Asus z370-i

Temo

Chassis Packer
Original poster
Sep 18, 2018
14
7
Hello
I see a lot of builds with Dan A4-sfx and Asus z370-i, but cant seem to figure out if you are using two NVMe SSD drives in the case.

My questions are:
- will you get full bandwidth with two NVMe SSD drives and two SATA SSD drives(four drives all together)?
- will it matter witch drive the OS is on?
- will the NVMe SSD drive that is sandwiched between the bakside of the motherboard and the chassis be to warm?

Terje
 

Tsuchinoko

Caliper Novice
Sep 28, 2018
32
5
Hello Temo!
I am using that motherboard. However, there is a problem in the M.2 slot on the back of the motherboard.
I am using the GTX 1070FE, but when playing the game the temperature of the M.2 on the back exceeded 80 degrees. It is 970EVO 250GB.

M.2 slot on the back is not recommended for A4-SFX.
 

Temo

Chassis Packer
Original poster
Sep 18, 2018
14
7
Hello Tsuchinoko!

Thank you, that was my concern.
Are you using the drive for your OS, and how many other drives have you installed?

I think I will go for three drives then:
- one 970 Evo NVMe 250GB for my OS and programs
- one 860 Evo SATA ssd 250GB for my project files
- one 860 Evo SATA ssd 1TB for my storage

Or should I go for the 500GB versions with a higher TBW

What you think?
 

Tsuchinoko

Caliper Novice
Sep 28, 2018
32
5
Hi Temo!
I originally planned this composition. However, I did not buy WD 2TB by looking at this result.

CPU: Intel i7 8700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i
RAM: Crucial 16GB (8GB x2)
Motherboard: ASUS Z370-I
M.2: Samsung 970EVO 250GB (Back side of Motherboard)
SATA M.2: WD Blue 2TB (Front side of Motherboard)
HDD: 2.5 inches WD 4 TB
Power Supply: SST-SX650-G


M.2 tends to generate more heat as capacity increases.
The maximum temperature of my 970EVO 250GB was 60 degrees on the surface and 83 degrees at the back. I think that M.2 on the back surface rose with the temperature of GTX 1070FE (maximum 85 degrees). That temperature shortens the lifetime of M.2.

I currently have 970EVO 250GB on the motherboard front and 2TB 2.5 inch HDD at the front of A4.
970EVO never exceeds 60 degrees and the front HDD never exceeds 40 degrees.
If Temo uses a high-heat graphic card, placing M.2 on the back of the motherboard is not recommended.
 

Sldr

Average Stuffer
Feb 7, 2017
65
124
I also had an issue with my Samsung 970 Pro 1TB NVMe SSD overheating on my Z370-I board, because there was no excess airflow from an (air) CPU cooler over the Z370 "sandwich" heatsink - using a Asetek 545LC on my 8700K. I solved it by modding a Noctua 40mm fan over the heatsink with a M2 standoff of about 20mm.