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2019/02/17 18:03:31 (permalink)
just picked up samsung 970 evo plus drive paired that with ekwb passive heat sink . ok so now the question is should I still use the thermal pad that sits on the  mobo itself  . the drive is now sandwiched between 2 thermal pads . so should I put another on the back of the heatsink and sandwich that to the mobo . 
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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/17 18:20:50 (permalink)
    You only want to Use ONE Thermal Pad and it goes under the Controller part of the NVMe M.2 Drive
    You want the Air Flow under the Memory Chips (Flash) Not a Thermal Pad.
    This is the place where the Controller is located and where you want the Thermal Pad.
    You Do Not want a Thermal Pad under the Ram Chips (Flash), you want Air Flow.
    I have and have removed my EK Passive Heat Sink. The Ram Chips Get Too Cold and this well wear out your NVMe M.2 Drive
    NVMe M.2 Drives run better and Longer being Warm over Cold.
    Also if you only have One NVMe M.2 Drive the use the lower Socket to keep the Hot Air from the Graphics Card from Blowing on it.
    The Thermal Pads should only be placed in the Yellow Area shown below. 
    On the FTW
     
     
    On the Dark

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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/17 18:59:18 (permalink)
    so warm is good 2 hot is bad and 2 cold is bad … sorry im new to this whole m2 thing haven't had a new board since z77. the directions said to put one under the ram chips
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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/17 19:11:26 (permalink)
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    so warm is good 2 hot is bad and 2 cold is bad … sorry im new to this whole m2 thing haven't had a new board since z77. the directions said to put one under the ram chips


    Correct but warm to Hot is still better than Cold, I did not find out myself and it was after got my EK Passive Heat Sink but removed once I found out.
    See at about 6:15

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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/17 21:23:02 (permalink)
    thanks for the video very interesting . its running near 40c at idle hit 60c at load  . the ambient temp is just gonna go up with a month or so left in winter . I was more concerned about it heating other pieces in my rig . one is under my 1070 and the other is over my other 1070 .
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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/18 11:56:29 (permalink)
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    thanks for the video very interesting . its running near 40c at idle hit 60c at load  . the ambient temp is just gonna go up with a month or so left in winter . I was more concerned about it heating other pieces in my rig . one is under my 1070 and the other is over my other 1070 .


    I have never seen above 30C odd that yours is so much warmer than mine.
    You have two GPUs....
     
    It dose not take long to put the EK Cooler on so you can test with it as well and see how your Temps are.
    What it the Temperature in the Room where the Computer is siting?
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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/18 16:56:24 (permalink)
    yes sli'ed ftw 1070 hybrids .temp in the pc room is mid 60's . after boot they are in the low 20c range 970 evo and evo plus . hwinfo says average temps for the evo is 36c and evo plus is 34c. im not using the thermal pads on the motherboard . just the ek sinks . guess I don't need the pads on the board ? should I leave the heatsinks alone?
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    Re: z390 ftw m2 slot thermal pad question 2019/02/18 19:56:26 (permalink)
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    yes sli'ed ftw 1070 hybrids .temp in the pc room is mid 60's . after boot they are in the low 20c range 970 evo and evo plus . hwinfo says average temps for the evo is 36c and evo plus is 34c. im not using the thermal pads on the motherboard . just the ek sinks . guess I don't need the pads on the board ? should I leave the heatsinks alone?

    Correct you do not use the Thermal Pad on the Motherboard if using the EK Heat Sink.
    In fact you could even break the M.2 Socket if you did use the Thermal Pad and the EK Heat Sink.
    I remember the Pressure to push down the M.2 Drive to put to screw in was more then I cared to use and why I did not use mine.
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