[SOLVED] M.2 controller at 67C while gaming ?

[KoolerThanJesus]

So after gaming an hour on BF5 with HWinfo open to see how it treated my hardware, everything was top notch besides my M.2 controller(At least what I believe is the controller temp). 67c after an hour of gaming ? Seems kinda high, no? I dont even have the game on my M.2 SSD, its on my secondary SSD gaming drive.

I put a heatsink on the controller when I first got it 8 months ago & I never saw temps above 55c under long periods of gaming
Now that its heating up in AZ Im seeing some decently high temps. Is 67c ok? Should I put on the mobo heatsink for better thermals(pic below)?
Only reason I didnt use the mobo heatsink to begin with is that Ive heard that the nand flash doesnt like heatsinks.
Thought?
Thanks
M.2 SSD = ADATA SX8200 1TB

 

[rocktalkrock]

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[KoolerThanJesus]

Thanks for the reply! I ended up taking the mini heatsink off & putting on the mobo heatsink. My surprise as the nand only cooled off 2-4c but my controller stays at 52c after 2 hours of Battlefield 5. Much happier. Thanks.