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NVMe Gen4 cooling solution Heatsink designed for high-speed NVMe Gen4 drives

NVMe Gen4 cooling solution Heatsink designed for high-speed NVMe Gen4 drives

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dillbotz04
Junior Member
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06-07-2016, 01:51 PM
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Hi, I faced an issue while putting together the computer. The motherboard is an ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, and the SSD is a GIGABYTE Aorus NVMe Gen4 2TB. My concern is about the correct slot placement. Both slots support the highest speeds for an AMD 3rd generation CPU. I learned it's better to position the drive nearer the CPU, so I put it in the first slot. But now, because of the heatsink on the drive, I can't reattach the fan cover from the motherboard chipset. In short, should I use the first slot or the second? Will not having the fan cover cause any issues if I leave the drive in the first slot? Or should I remove the heatsink from the drive and use one from the motherboard? Thanks for your assistance.
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dillbotz04
06-07-2016, 01:51 PM #1

Hi, I faced an issue while putting together the computer. The motherboard is an ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero, and the SSD is a GIGABYTE Aorus NVMe Gen4 2TB. My concern is about the correct slot placement. Both slots support the highest speeds for an AMD 3rd generation CPU. I learned it's better to position the drive nearer the CPU, so I put it in the first slot. But now, because of the heatsink on the drive, I can't reattach the fan cover from the motherboard chipset. In short, should I use the first slot or the second? Will not having the fan cover cause any issues if I leave the drive in the first slot? Or should I remove the heatsink from the drive and use one from the motherboard? Thanks for your assistance.

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GLDuerson
Junior Member
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06-09-2016, 01:12 AM
#2
Anyone?
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GLDuerson
06-09-2016, 01:12 AM #2

Anyone?

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Kaine13
Member
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06-09-2016, 08:56 AM
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Run a quick trial? Place it in slot 1, start atto and observe the performance, then repeat on slot 2. Use hwmomitor to monitor temperatures during atto execution.
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Kaine13
06-09-2016, 08:56 AM #3

Run a quick trial? Place it in slot 1, start atto and observe the performance, then repeat on slot 2. Use hwmomitor to monitor temperatures during atto execution.