SSD Overheating problem.

Posted by Alyctro@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 3 comments

Hello, i've had issues with the system. I narrowed it down to an overheating ssd. But, there is nothing i can do. All the NVME slots are already taken. One is above the GPU which already has a cooler with a little fan on it. And the two other slots are right behind the GPU. I have found a very expensive extension cable on thte internet, and there is nothing i can do to cool the SSD down. The space is practically paper thin. The 7900 XTX is baking both ssd's. And even if i managed to move the ssd away with the extension cable, where would i even mount it, if it would even work. What do i do?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/315937068829 the cable

https://eu.crucial.com/ssd/p310/ct2000p310ssd8 the ssd

The disk is brand new, barely a few hours in. But it often overheats even while the system is on standby. This wasn't much of an issue with other brands, they seemed to ignore it. What i could possibly do is to swap it to the slot that has the cooler, and hopefor the best that the other disk handles temperature better.