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  1. 08-28-2018 04:21 PM #1
    Sprayingmango
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    Best location for M.2 Drives? DIMM.2?

    I have a brand new 2TB 970 Evo coming and currently use a 1TB 960 Evo drive. Should I just install the new M.2 drive in the DIMM.2 card along with my 960? Will I see a performance decrease if I do that, or will both drives run at full speed in the DIMM.2?

    Should I put one drive in the DIMM.2 and one drive under the PCH cooler in the second slot on my Rampage VI Extreme?

    Thanks!
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  2. 08-28-2018 09:25 PM #2
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    They have their own lanes on the Dimm.2 card and are easier to get to than under the cooler.
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  3. 08-29-2018 12:22 PM #3
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    There would also be trapped heat under the motherboard shroud since it's not a heatsink. I stick to the dimm.2 card for 2 of my nvme drives and a pci-e x4 heatsink card for the third.
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  4. 08-29-2018 12:48 PM #4
    Sprayingmango
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    Great, thanks for the answers!
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  5. 08-29-2018 05:13 PM #5
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    Great info guys. One question, if using the DIMM.2 and installing two M.2 drive on it I can use one as a primary drive and the other as program drive for instance separately? Should see a "C" drive and a "D" drive.....right?

    Thank for your time guys. Just want to confirm.
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  6. 08-29-2018 05:52 PM #6
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    Yes, no problem. I run the R6 Apex with a Hyperx16 card and have a 1TB 960 Pro as OS boot, 1 1TB and 6 2TB as program and data drives. I don't use any Sata drives.
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  7. 08-29-2018 06:15 PM #7
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    I'll be using a Rampage VI Extreme with a Samsung 970 EVO 1TB (Primary Drive) and a 2TB (Storage Drive). Very cool G75rog, I feel so much better now.

    One more question if you guys don't mind. Cooling? Because of it's location one could add heat sinks to those EVO M.2 drive but should you? I've hear that you could harm your drive buy doing so. Need more info from the ROG family.

    TY
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  8. 09-02-2018 08:27 AM #8
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    I have placed an EK Heatsink on my 960 Pro (DIMM 2) and 99% of the time it does not exceed 44C. But I have great airflow too so it helps. However, since I did not test without the heat sink I do not really no the difference. It's been going strong during the last 4-5 months.
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  9. 09-04-2018 12:18 PM #9
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    The heatsinks won't damage the nvme drive. Just follow the instructions carefully. Also if you are using Samsung drives and the EK heatsink make sure to put the 0.5 mm thermal pad over the controller and the 1 mm over the memory chips for a proper fit. There was a definite temp drop after putting on the EK heatsinks.
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  10. 09-06-2018 06:58 PM #10
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    I have 2x Samsung 960 Pro but Dimm.2 only recognize one of them. I cant figure out what is the problem any idea?
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