Do I need cooling on my ssd?

[Michigan Tech]

Hello!

I have a mass storage (690gb) ssd from sandisk, and my hardware monitor tells me that it is 30° C (~86° F). I am not sure if this is accurate or not... but that leads me to my question. Do I need a fan blowing on my ssd? I have a custom mini itx case and there is no air moving on the ssd (there is a front mounted radiator that is pulling air OVER the ssd, not sure if this is enough or not...)

Let me know,
Thanks!

 

[Rogue Leader]

30C is very cool thats fine nothing to worry about.

 

[JaymanHD]

You may want at least some airflow. Heat is bad and it wouldn't kill just to put one fan in if you are worried.

 

[Michigan Tech]

You may want at least some airflow. Heat is bad and it wouldn't kill just to put one fan in if you are worried.

30C is very cool thats fine nothing to worry about.

What about an m.2 drive? From samsung... 500gb

 

[USAFRet]

Hello!

I have a mass storage (690gb) ssd from sandisk, and my hardware monitor tells me that it is 30° C (~86° F). I am not sure if this is accurate or not... but that leads me to my question. Do I need a fan blowing on my ssd? I have a custom mini itx case and there is no air moving on the ssd (there is a front mounted radiator that is pulling air OVER the ssd, not sure if this is enough or not...)

Let me know,
Thanks!

30C is fine. My drives are currently running at ~35C (in a reasonably hot room).
Sandisk gives these drives an operating range of 0C to 70C.
For the Ultra II, for instance:
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16376/~/sandisk-ultra-ii-ssd-specifications

It is fine.

 

[Rogue Leader]

You may want at least some airflow. Heat is bad and it wouldn't kill just to put one fan in if you are worried.

What about an m.2 drive? From samsung... 500gb

As mentioned 30deg c is very cool for a drive you don't need a fan at all. The fan you have pulling air over the SSD is enough

 

[bgunner]

My Kingston SSDNow V300 has a temp of 31°C with an active fan drawing air across it. So I agree with Rogue Leader that your temps are fine and no need to change anything.

P.S. Ambient temp here is 82°F / 27.77778℃

 

[USAFRet]

You may want at least some airflow. Heat is bad and it wouldn't kill just to put one fan in if you are worried.

30C is very cool thats fine nothing to worry about.

What about an m.2 drive? From samsung... 500gb

Look in the user manual, and see what the operating temp range is.

 

[Michigan Tech]

You may want at least some airflow. Heat is bad and it wouldn't kill just to put one fan in if you are worried.

30C is very cool thats fine nothing to worry about.

What about an m.2 drive? From samsung... 500gb

Look in the user manual, and see what the operating temp range is.

I don't have the m.2 drive yet, and I am still in the designing phase of my case, so I need to know if I should get one or not--it will change the design of the case. I have heard that m.2s run hot

 

[USAFRet]

I don't have the m.2 drive yet, and I am still in the designing phase of my case, so I need to know if I should get one or not--it will change the design of the case. I have heard that m.2s run hot

Hot, yes.
Out of operating range? Almost certainly not.