How hot is ssd especially when stacked together?

[rarenick]

My pc casing is very small. Currently got 1 ssd left hanging within the casing. I intend to add another by putting the 2 ssd very very close together or even touching each other on their flat sides. Will there be any heat issues?

 

[yusoffb01]

sata ssd no heat issue

 

[HelloSensation]

How hot is ssd

Hot enough to not give any effs about it at all.

 

[fbm051h89]

For SATA drives, there will be no issues. The drives are barely warm to touch. For some drives, the casing is nothing more than just a shell. There is no thermal pad for the NAND chips/controller.

 

[MadCreaton]

It shouldn’t cause any heat issue for it

 

[caden0325]

Not much worries about sata ssd getting hot.

 

[watzup_ken]

Some good 2.5 inch SSDs use the entire top of the drive as a cooler for the SSD controller. Even if there is no contact with the cover of the SSD, most 2.5 inch SSDs don't run anywhere as hot as a NVME type. So even if you stack them, it will not be a problem.

 

[karltansg]

Try to place it diagonally bro for air passage. My buddy does it!

 

[CursedHamster]

No issue as long as you didn't get one of those RGB ssd that had too many LEDs which caused issues with overheating *cough hyperx fury cough*

 

[deepblue_82]

As long as it’s stata 3 u can move it around a bit ma. Only m.2 is stuck in the same place

 

[watzup_ken]

No issue as long as you didn't get one of those RGB ssd that had too many LEDs which caused issues with overheating *cough hyperx fury cough*

The product is aptly named.

 

[rarenick]

Thanks for all the replies. Tentatively i using USB ext ssd to boot into Windows 10 for gaming. All is good for now. No need to install into casing.