SSD Temperature and Heat Dissipation Issues
Posted by VegetablePace7276@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
I installed a Kioxia SD10 on a PCIe x1 adapter, directly above the backplate of my graphics card. It absorbs excess heat from the card, and the limited space makes it difficult to install a cooling system. Currently, at a room temperature of 23°C, the SSD temperature frequently stays above 40°C while playing games, reaching as high as 47-48°C when playing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Compared to last week when the room temperature was 20°C, it's noticeably hotter now. If in summer and temperatures continuing to rise to 30℃+, will the SSD temperature reach 55°C or even 60°C or higher, potentially damaging the hard drive?Kioxia SD10 is generally considered to have a very low operating temperature, and it's running at a low speed on PCIe 3.0 x1, which shouldn't be the case.
Cer_Visia@reddit
I guess that your CPU is cooled with a tower or water cooler, and that there is no airflow below the CPU? Even a little bit of airflow would help. There is no prebuilt solution, but you might be able to rig a small 80 mm fan that blows in this direction (and ideally also at the overclocked RAM).
BaronB@reddit
40\~50C are normal temps for an SSD. 50\~60C is normal during heavy writes. Kioxia lists 85C as the max operating temp, meaning anything below that is perfectly safe for it to be indefinitely.
VegetablePace7276@reddit (OP)
During benchmarking or downloading and installing large games, the temperature is not very high. Higher SSD temperature in some games seems to be due to continuous loading of the game map and heat buildup on the graphics card.
MildlyAnnoyedShrew@reddit
Those temperatures should be fine. SSDs generally start to throttle themselves at around 70-80C. 55C is a little outside the ideal range, but it'll at most just slightly reduce its lifespan.
VegetablePace7276@reddit (OP)
I'm a bit worried about the stability of the PCIe adapter. My motherboard is too weak to even have a second M.2 drive bay, and the temperature environment around this PCIe x1 slot is also very harsh.