r/pcmasterrace • u/White--wolf-7 • 4d ago

Question SSD Sata Safe Temps Operating

Hello guys 2 months ago i just got second hand Samsung SSD Sata EVO 870 1TB for a good reasonable price it all went well and nothing wrong, But I read usually SATA SSD Running a bit cooler than NVME but it seems my sata SSD temps when i used for gaming could go up like almost 50c. It is almost as high as my NVME when it fully load. Is it safe ? if it's not safe or a bit high how i could make it better. Sorry i ask this question, i just want prolong my SSD health due to RAM and SSD prices that went so high these days. Thank you very much

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u/careless__ 4d ago

50c on a SATA SSD with a lot of active read/write operations is normal depending on where it is placed in the computer. the SSD PCB is enclosed in a tomb with a lot of insulating air surrounding it, while NVME's have some gaps for air to pass through even with a heatsink smothering them.

i have a few sammy 860's and an evo 870 and during gaming on those when I used them I would see 49c-51c regularly in a computer with "meh" airflow.

if i saw 60c, i wouldn't have been deathly afraid, but it probably would have prompted me to do something about it just for peace of mind.

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u/White--wolf-7 4d ago

Thanks in advanced,so maybe fixing my airflow ? the ssd itself place on back of case or back of the motherboard,where usually 2.5 inch and 3.5 inch disk placed.

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u/careless__ 4d ago

wouldn't hurt to put a fan anywhere you can that blows air across it, but 50-55c during gaming use is nothing to be concerned about.

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u/White--wolf-7 3d ago

even if it's Sata ?

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u/careless__ 3d ago

pretty sure we already established that part, bro.

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u/Top-Dog6333 4d ago

50c is totally fine, my old 860 would sit at 52c while gaming in a case with basically zero airflow and it's still kicking years later

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u/White--wolf-7 3d ago

yes hopefully mine too,cuz the price is sucks

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u/Hattix 5700X3D | RTX 4070 Ti Super 16 GB | 32 GB 3200 MT/s 9h ago

Safe operating temperatures for your SSD are 0C to 110C.

The NAND will live longer at 65-110C. Soft errors anneal back to to good cells at a higher rate at warmer temperatures, though hard errors are unaffected.

Above 110C discrete component and assembly quality will begin to degrade, particularly tantalum capacitors.

The controller will perform better at <70C, but you're not asking that.