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January 9th, 2022 02:00
Optiplex 7080 NVMe thermal pad
Is using a NVMe thermal pad necessary ?
So far I have seen 2x Optiplex 7080 and neither of them have the thermal pad installed at factory.
In fact the last time that I have seen a thermal pad was in a Optiplex 7060.
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JOcean
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January 9th, 2022 05:00
This forum post may help. I have used SSD with and without heat pads and heatsinks. The difference was not drastic and the only time I had a drive exhibit excessive heat was when it was failing. Still it does offer a measure of peace of mind.
bradthetechnut
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January 9th, 2022 13:00
Heat NVMe's exhibit, like any drive, can depend on how heavy app(s) are using it.
Adventurer007
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January 9th, 2022 20:00
Thanks for replies. I'm not doing anything IO intensive so it's probably not going to make a difference.
Anyway if it meltdown it'll be Dell warranty job, their fault for being cheap not fitting the thermal pad from factory.