[SOLVED] m.2 cooling

[DeanTheBakedBean]

I'm soon getting another m.2 and I'll no longer use the one I have currently. would it be best to buy another heatsink or could I reuse the old heatsink from the old m.2?

 

[geofelt]

m.2 heatsinks are largely marketing. Go ahead and use the old one if it fits.
What are the rest of your specs?
What is the make/model of the m.2 devices in question?
Under normal operations which is small random i/o(some 90% of the time), there is no heat issue.
It is sustained sequential processing of 30-60 seconds where a m.2 device can heat up and throttle. That does not happen often, perhaps during a virus scan.

 

[DeanTheBakedBean]

m.2 heatsinks are largely marketing. Go ahead and use the old one if it fits.
What are the rest of your specs?
What is the make/model of the m.2 devices in question?
Under normal operations which is small random i/o(some 90% of the time), there is no heat issue.
It is sustained sequential processing of 30-60 seconds where a m.2 device can heat up and throttle. That does not happen often, perhaps during a virus scan.

just updated my 'about me' to list most, if not all, my specs. I'll list them here in case you cant see it:
Ryzen 7 1700
Sapphire RX 570 4GB
Corsair Vengeance 2666 MHz 2x8GB
Asrock AB350m - Pro4
Integral M Series 128GB M.2 -> WD_BLACK SN850 500GB M.2

• 2TB HDD
• 500GB HDD (forced to use as 'boot' drive as mobo doesn't have ssd boot option)

Aerocool Cyclon 600W 80+ white (saving money for an upgrade)

The ssd i'm currently using is the integral m series, and the new ssd will be the wd black sn850 which should be arriving soon. As far as i know, my current ssd doesn't throttle at all, the only bottlenecks are its sequential w/r speeds

 

[USAFRet]

500GB HDD (forced to use as 'boot' drive as mobo doesn't have ssd boot option)

Your system will absolutely boot up and use an SSD as the OS drive.

 

[DeanTheBakedBean]

Your system will absolutely boot up and use an SSD as the OS drive.

huh, i can't seem to get it to work at all, might be because of compatibility issues? (ie, integral m series isn't on Asrock's list of compatible ssds for ab350m pro4 mobos)

 

[USAFRet]

huh, i can't seem to get it to work at all, might be because of compatibility issues? (ie, integral m series isn't on Asrock's list of compatible ssds for ab350m pro4 mobos)

https://www.asrock.com/mb/amd/AB350M Pro4/index.asp#Specification

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1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with A-Series APU and Athlon series APU)**

**Supports NVMe SSD as boot disk
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Possibly you were using the wrong M.2 port?
NVMe is only supported in the M.2_1


Physically disconnect all other drives, and try the OS install on this new drive in the M.2_1 port.