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    NVME idling at over 70C in Clevo N150RD

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Claudiu C., Aug 31, 2017.

  1. Claudiu C.

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    Hi guys. I am new to this forum and hopefully you will be able to help me.
    I have a Clevo N150RD gaming laptop (i5-6300hq, gtx 960m, 16gb ram, 256gb SSD NVME) from PC Specialist which has a slot for a M.2 NVME on the motherboard. I have installed a 256gb Lite-on NVME in it and was running very hot...it was idling at around 78C and even going over 80C. I have returned that SSD because I thought it was faulty and got a Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK M.2 NVME and this one is idling at 71-72C. Are these temperatures normal or is there a problem with my laptop? Is there the risk of damage to the SSD or the motherboard if I continue using this Toshiba drive? I have read that these things tend to run pretty hot and there is a very poor air circulation in my laptop but it seems to me it is too hot, I think that over 70C the drive will thermal throttle anyway so I don't know if I should continue using this drive. Thanks

    I have to mention that all other temperatures are within normal. Processor 45-50C idle, motherboard 50C idle, gpu about 45C idle. Temperatures have been checked with various software and are consistent.
     
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  2. Meaker@Sager

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    Seems like that drive is known to run around that temperature.
     
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    Thanks for your reply.

    I have updated my BIOS to the latest one and the Tohiba NVME is now idling at 63-65C as opposed to 72C before the upgrade.
     
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    Not too bad for that SSD at all then.
     
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