50-65c temps ok for m.2?
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yeah but I would expect the top end to be for heavy load not 24/7 idling hence my concern.
Also the temp 2 reading is 78C idle, I believe thats the controller although not 100% sure.
So I think my nand is idling high 50s and controller at high 70s.
Makes it harder to accept as normal when others have m.2 drives idling 20C+ lower.
Right now temp sensor 1 at idle 57C
temp sensor 2 at idle 80C.
So removing my side panel removes 10C of the controller temp, not so much impact on the nand. The front intake fans I already knew have limited effect in my system as my hdd bays block them, my case does support a side intake fan so I think I am going to put a fan there. I will also consider the heatsink option, but I feel without getting some airflow first that wont have much of an impact, it needs air moving over it.
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yeah its idle with game running.
when game is shutdown, no turbo clocks on cpu and gpu at 2d clocks the temps are about 5-10C lower. But I do have long periods of gaming. So it wont be just for tiny periods of time. I have fans and dust filters ordered now.
For the m.2 heatsink I am still looking as the one you guys mentioned wont fit probably, there is pretty much no space free on top of the drive when gpu is installed.
Just to clarify I am not concerned about load temps, just the idle temps. The ssd wont be under any kind of stress probably barely ever. Did your heatsink improve "idle" temps?
--edit-- after 10 mins of a portable fan blowing at as a test the temps went to (with game running)
nand 39C
controller 54C
The fan is tiny, so airflow from it shouldnt be exceeding what a 120/140mm will do.
when game is shutdown, no turbo clocks on cpu and gpu at 2d clocks the temps are about 5-10C lower. But I do have long periods of gaming. So it wont be just for tiny periods of time. I have fans and dust filters ordered now.
For the m.2 heatsink I am still looking as the one you guys mentioned wont fit probably, there is pretty much no space free on top of the drive when gpu is installed.
Just to clarify I am not concerned about load temps, just the idle temps. The ssd wont be under any kind of stress probably barely ever. Did your heatsink improve "idle" temps?
--edit-- after 10 mins of a portable fan blowing at as a test the temps went to (with game running)
nand 39C
controller 54C
The fan is tiny, so airflow from it shouldnt be exceeding what a 120/140mm will do.
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I put a noctua side fan on, the fan itself I think might be faulty, on standard or higher mode it is mega noisy, sounds normal in silent mode tho.
Not yet tested with a game loaded but with panel on, and some cpu load the nand is 38-39C and controller 45-48C. Ambient temp is 3C down tho from yesterday.
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In game is 42-43C nand and 50-53C controller, very nice improvement, fan is only in silent mode low RPMs under 500.
The cpu and gpu havent really benefited much from the fan but the m.2 seems hugely affected.
Only issue of concern left is on every shutdown the "unsafe shutdown" counter increments. No idea why as I am doing orderly shutdowns, but usually my pc is on 24/7, the only other planned shutdown now is for when I get my new UPS.
Not yet tested with a game loaded but with panel on, and some cpu load the nand is 38-39C and controller 45-48C. Ambient temp is 3C down tho from yesterday.
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In game is 42-43C nand and 50-53C controller, very nice improvement, fan is only in silent mode low RPMs under 500.
The cpu and gpu havent really benefited much from the fan but the m.2 seems hugely affected.
Only issue of concern left is on every shutdown the "unsafe shutdown" counter increments. No idea why as I am doing orderly shutdowns, but usually my pc is on 24/7, the only other planned shutdown now is for when I get my new UPS.
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Well my side fan seems to be doing the job, I never expected and targeted ultra low temps, just something that wasnt in the 70s for big parts of the day. Would still love to see a pic of that installed tho as it remains an option.
I expect all components that have no native active cooling are benefiting, like my chipset, board capacitors and dimms.
It was good that I think I had some foresight when assembling this rig, the existing fans are using hard to read PWM connectors, one is under cpu cooler, other is under end of gpu, and another under sound card. The easiest accessible one was unused.
I expect all components that have no native active cooling are benefiting, like my chipset, board capacitors and dimms.
It was good that I think I had some foresight when assembling this rig, the existing fans are using hard to read PWM connectors, one is under cpu cooler, other is under end of gpu, and another under sound card. The easiest accessible one was unused.
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