Normal SSD temperature

[FinalDestiny...]

I noticed my Lexar NM790 SSD is hovering around 60C during normal web browsing and other light usage.
If I load a game, it can go up to 71C.

It seems that 60C isn't very ideal for light usage? Or am I wrong

Lexar stated the operating temperature is 0°C to 70°C..

 

[86technie]

Normal SSD can thermal throttle when it get too hot so don't need a heatsink.
Unless the motherboard have a heatsink than best use that slot.

 

[Ributto]

I noticed my Lexar NM790 SSD is hovering around 60C during normal web browsing and other light usage.
If I load a game, it can go up to 71C.

It seems that 60C isn't very ideal for light usage? Or am I wrong

Lexar stated the operating temperature is 0°C to 70°C..

Mine hover around 52-58c, using it as OS drive.

 

[watzup_ken]

I don't think there is a defined safe temperature, and they are designed to throttle when overheating. It depends on the threshold set by each manufacturer before throttling kicks in. 60+ at idle can be a little high, but it depends if you use a SSD cooler on it. You may also want to check the disk activities because even though you may be just surfing net, there may be background activities that keeps the SSD busy.

 

[tsteo77]

I noticed my Lexar NM790 SSD is hovering around 60C during normal web browsing and other light usage.
If I load a game, it can go up to 71C.

It seems that 60C isn't very ideal for light usage? Or am I wrong

Lexar stated the operating temperature is 0°C to 70°C..

If i'm not wrong your ssd should come with heasink it's mounted onto the ssd ? 71oc is very unhealthy baed on maker stated operating temperature.
Long term operating of any hardware near high limits temperature of maker's stated operating temperature
lead to premature damage. Do something to improve the cooling.

 

[eciloP]

Mine when iinstalled without any heatsink when idling was at 55 degrees. Now with a 3rd party heatsink, at 49 degrees. But still thiink that it is still abit hot. Think my gen3 nvme is about 10 degrees cooler.

 

[watzup_ken]

Mine when iinstalled without any heatsink when idling was at 55 degrees. Now with a 3rd party heatsink, at 49 degrees. But still thiink that it is still abit hot. Think my gen3 nvme is about 10 degrees cooler.

This is the unfortunate trade off here. If you prefer a cooler SSD, then a PCI-E 3.0 SSD is mostly going to be just as fast/ responsive.

 

[naked123]

just get a cheap ssd heatsink on shopee

 

[KleoZy]

M2 operating/load temp from 60°C to 65°C is normal it will only start to throttle after 70°C above.
some motherboards comes with the armour shield and they do aid in cooling, but need to be mindful that they are passive cooling, you will need to have good case airflow, same applies if you get after market m.2 heatsink.

some after market m.2 heatsink are pretty good in cooling but they are still passive cooling. In order to give it's full potential, again, make sure your case airflow is good, other wise the heat will still trap on your m.2 heatsink.

I have tested some m.2 and find these good.. but they are much taller and watch out for promotion as it can be as cheap as 18 dollars per piece

Spoiler: After Market M.2 Heatsinks

If you have enough clearance and not mounting the m.2 at GPU PCI-E area, these are extemely good in cooling, just make sure you have good airflow in your case.
https://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/314/name/ZERO M15 or https://www.bequiet.com/en/accessories/m-2-ssd-cooler/2249 or https://www.amazon.sg/gp/product/B0B3SBBN32/ref=sw_img_1?smid=ARPIJN329XQ0D&psc=1 . They perform identical, the difference is between 1 to 2 degrees ±. Able to keep m.2 below 60°C max 63°C

If you need something shorter and to mount near and below the GPU PCI-E slot,
any other m.2 heatsink will do but don't expect it to perform that will. At load the range might be of 63°C to 68°C, depending on your case airflow.

 

[Phen8210]

M2 operating/load temp from 60°C to 65°C is normal it will only start to throttle after 70°C above.
some motherboards comes with the armour shield and they do aid in cooling, but need to be mindful that they are passive cooling, you will need to have good case airflow, same applies if you get after market m.2 heatsink.

some after market m.2 heatsink are pretty good in cooling but they are still passive cooling. In order to give it's full potential, again, make sure your case airflow is good, other wise the heat will still trap on your m.2 heatsink.

I have tested some m.2 and find these good.. but they are much taller and watch out for promotion as it can be as cheap as 18 dollars per piece

Spoiler: After Market M.2 Heatsinks

If you have enough clearance and not mounting the m.2 at GPU PCI-E area, these are extemely good in cooling, just make sure you have good airflow in your case.
https://www.idcooling.com/Product/detail/id/314/name/ZERO M15 or https://www.bequiet.com/en/accessories/m-2-ssd-cooler/2249 or https://www.amazon.sg/gp/product/B0B3SBBN32/ref=sw_img_1?smid=ARPIJN329XQ0D&psc=1 . They perform identical, the difference is between 1 to 2 degrees ±. Able to keep m.2 below 60°C max 63°C

If you need something shorter and to mount near and below the GPU PCI-E slot,
any other m.2 heatsink will do but don't expect it to perform that will. At load the range might be of 63°C to 68°C, depending on your case airflow.

