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[g0ggles1994]

Bought this a few days ago, An Asus PCI-E M.2 NVME adapter card for some better cooling on my NVME drive compared to the little compartment on my mobo.

I'm planning on buying of these when I go m.2 myself. Any chance you could let us know whether it will affect performance Dice?

 

[AlienALX]

I'm planning on buying of these when I go m.2 myself. Any chance you could let us know whether it will affect performance Dice?

It shouldn't, but I would be interested in the results none the less as I'm thinking about doing it myself.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

I've never considered one. I'll take a look at them because it would look nice in my next build and would make room on the Ryzen motherboards for another m.2 drive down the line, even if it's only at x2 speed or standard SATA 3.

 

[AlienALX]

I think they pretty much work in the same way. It's all just down to lanes.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I would rather use a board with 2x M.2 slots rather than that ugly thing

 

[AlienALX]

I would rather use a board with 2x M.2 slots rather than that ugly thing

Better looking yes, but far more cooling options open to you if you bung it in a slot.

There is no way I am leaving mine to cook if I get one.

 

[NeverBackDown]

I wouldn't worry about it to much. Just watch temps tbh

 

[g0ggles1994]

Delivered today and got a Steam controller for £25 for the new build. Rang Corsair to ask about an eta for my AM4 bracket and they said in 2 days so all being well, my next post will be the build log (finally)

 

[NeverBackDown]

Got my favorite board! Jealous

 

[g0ggles1994]

Got my favorite board! Jealous

Sorry dude, I'll be sure to take plenty of shots of it for the log. I won't lie it's the only board in the line up to tick every box for me, the other being the Crosshair but that's way out my price range

 

[Dicehunter]

I'm planning on buying of these when I go m.2 myself. Any chance you could let us know whether it will affect performance Dice?

Hasn't affected performance, Has been exactly the same as when it was plugged into the mobo itself

 

[S_I_N]

running 2 M.2's on my MSI Gaming 7 no issues at all with temps one is even under the M.2 Shield. They are in raid 0 as my boot drive

 

[Dicehunter]

running 2 M.2's on my MSI Gaming 7 no issues at all with temps one is even under the M.2 Shield. They are in raid 0 as my boot drive

Mine goes up to around 70'c while gaming even while in the Asus expansion card with decent airflow, Little hot for my liking, Going to be getting the Alphacool M.2 cooling heatsink to help with temps.

I would rather use a board with 2x M.2 slots rather than that ugly thing

I'm taking the silver bracket off the card as it's only held on with 2 x screws and painting it satin black to go with the mobo armor paint colour and honestly it doesn't look bad once in, The PCB is all black and even has a power and activity LED onboard that you can see through the window, Looks kinda snazzy ^_^

 

[g0ggles1994]

Hasn't affected performance, Has been exactly the same as when it was plugged into the mobo itself

Thanks for letting us know Dice! Going to keep this as an option if the slot below GPU starts cooking. Also nice idea painting the bracket black

 

[S_I_N]

Mine goes up to around 70'c while gaming even while in the Asus expansion card with decent airflow, Little hot for my liking, Going to be getting the Alphacool M.2 cooling heatsink to help with temps.

what are you using to monitor it?? I havent really paid attention as I;m not experiencing any drop in performance plus my games are on a samsung evo 850 ssd 1Tb so the m.2's are only for opsys and other minor duties.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

Trying to find a new Scotch to go along with the Laphroaig and Talisker as a midrange staple. This guy is the least expensive of the three.

 

[Tolemac]

Aberlour isn't bad for a Scotch in that taste region but i'll have to try this one out

 

[g0ggles1994]

Trying to find a new Scotch to go along with the Laphroaig and Talisker as a midrange staple. This guy is the least expensive of the three.

Very nice man, should try this next..

 

[AngryGoldfish]

I had to look that up. Sorry, but the joke was lost on me as I've never watched Archer. I've been meaning to, but I never get around to it.

 

[g0ggles1994]

I had to look that up. Sorry, but the joke was lost on me as I've never watched Archer. I've been meaning to, but I never get around to it.

that's alright, I knew it was a long shot, I've made the same joke to people who have watched Archer and still didn't get it