Okay so this is my first time installing a m.2 SSD. I've been out of the scene ever since the 840 PRO came out which was extremely easy to install you just stick in a SATA cable and power to the SATA cable and you're good to go. My wife and I had to follow a video on the internet to install it. Basically it said to take the plate off from the bottom of the z390-A motherboard and to line it up with the M.2 slot and then press down and screw it in and then put the plate back on. We did that and the SSD reads and works perfectly. I even was able to install Windows 10 on it and drag WoW over from my other drive without flaw.
Then after I started downloading software I noticed that my SSD was running really hot under minor load (65-70C ish. When I freshly load my PC my SSD is still around 50C and then when I load World of Warcraft or put it under minor load it goes to over 60c and almost to 70c. I've tried multiple programs to test the temperature and it seems to be accurate and whenever I touch the plate it's hot to the touch like you can barely even touch it without getting burned so the temperature readings are accurate.
It makes me wonder since I've been keeping this SSD in a drawer ever since August (I didn't have the screwdriver to take the plate off back in August so I lived with my 840 evo until I could afford to buy a $30 screwdriver kit to install it.) that maybe the drive is faulty somehow? But all tests that I run on it are completely negative and it's running like a brand new SSD so idk what could be causing the problem here. Especially when you can run WoW on a microwave oven these days. It shouldn't be causing much load on my SSD.
it's got me concerned as my warranty might not cover a drive to dies due to it overheating. I honestly don't know because that would be my own negligence right? So I'm a tad afraid to call samsung and see what they say. I also know how to test a hard drive, it isn't faulty and it's brand new and has barely even been powered on for 24 hours. I asked a few people on WoW and they said that it might be faulty because a SSD should not be running that hot and if I keep it running this hot eventually I would lose my SSD and all data on it. I don't want that to happen so I just don't know what to do. Any help or tips?
Anyway, here's a few screenshots:
Then after I started downloading software I noticed that my SSD was running really hot under minor load (65-70C ish. When I freshly load my PC my SSD is still around 50C and then when I load World of Warcraft or put it under minor load it goes to over 60c and almost to 70c. I've tried multiple programs to test the temperature and it seems to be accurate and whenever I touch the plate it's hot to the touch like you can barely even touch it without getting burned so the temperature readings are accurate.
It makes me wonder since I've been keeping this SSD in a drawer ever since August (I didn't have the screwdriver to take the plate off back in August so I lived with my 840 evo until I could afford to buy a $30 screwdriver kit to install it.) that maybe the drive is faulty somehow? But all tests that I run on it are completely negative and it's running like a brand new SSD so idk what could be causing the problem here. Especially when you can run WoW on a microwave oven these days. It shouldn't be causing much load on my SSD.
it's got me concerned as my warranty might not cover a drive to dies due to it overheating. I honestly don't know because that would be my own negligence right? So I'm a tad afraid to call samsung and see what they say. I also know how to test a hard drive, it isn't faulty and it's brand new and has barely even been powered on for 24 hours. I asked a few people on WoW and they said that it might be faulty because a SSD should not be running that hot and if I keep it running this hot eventually I would lose my SSD and all data on it. I don't want that to happen so I just don't know what to do. Any help or tips?
Anyway, here's a few screenshots:

