Hi, I just got my new NVME drive and I was just wondering if its worth running a stress test on it to make sure that I don't thermal throttle?
Also, apologies for the thread title mismatch. Could not find how to change the thread title or delete it entirely.
Last edited by orlando1974; 11 Feb 2021 at 14:35. Reason: changed subject but couldnt find how to edit Thread title
All we know about the system this NVME drive is in that it is
OS: 10 which is not - in all honesty a lot of help
Additionally all we know about the drive is
You may think that neither matters very much, but they do, the system details, especially the case and cooling or if it is a desktop, all-in-one, laptop etc are important.Hi, I just got my new NVME drive
IMHO there is no reason to stress test a new MVME drive.
Please provide some system spec
System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums
it will be useful not only for this thread but for your future ones.
Re your drive I suggest you refer to the post here with the reply from Samsung
Samsing SSD 970 EVO Plus Running Hot - Samsung Community
Samsung SSD 970 EVO | Samsung V-NAND Consumer SSD | Samsung Semiconductor Global Website
Whilst your drive may not of course be a samsung the principle is generally the same
The overall principle is does the case allow for sufficient cooling of the NVME drive
As for stress testing - unnecessary in most cases and can be risky depending on test used.
Last edited by Macboatmaster; 11 Feb 2021 at 17:34.
I wouldn't necessarily worry about stress testing it. I would just keep an eye on temperatures doing the things that you normally do on your system.
For example, I'm on my box now, (Meshify S2 with stock fans 2 x 140mm intakes, and 1 140mm back out fan). I have a Ryzen 9 5900x with an air cooler (Dark Rock Pro 4). I have all of my fans set on normal to quiet in the BIOS as I like my PC as quiet as possible. My ambient temps in my office are 20-22C at this time of year (Winter in Michigan). My motherboard is an Asus ROG Strix X570-E gaming, which has the little metal heatsink covers. So, I have that on my WD drive currently. Figured it was there, might as well use it.
I have a WD Black SN850, which is a PCIe-Gen4 drive, known to run hot. But with a handful of apps running, and using my PC like normal, my NVMe is coming in around 44c at present. Highest I have noticed during a gaming session is around 55c....and that is likely due as much to my video card generating so much heat which sits practically on top of my NVMe drive.
But I'm not seeing any noticeable thermal throttling with my drive. My temps aren't going into the 80's and staying there.
With a stress test, you are putting a full and abnormal load on your system. Of course, you might get warm and throttle there. But that's not likely to be an operating situation you are ever going to actually find yourself in. So, protecting yourself from this situation might not really reward you with much.
My advice, watch your NVMe and if you feel it's getting hot, consider adding a heatsink or a fan to blow air across it. You can always add them on later.
OK thank you! :)
If you are now completely happy with the setup that is great
AS I said on my reply
We need to know to provide accurate advice re the M2 NVME drive
What is the make and full model of the drive
although you can possibly find the recommendations - as I exampled with Samsung on the manufacturers site.
That is so - especially perhaps in relation to a heatsink, which as you can see SAMSUNG do not recommend.
Another example of why the answer to your question is so dependant on the make and model of the drive
https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-g...sd#WDS500G3XHC
and indeed the cooling efficiency of the case fans - taking the setup of those and the case and indeed the positioning of the tower.
It's a Sabrent Rocket 4TB M.2 NVME
That does not identify it, as that is not the FULL model details
See this
Sabrent 4TB Rocket Q4 NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 Internal SSD Solid State Drive with Heatsink (SB-RKTQ4-HTSS-4TB) | SB-RKTQ4-HTSS-4TB
Your motherboard is PCIe 3.0 and the M2 slot uses that as PCIe3.0 x4
That means it uses four lanes
PRIME Z390-A | Motherboards | ASUS USA
Intel® Z390 Chipset :
1 x M.2 Socket 3, , with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)*5
so in simple terms as your board is NOT PCIE 4.0
When installing any NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD directly onto a PCIe Gen4 Motherboard a Heatsink is required to dissipate the heat generated by the drives extreme speed levels to avoid thermal throttling and maximize performance.
The drive - again in simple terms - should be OK without a heatsink
However as I said in my first reply it is not such a simple matter as it may seem - case cooling and therefore internal temps under load is a vital consideration -
Further to the above Sabrent sell those heatsinks separately
Sabrent M.2 2280 SSD Rocket Heatsink In Silver (SB-HTSS) | SB-HTSS
OR you could go for a generic fan cooled heatsink
My advice is to see how it goes monitors temps carefully.
Last edited by Macboatmaster; 12 Feb 2021 at 13:22.
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