Patent ID: 8638559

Claim:
A cooling system for a memory module having a plurality of memory chips secured to opposing faces of a circuit board and a card edge having a plurality of electrical contacts connected to the memory chips, the cooling system comprising: a heat conduction assembly including opposing first and second supports and first and second heat spreader plates each extending from the first support to the second support along opposing faces of the memory module; first and second liquid-cooled mounting blocks configured for releasably securing the supports and supporting the heat conduction assembly over a memory module socket into which the card edge of the memory module has been inserted, wherein the supports of the heat conduction assembly are in thermal engagement with the liquid-cooled mounting blocks, and wherein the first and second liquid-cooled mounting blocks each comprise one or more liquid flow passages; and a pair of flattened heat pipes included with the heat conduction assembly, each heat pipe extending in thermal communication along a respective one of the heat spreader plates from the first support to the second support, wherein the heat pipes are in thermal engagement with the liquid-cooled mounting blocks when the supports are secured on the liquid-cooled mounting blocks.