Hey folks! I recently built a new PC featuring a Kingston 1TB NVMe SSD. I installed one SSD next to the CPU, and the older one under the GPU. I've noticed that the older SSD is experiencing really high temperatures compared to the one by the CPU. The new SSD idles at around 41°C and hits a maximum of 60°C under load, while the older SSD is idling at 60-65°C and reached a whopping 95°C while I was downloading a game and pushing it hard. I've even lowered the PCIe generation from 4 to 3 to see if the temperatures would drop. The second test showed some improvement, keeping the temps around 70-75°C, but I'm still concerned. I'm looking for a heatsink that would fit under my GPU, which is an Asus ATS 5060, and I'm using a TUF A620M Plus motherboard. Any recommendations? I've also tried to get help from Gemini, but no luck there!
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I faced something similar not too long ago. My NVMe was getting hot because my GPU was in 0-fan mode until it hit a certain temperature. When the GPU wasn't under load, the NVMe didn’t get any airflow. I solved this by using MSI Afterburner to set a fan curve. It might take a bit of fine-tuning to get it just right, but keeping that fan always on helped a ton. Just be careful when using MSI Afterburner—it can be tricky, especially if you're not familiar with its features.
That’s smart! I was wondering if the Nvidia driver could help with fan curves, but it seems like MSI might be the way to go.