In a list of crimes committed against children during Halloween, euphemistically named “fun”-sized candy ranks up there beside razor-laden apples and healthy snack alternatives. There is nothing fun about getting 1/3 the size of a regular chocolate bar, just ask Saddam Hussein who during his last days of freedom was found surviving on these diminutive snacks while living on a 6×6 ft hole-in-the-ground or as his marketing team called it, the “fun”-sized bunker.

When it comes to DDR3 memory heat spreaders, the marketing push seems to be the other way around in terms of size. Large heat spreaders were understandable during the days of DDR and DDR2 when those memory modules required large amounts of voltage to function at higher speeds. It did not really make sense when lower voltage and cooler running DDR3 became the norm. Sales numbers were probably better for kits that are clad with larger heat spreaders, thus the resistance of memory manufacturers to offer lower height modules even on their mainstream product line. This trend of large heat spreaders limiting cooling options was definitely not amusing.