Could my RAM be causing my problems?

Like many with early build Core Duo MBPs, I have had the fan issues. My unit just returned from Applecare (for the third time) with both fans replaced, and as usual, they removed my TechWorks 1GB RAM, saying it didn't pass their tests. As I understand it, this is standard procedure for non-Apple RAM. The memory has always passed the tests on my unit and is recognized by the computer. My question is, after having Apple remove it three times, could this really be related to my repeated fan failures? It doesn't seem like they could be connected, but I could be wrong. I really don't feel like having to replace the fans again.
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Installed it after the problem started to try to isolate it (speeding them up confirmed that it was a fan issue), but wasn't using it before the problems started. Have not used it since (reformatted before first repair). I still think that seems like a cop out though- should bumping your fan speed a little on a machine that's already designed to keep the fans running constantly really cause a failure, and that quickly? It's not like motors are dying, the housings are apparently coming apart. My three DHL boxes say these are sub-par fans we are dealing with.

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