![Surprised :o](./images/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif)
The 970 EVO under full, sustained load is hitting a peak temperature of a whopping 95°!!
I can get that drastically reduced (peak of 65°) by cranking all my fans to max, but that's not a practical solution; I have way more airflow than normal users would, and none of my fan control sensors can be based on the drive temp; only CPU and PCH temps.
With PrimoCache pushing the drive pretty hard during large reads (e.g. level loads in games) I could see sustained temps that high causing a device failure.
I'm going to continue running some load tests with my fans at max over the next few days, until the replacement drive comes. It's possible there's just a heat dissipation problem on the unit I have, but it's also seeming more likely that the 970 EVO just has severe heat issues
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)