2019 Hardware Thread


  1. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
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       #571

    Kol12 said:
    Weird I only get single temperature readings for my Samsung Evo 850 and Evo 860's.
    The 900 series are M.2 and more sensitive to heat, and warm up faster.
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       #572

    Cliff S said:
    The 900 series are M.2 and more sensitive to heat, and warm up faster.
    I see, that then is why EK offer heat sinks for your M.2 drives: EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Nickel – EK Webshop
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  3. Posts : 19,516
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       #573

    Kol12 said:
    I see, that then is why EK offer heat sinks for your M.2 drives: EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Nickel – EK Webshop
    My MB has heat sink for M.2 built in.
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  4. Posts : 27,166
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       #574

    Kol12 said:
    I see, that then is why EK offer heat sinks for your M.2 drives: EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Nickel – EK Webshop
    Not really as it doesn't really do anything, but look cool. NAND cells like heat, but the controller doesn't(it starts to throttle when to hot) the only thing needed its airflow to blow the warmth away, just like VRMs. Even the M.2 heat sinks are not needed, and can even trap heat between M.2 and motherboard.
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  5. Posts : 19,516
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       #575

    Samsung 960 evo is/was notorious for heating up controller chip, I had it at almost 90c at which time it was throttling like crazy. Position on the MB didn't help any, right under GPU so I had to relocate GPU !!! With this heat sink it never overheats and I was able to move GPU back to first and only x16 PCIe slot.
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  6. Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
       #576

    CountMike said:
    My MB has heat sink for M.2 built in.
    Same here for my Asus TUF X299, and it also has a fan.

    The 960 EVO got hot in the Sabertooth Z170, so I just removed it.
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  7. Posts : 2,979
    Windows 11
       #577

    What is a normal temp for an M.2 and what is too hot?
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  8. Posts : 2,979
    Windows 11
       #578

    Yikes 52-62C! EK M.2 NVME Heatsinks

    My Evo standard SSD's max at 40-43C.
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    Windows 11 Pro (x64) 23H2 Build 22631.3296
       #579

    My Samsung 960 Pro runs right around 24 to 25°C most of the time.
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  10. Posts : 4,594
    Windows 10 Pro
       #580

    HWiNFO gives me this about my 860 Pro SSD, so I guess it would give you the same info for an M.2
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