Question ADATA XPG S40G is running a bit tad too hot

[Irisena]

Is it normal for NVME SSD to run at 55c at idle, goes way past 70c at gaming load, and reached 85c max before throttling when stress tested using crystal disk mark? I heard that models from ADATA are particularly hot, but not this hot imo. i also checked the heatsink as well since i thought that maybe the NAND flash didn't contact the metal heatsink properly. the heatsink is hot to the touch, even when it's idle. I also tried to turn the RGB off, but it didn't give any significant meaning temperature wise. can someone verify whether this SSD is defective, or this particular model is just this hot? Also, if it's indeed meant to run that hot, can I just slap a custom NVME SSD heatsink on it without potentially crushing the RGB lamps on the PCB?

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

The nvme should be operating around 30c idle and 65c under heavy use and will go up to 90c when stress tested and throttle. It sounds to me like your case cooling may need attention. Adding custom heatsink I have no clue.

 

[01002920]

Hello, this is old, but I just bought an s40g and using the CPUID hwmonitor and the adata SSDtoolbox I'm getting as hot as 84ºC and an average of 70ºC.
Found these two reviews about the s40G:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/adata-xpg-spectrix-s40g-1-tb-m-2-nvme-ssd/7.html

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/adata-spectrix-s40g-512gb-nvme-m-2-ssd-review,5.html

And as far as I've read it seems that Adata needs to update it's specs sheet about the s40G, max operating temperature should be 90ºC. Hope it helps, I also contacted costumer service.
And finally, I haven't feel any performance drop and this S40G has a solid 5 year warranty.