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    Heat impact of second m.2 ssd?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Fatpat5, Jun 8, 2016.

  1. Fatpat5

    Fatpat5 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have received my new AW17 R3 this week - which is awesome! However, the 256mb ssd it came with just isn't enough for my requirements as I need somewhere to dump my steam library and would rather not do it on the hdd (want to keep that for file storage).

    I'm thinking of adding a Samsung SM951 (for budget reasons I can't stretch to the 950pro) but I am concerned about the heat impact on the laptop as I have read these drives can get quite hot.

    I do a lot of gaming, so the system does run quite hot anyway - what impact would a further ssd make on this?
     
    Fatpat5, Jun 8, 2016
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  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Not a lot. You will feel a bit mor eheat under the trackpad. BUt there is a copper heatsink above the drives itself to keep it cool. I wouldnt worry too much about it.
     
    rinneh, Jun 8, 2016
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  3. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    I don't think the overall temp of the machine witll be highly affected by this upgrade. It'll likely not be noticeable.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 9, 2016
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