The memory heatspreader has all but become standard equipment - whether it's genuinely required or not. For those users who are unsatisfied by the stock heatspreaders on their performance memory, there are a handful of after market RAM heatspreaders like the Xigmatek MAC-S3501 Frostytech is checking out today on the market. The tricky bit is how to install these heatspreaders without destroying your RAM in the process.

Xigmatek's MAC-S3501 memory heatspreaders are intended for DDR and DDR2 memory modules, and assuming the sticks of memory you have are bare, installation is a quick affair. A thin strip of jelly silicon thermal interface is laid down on the DRAM, and then the anodized aluminum Xigmatek MAC-S3501 heatspreaders are set in place. If on the other hand your memory already has heatspreaders that are attached with adhesive or frag tape, there's a good chance you may destroy your memory if you attempt to remove the heatspreaders.