvement on this particular issue. Now you can install as many memory modules as you want and still be able to install HR-07 Duo which still incorporates the two-heatpipe design but having one set of radiator fins instead of two as in the original HR-07 for that fine balance between performance and space saving.

HR-07 Duo having one less set of radiator fins will of course not be as good as the original HR-07 but it will have more than enough cooling power to handle the heat from your memory chips. If you want the ultimate cooling power, we would definitely recommend HR-07. But if your system requires a great deal of memories, HR-07 Duo is your best bet.

you won't have to worry about space. Easy installation, no tools needed, able to install 4 DIMM, high cooling performance, and extends the life expectancy of your memory module. What more could you ask for?

Features:-

* Double heatpipes to double heatsinks for fast and efficient coolin
* Proprietary through holes on every fin for efficient ventilation in passive mode
* Vast compatibility across multiple types of memories
* No tools needed for an easy installation keeping manufacturer's warranty in tact without voiding it
* Supports Dual Channel Mode. Option to install on all four memory slots

Memory module Compatibilities

* DDR1/ DDR2 / DDR3 (only support duble sided memory module)

*with out ECC&FB-Dimm memory
Important Note: In order to install HR-07 Duo, you will have to remove the heat spreader on your memory module. However, Thermalright is not responsible for any problems or damages that may occur during the removal of memory heat spreader. Users will be at their own risk. If you are not sure or do not know how to remove/uninstall your heat spreader, please contact your memory manufacturer for instructions.

Also, I had no conflict with my Thermalright IFX-14 or Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 05:58 PM

First Impressions:













This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 05:36 PM

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 05:39 PM

Installation :-
My victims for this Overclocking experience






Apply the thermal tape on the RAM


slot it into the HR-07 and viola! its all done

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 06:03 PM

Test Bed:

Processor: Intel C2D X6800 Extreme @ 3.6GHz @ 1.42 vcore
Motherboard: Foxconn MARS
RAM Module: aData DDR-2 667 9D9GMH Chipset0
Graphic Card: Foxconn 8800GT
Power Supply Unit : Silverstone Decathlon 1200W
Hard Disk: Western Digital 36Gb Raptor
Operating System : Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2



This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 05:51 PM

Results:-
These results are not faked in any way. They are all as real as they come
Max Obtainable without Thermalright HR-07 DUO

508mhz@2.21V CL4-4-4-9
Max obtainable results with Thermalright HR-07 DUO

530mhz@2.21V CL4-4-4-9

These A-Data RAMs are really awesome. 530mhz@2.21V CL4-4-4-9. Pretty darn good for some Value RAMs

Well, this is just for eyecandy


618mhz@2.17V Cl5-5-8-15

Now, this hits the spot. friggin 618mhz @ 2.17V. These rams are flying




This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 05:58 PM

Pros:-
-Definitely works!
-Looks nice in a high end system

Cons:-
-Not everyone may be able to afford these babies

Conclusion:-
These things really do work, well for my at least. They are easy to install, and did not clash with any of my heatsinks Put a fan over it, and you're all set to fly to the moon with your newly installed engine on your rams.

I award the HR-07 DUO a 8/10

A-data DDR 2 667
These RAMs are awesome. I got them to play around with and they were the cheapest D9GMH i could source in Lowyat.net
i managed to push them up to 630MHz @ 2.4V Cl5-5-5-15 but i totally forgot to take the screen shot. Ah well., maybe next time

A special thanks to Inter-Asia for the Thermalright HR-07 DUO
A special thanks to *you know who you are* for giving me a very attractive price on the A-DATA rams

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 06:03 PM

nice review TS,
but one thing to ask,is the sink of the heat spreader got warm?

Good Review

Did you have a fan blowing on the RAM with and without the HR-07 Duo ?

A gain of 22MHz for the price of it not worth it IMHO. But I do recognize that it looks good. Particularly when you have other Thermalright stuff like CPU and VGA heatsink.

This post has been edited by r4st4m4n: Feb 6 2008, 10:13 PM

yeah it did get warm, thats the great part

well, when you are a serious overclocker, what you expect
plus, can you imagine pumping 2.5V into your rams naked?
its like pumping 1.6V into your proc with a stock heatsink. the chances of it dying is VERY high
yup, i did chuck a fan there

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 6 2008, 10:22 PM

Nice review.... I wuz aiming 4 dat too... But, since i m noob at OCing rams... so.... Can it fit nicely or hav 2 move it 2 position??? It look abit big 2 me...

i believe it should fit nicely la, coz the big a** IFX14 is TR too. So the ppl would have figured the spacial difference to fit the coolers. But i am wondering how well will this work compared to Air which is airconditioned or a delta fan blowing onto the chips when OCing. Would that beat the HSpreaders even the TR in terms of cooling?



This post has been edited by a1098113: Feb 7 2008, 12:02 AM

Surely at 2.5V, it's not good to run the RAM without good heatsink on them. Did you try such voltage with the RAM tested ?

yeah I did and my max was 650mhz

Adata does 1300Mhz. Wow, this is one sexy ram.

u raped tht rams sifu..really nice review..

rather than the heatspreaders.. im actually more interested on the rams in your entire review bro

Any idea where i could get 1 pair of those?

Great review eitherway

i belive u can ask bro jy14

@infan
thanks you. Already enquired from him. just waiting for a reply.

woah, seems like i should be sponsored by a-data eh?
but yes, i did 650mhz @ 2.51V @ CL5-5-5-15
i believe the PL was 7 incanse anyone wants to know how well the MARs performs

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL!

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Feb 7 2008, 02:29 PM