Nvm are they reliable

I;ve got an older 950 in mine, it's been on pretty much 24/7 without so much as a hiccup.

Also going from a sata3 evo 940 ssd to a x4 m.2 950 was a HUGE speed jump, almost the same as mechanical -> ssd, the boot times are epic.
 
breadturbo said:
I;ve got an older 950 in mine, it's been on pretty much 24/7 without so much as a hiccup.

Also going from a sata3 evo 940 ssd to a x4 m.2 950 was a HUGE speed jump, almost the same as mechanical -> ssd, the boot times are epic.
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Bought one, windows boot times at great, however it does run hot as I suspected. Browser seems to warm it up for some reason. Just shut some tabs, it helps. normal temps seem to be 60-66, its been up to 76, but not really a lot I can do about it without a dedicated fan as it sits right underneath the graphics card.
 
A lot of people talk about them getting warm. Does anyone here have one of those heatsinks for them by EK.

I'll be putting an NVMe in my next build, just because, and I also fancy putting a heatsink on it. Mostly for the aesthetics but if it helps performance then why not!

Would you have to peel the stickers off the NVMe drive to use a heatsink?
 
TallPaul1878 said:
A lot of people talk about them getting warm. Does anyone here have one of those heatsinks for them by EK.

I'll be putting an NVMe in my next build, just because, and I also fancy putting a heatsink on it. Mostly for the aesthetics but if it helps performance then why not!

Would you have to peel the stickers off the NVMe drive to use a heatsink?
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I use this with my Samsung SM961 512GB: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aqua...sd-m-key-with-passive-heatsink-cc-000-aq.html

It's on sale now which is great. I've not seen my temperature go above 35C in demanding use. In general use it's in the 20s and that's with an ambient temperature between 22 and 25 degrees.

Before I got the heatsink it would easily get into the 60s on an Asus Sabertooth X99 board.

Whatever you do, do not remove the sticker as it's metallic not paper and so is conductive which improves cooling. It would also void your warranty.

If you get the heatsink, the instructions are not very clear as it comes with a few extra parts that I could not find a use for. I used the 4 small screws to secure the heatsink to the board and the medium-sized screw to secure the ssd and didn't use the large screw and two white plastic nuts. See this video which I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpgrXYSBwM
 
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