My 970 evo is arriving today and I want to jump right into using it. I have a question or two, hoping someone here can relate to.
My board is a Strix Z370 E Gaming, and it has 2 slots to use with a M.2 ssd. One of the 2 slots is right under the cpu, with not heat spreader, the 2nd is on the bottom half of the board and has a heat spreader for use with the M.2 slot.
My first question is, with only using one M.2 ssd, which of these slots would be better to use? My first impulse tells me the slot with the built in heat spreader. There is a film on the inside that I have to remove before screwing it back down to the board. My concern about this is, the 970 evo looks like it already has some sort of cover on it in looking at the pictures of it.
Is there also something on the 970 that I would have to remove in order to use the heat spreader on the motherboard, and if so, is there any potential for damage by removing it?
Thanks,
My board is a Strix Z370 E Gaming, and it has 2 slots to use with a M.2 ssd. One of the 2 slots is right under the cpu, with not heat spreader, the 2nd is on the bottom half of the board and has a heat spreader for use with the M.2 slot.
My first question is, with only using one M.2 ssd, which of these slots would be better to use? My first impulse tells me the slot with the built in heat spreader. There is a film on the inside that I have to remove before screwing it back down to the board. My concern about this is, the 970 evo looks like it already has some sort of cover on it in looking at the pictures of it.
Is there also something on the 970 that I would have to remove in order to use the heat spreader on the motherboard, and if so, is there any potential for damage by removing it?
Thanks,