If your SSD is beside the GPU, it will naturally run hotter than the one that is not.

Actually i dont even know whose brain-dead idea started this trend to put SSD beside GPU

 

[KleoZy]

If your SSD is beside the GPU, it will naturally run hotter than the one that is not.

Actually i dont even know whose brain-dead idea started this trend to put SSD beside GPU

donno, for me I can plug anywhere I want . provided that the m.2 can cater to those m.2 slot. as I have the habbit to plug GPU Vertically. not because of looks but because of airflow, which pushes hot air up straight, without restriction.

 

[Phen8210]

donno, for me I can plug anywhere I want . provided that the m.2 can cater to those m.2 slot. as I have the habbit to plug GPU Vertically. not because of looks but because of airflow, which pushes hot air up straight, without restriction.

Only those wide cases have space for vertical mount ma

My case.. is like 5 or 6 years old, vertical mount was not a thing back then so SSD sit directly beside GPU

 

[KleoZy]

Only those wide cases have space for vertical mount ma

My case.. is like 5 or 6 years old, vertical mount was not a thing back then so SSD sit directly beside GPU

you are right.. guess need to see see lor.. Part of the reason why I responded as some will blindly purchase those tall after market m.2 heatsink. Yes they do a better job but after purchased, cannot fit..

For those shorter ones, the temp does help if no m.2 heatsink but those already have the motherboard armour shield, they will later realised that nothing changes. The temps no different = waste of money.

Additional to this, as why I voice out, as was requested buy vendors to test their m.2, I dont see any diff on improvement for the short m.2 heatsink. so share my experiences.

now what I am going to say is not about marketing but it really does it's job well. so far for aftermarket short m.2 heatsink. the Bequiet MC1 not MC1 pro does improve the cooling, I believe there are some sort of material used on this heatsink but MC1 is hard to find, as it might be EOL.

 

[elmariachi]

Mine idles around 37 degrees with stock motherboard heatsink. SN850X 2tb here.

 

[Koenig168]

Haven't gotten around to installing these yet but with two heat-pipes and a fan, the Thermalright SSD cooler laughs at heat.

 

[KleoZy]

Mine idles around 37 degrees with stock motherboard heatsink. SN850X 2tb here.

nice, that's good temp

As why I say case airflow is very important. cos I get better temps at load than idle, this is due to the fact that at idle my case fans runs at 900 ~ 1k rpm. Room temp for me now is 31°C ~ 32°C.. sauna room.. jalat. Mobo m.2 defualt heatsink are passive cooling.

Spoiler: M.2 temp at Idle and load

 

[watzup_ken]

In a desktop, I don't believe it is common for the SSD to throttle since you are not really stressing it. Even in games, the high sequential speed is usually not meaningful or utilized. Hence even a smaller passive cooler with decent airflow will keep it cool given the "bursty" load.

 

[TrEaSuRe]

 

[elmariachi]

nice, that's good temp

As why I say case airflow is very important. cos I get better temps at load than idle, this is due to the fact that at idle my case fans runs at 900 ~ 1k rpm. Room temp for me now is 31°C ~ 32°C.. sauna room.. jalat. Mobo m.2 defualt heatsink are passive cooling.

Spoiler: M.2 temp at Idle and load

Mine is an open case but I think many don't pay attention when mounting M2 NVME in their boards. Motherboards have thermals pads on the nvme slot as well as the heatsink on top of it. Single sided nvmes usually doesn't contact the thermal pad on the board side if not very little. So when the top heatsink mounts once you screw in, it creates a convex strain on the nvme which reduces the effective consistent pressure required for good thermals.

Dual sided nvmes is usually less of a problem as the bottom side which sits on the board lays firm when the top heatsink is mounted. Problem is most nvmes today which are 1TB/2TB are all single sided (Backend has no NANDS) which are the popular capacities. Play around with spare thermal pads when mounting your nvme drives and you'll realise adding 0.5mm or 1mm pads to the nvme slot will even the pressure which doesn't create a convex when mounting the top heatsink.

 

[elmariachi]

nice, that's good temp

As why I say case airflow is very important. cos I get better temps at load than idle, this is due to the fact that at idle my case fans runs at 900 ~ 1k rpm. Room temp for me now is 31°C ~ 32°C.. sauna room.. jalat. Mobo m.2 defualt heatsink are passive cooling.

Spoiler: M.2 temp at Idle and load

Those are very good temps IMO.