SSD nvme thermal pad chassis spacing?

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I have a Samsung 970 pro nvme ssd installed in my TALL NUC10i3FNH and noticed some temperature issues with the current tiny thermal pad that came with the NUC. I'm looking to do the following in the video to my ssd however I don't know the millimeter height space available between the top of the ssd and the chassis. Does anyone know what the space is?

Stop your Samsung NVMe SSD from Overheating and Thermal Throttling - YouTube

[DeividA_Intel]

Hello EIo,  

Thank you for posting on the Intel® communities. I am sorry to know that you are having issues with your Intel® NUC 10 Performance kit - NUC10i3FNH.

In order to better assist you, please provide the following:  

1. What are the temperatures reached by the NUC?

2. Have you presented any performance issues with NUC?

3. Why do you want to apply thermal paste to the NVME SSD?

4. Are the fans working?

Regards,  

Deivid A.  

Intel Customer Support Technician  

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Thermal "PAD"

I ended up figuring it out myself with some measuring using rulers. 1MM thermal PAD reduced SSD temperature by 10C.

[DeividA_Intel]

Hello EIo, 

Sorry for the inconvenience, however, I am glad to know that you were able to get the response that you needed.

Before I proceed to close the case, I would like to confirm the following:

1. Do you have any overheating issues?

2. Do you have any performance issues with the NUC?

Regards,  

Deivid A. 

Intel Customer Support Technician 

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No SSD overheating issues anymore however Intel should know to include a higher quality thermal pad that doesn't fall apart and a thermal pad that is the correct size(20x67x1.0mm) for an NVME SSD.

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09927DRMX 

[DeividA_Intel]

Hello EIo, 

Thank you for your response, I am glad to know that you found the measure that you needed and that you are not having overheating issues. 

I will share your suggestion with the team in charge, thanks for your feedback.

I will proceed to close this thread.

Best regards, 

Deivid A.  

Intel Customer Support Technician