Details
The Barrowch FBRAMLD-01 is a black aluminum heatsink housing for one DDR5 desktop memory module. Barrow made the cover taller than usual so that it reaches down to the gold contacts and covers all the memory chips of a DDR5 module, including the ones near the edge. It is 134 mm long, 32 mm high and only 7.9 mm thick, so neighboring modules still fit side by side, and its top can carry a Barrowch water cooling or fan module later.
Properties
- Type
- Heatsink housing for one memory module
- Fits
- DDR5 desktop DIMM (not SO-DIMM)
- Size (L x H x W)
- 134 x 32 x 7.9 mm
- Material
- Aluminum alloy
- Upgrade
- Top fits Barrowch FBRAMFD fan module or FBRWB-PA2 / RAMWBT-PA2 water blocks
- Color
- Black
- Pieces in the pack
- 1 set (for 1 module)
Made for DDR5
DDR5 modules carry memory chips close to the gold contacts. Barrow says the raised design of the FBRAMLD-01 covers them completely, so every chip on the module is under the heatsink. Barrow lists it for cooling the memory of desktop computers; its 134 mm length matches a full-size DIMM, so it does not fit the short SO-DIMM modules of laptops.
Passive cooling that breathes
A row of round holes runs along the top edge and slanted vents are cut into the side. Barrow says this cold and hot air circulation design gives the housing strong heat extraction even without a fan. One side carries a RAM COOLING badge and the Barrowch logo; the other side is plain with three screws.
Ready for water or fan cooling
Barrow calls the housing a memory vest and says its top can take an extra cooling module: the Barrowch FBRAMFD active fan module, or the FBRWB-PA2 and RAMWBT-PA2 RAM water blocks. Mounting holes at both ends of the top (113 and 123 mm apart on the Barrow drawing) hold the module. All of these are sold separately.
Installation
- If your module has its own heat spreader, remove it first. Bare modules can go in directly.
- Undo the three screws of the housing and keep them.
- Put the thermal pads from the box on the memory chips on the front and back of the module, place the module in the housing and screw the halves back together.
- Plug the module into the memory slot of the motherboard as usual.
Technical data
| Model | FBRAMLD-01 |
| Type | Memory module heatsink housing |
| For | 1 DDR5 desktop DIMM |
| Length | 134 mm |
| Height | 32 mm |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm |
| Top mounting holes | 113 and 123 mm apart |
| Material | Aluminum alloy |
| Color | Black |
Notes
- Removing the original heat spreader of a memory module can damage it and may void the memory warranty; check with the memory maker first.
- Check the clearance under your CPU cooler: Barrow gives the housing height (32 mm).
- Barrow notes that it may update the look or construction of the product without notice; the product you receive is the current version.
In the box
- 1x Barrowch DDR5 RAM Single Dimm Heatsink - Black
- 2x Thermal pads
