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Re: Their is no sensor
Ah, the world according to OCZ. It is true that not all SSDs have a temperature sensor for monitoring its temperature. But some do, and they don't have a fixed, pre-programmed value that never changes (like OCZ Vertex 3's do.)
Samsung 830 and 840 SSDs have temperature data that is available in their SMART data, and those temps change, they are not faked, static values.
SanDisk Extreme SSDs also report temperatures, and demonstrate that is possible with SSDs using the SandForce 2281 controller, as they do.
If you are concerned about SSD temperature, mount them on a metal adapter plate (2.5" to 3.5") that contacts as much of their case as possible. Samsung provided a nice aluminum mounting plate with some models of the 830. Intel includes a large steel adapter plate with their SSDs.
Internal pics of SSDs in reviews show that newer models use heat conducting pads between the SSD controller and its case, and some use those pads on the NAND chips too. So there must be some need to dissipate heat from these chips. I've never seen a SSD get any warmer than a few degrees above ambient temperature. I did notice that when running a benchmark on a Samsung SSD, it did get a few degrees warmer than usual, but that is a continuous long term activity on the SSD that usually does not occur in a PC, even for an OS drive.
When used in a laptop PC, SSDs can be much warmer, due to the environment and the lack of air circulation.
Originally posted by Yiotis_82
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Samsung 830 and 840 SSDs have temperature data that is available in their SMART data, and those temps change, they are not faked, static values.
SanDisk Extreme SSDs also report temperatures, and demonstrate that is possible with SSDs using the SandForce 2281 controller, as they do.
If you are concerned about SSD temperature, mount them on a metal adapter plate (2.5" to 3.5") that contacts as much of their case as possible. Samsung provided a nice aluminum mounting plate with some models of the 830. Intel includes a large steel adapter plate with their SSDs.
Internal pics of SSDs in reviews show that newer models use heat conducting pads between the SSD controller and its case, and some use those pads on the NAND chips too. So there must be some need to dissipate heat from these chips. I've never seen a SSD get any warmer than a few degrees above ambient temperature. I did notice that when running a benchmark on a Samsung SSD, it did get a few degrees warmer than usual, but that is a continuous long term activity on the SSD that usually does not occur in a PC, even for an OS drive.
When used in a laptop PC, SSDs can be much warmer, due to the environment and the lack of air circulation.
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