M.2 ssds overheating??

[idkwhatimevendoin]

Hi everyone!

Soon I will purchase an m.2 ssd (250 GB) to use as my boot drive, and maybe store some software/ applications on it. 

 

first question: I keep finding a handful of reviews on every m.2 ssd that i find that say it overheated and stopped working after a month? should I be worried?

second question: what M.2 ssds do u recommend?

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

I keep finding a handful of reviews on every m.2 ssd that i find that say it overheated and stopped working after a month? should I be worried?

ignore amazon/newegg/etc. "reviews," they aren't real reviews.

 

3 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

what M.2 ssds do u recommend?

Intel 660p, cheap and good.

[TheGlenlivet]

I have heard of these drivers heating up and slowing down, but not failing due to heat.

a lot of motherboards these days have heat sinks for M.2, so this shouldn't be a big issue, especially if you are just using the driver for your OS.

High quality drivers with crazy warranties and massive read/write cycles are overkill for a regular user.  Unless you do video editing or move giant files around on a daily basis, you don't need one of these.

I agree a 660p is a good choice.

[idkwhatimevendoin]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

ignore amazon/newegg/etc. "reviews," they aren't real reviews.

 

Intel 660p, cheap and good.

Thank you!

I was thinking of getting the 660p but turns out they only make 512GB and 1TB models

[idkwhatimevendoin]

4 minutes ago, TheGlenlivet said:

I have heard of these drivers heating up and slowing down, but not failing due to heat.

a lot of motherboards these days have heat sinks for M.2, so this shouldn't be a big issue, especially if you are just using the driver for your OS.

High quality drivers with crazy warranties and massive read/write cycles are overkill for a regular user.  Unless you do video editing or move giant files around on a daily basis, you don't need one of these.

I agree a 660p is a good choice.

Thanks!

660p only 512GB and 1TB options so I might go for the 760p

 

[Vishera]

6 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

Thank you!

I was thinking of getting the 660p but turns out they only make 512GB and 1TB models

The 660p is QLC trash.

I recommend the Kingston A2000,It's TLC and is available in variety of sizes.

TLC is higher quality and durability.

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

Thank you!

I was thinking of getting the 660p but turns out they only make 512GB and 1TB models

sabrent rocket is a good choice

[idkwhatimevendoin]

4 minutes ago, Vishera said:

The 660p is QLC trash.

I recommend the Kingston A2000,It's TLC and is available in variety of sizes.

checked it out seems great! think I might actually go for the KC2000

 

[Vishera]

5 minutes ago, mhdshoukry said:

checked it out seems great! think I might actually go for the KC2000

That's a nice choice.