SSD mounting using all screws?

[Suspensa]

I just got the diypc f2-w and I'm going to be using a PNY SSD for a boot drive and I'm not 100% sure where to mount it.

Along the back side there's three square shaped gaps with 4 screw holes around them. All 4 holes can only be screwed in if the top or bottom spot is used, however the bottom spot doesn't leave room for the cables and the top spot isn't visible. (I like the look of it and would prefer to keep it visible and in the orientation it's in) The middle gap can fit it but it only fits 2 screws.

Is it safe to keep it like that? It's in securely as in it doesn't shake and even so since its an SSD I imagine perfect stability isn't a major concern.

[Enderman]

This is how some people mount their SSDs and it is perfectly fine.

[Scheer]

I rarely ever attach SSDs unless I want it to look pretty, in which case I use double sided tape or velcro. I'm not sure if I've ever screwed one in other than in hot swap trays.

[manikyath]

if you want to show off your SSD, i suggest double sided tape

[Suspensa]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

if you want to show off your SSD, i suggest double sided tape

Any particular reason? Or is it personal preference. I like the position the screws have it in now and since the case comes with screws it seems easier than buying more materials.

[Wolther]

There's not issue.. Hell you could just not screw it in at all and it'll be fine  

[Suspensa]

11 minutes ago, Enderman said:

This is how some people mount their SSDs and it is perfectly fine.

That makes me feel much more comfortable knowing that that is acceptable especially in comparison to my two screws.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Suspensa said:

Any particular reason? Or is it personal preference. I like the position the screws have it in now and since the case comes with screws it seems easier than buying more materials.

it was kind of a joke more or less, you can literally just chuck your ssd behind the mobo tray and forget about it. if you want to show it off, it's usually best to be mounted in some way that is not hideus, which usually means double sided tape, because cases that show off SSDs are kind of rare.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Suspensa said:

That makes me feel much more comfortable knowing that that is acceptable especially in comparison to my two screws.

I used to mount my SSD with 1 screw only 

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, Suspensa said:

That makes me feel much more comfortable knowing that that is acceptable especially in comparison to my two screws.

here's a classic to show you how much it does not matter at all:

 

[Suspensa]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

it was kind of a joke more or less, you can literally just chuck your ssd behind the mobo tray and forget about it. if you want to show it off, it's usually best to be mounted in some way that is not hideus, which usually means double sided tape, because cases that show off SSDs are kind of rare.

Oh gotcha so since my case has a good way of mounting it there's no real concern 

[iamdarkyoshi]

25 minutes ago, Enderman said:

This is how some people mount their SSDs and it is perfectly fine.

 

Some need active cooling though...

[Enderman]

14 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

Some need active cooling though...

No, they don't.

Only some NVME and M.2 drives get hot.

[iamdarkyoshi]

13 minutes ago, Enderman said:

No, they don't.

Only some NVME and M.2 drives get hot.

I've got an SSD that got hotter than the passively cooled CPU used in the build...

 

 

So yes, some do.

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

I've got an SSD that got hotter than the passively cooled CPU used in the build...

 

 

So yes, some do.

2.5" SSDs do not need any active cooling.

That's why there are mounts for 2.5" drives behind motherboard trays that thousands of people use with 0 temp issues.

 

If your SSD was running above 50C then that's because it is either defective or you have something like a GPU blowing hot air on it.

[iamdarkyoshi]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

2.5" SSDs do not need any active cooling.

That's why there are mounts for 2.5" drives behind motherboard trays that thousands of people use with 0 temp issues.

 

If your SSD was running above 50C then that's because it is either defective or you have something like a GPU blowing hot air on it.

I pulled it out of a machine with no moving parts and it was the hottest part in it.

 

It needed active cooling. It hasn't skipped a beat, it still works fine. Just gets stupidly hot

[Enderman]

14 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

I pulled it out of a machine with no moving parts and it was the hottest part in it.

 

 

It needed active cooling. It hasn't skipped a beat, it still works fine. Just gets stupidly hot

By "hottest" do you mean over 50C?

Because if not, then it's fine.

[iamdarkyoshi]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

By "hottest" do you mean over 50C?

Because if not, then it's fine.

It was well over 60

[Enderman]

11 minutes ago, iamdarkyoshi said:

It was well over 60

Well something is definitely wrong then... either crappy SSD or broken temp sensor...

You can put a regular 2.5" drive in a spot with no airflow and it will stay below 40C.

[iamdarkyoshi]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Well something is definitely wrong then... either crappy SSD or broken temp sensor...

You can put a regular 2.5" drive in a spot with no airflow and it will stay below 40C.

No I mean I took it out of the machine because it shut down and it burned me