GPU covers m2 fan

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   Hello,

ASRock x570 Steel Legend motherboard

Storage = Corsair Force MP600 m.2 2280 1 TB Gen4  (https://www.newegg.com/corsair-force-mp600-1tb/p/N82E16820236548)

GPU = EVGA RTX 2070 Super XC (https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-super-08g-p4-3173-kr/p/N82E16814487453)

I had to take the heat sink off the m2 so it would fit under the Steel Legend m2 heat sink (big "U" shaped).
The GPU is so long it covers up the fan on the Steel Legend's U-Shaped m2 heat sink.

I am considering just removing the Steel Legend U-Shaped m2 heat sink, disabling the m2 fan, put the heat sink back on the Corsair m2 drive and plug it into the second m2 slot.

Or what would you do?

Thanks,
Shirva33

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Shirva33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 2019 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shirva33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: GPU covers m2 fan Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 1:31pm
	Hello, ASRock x570 Steel Legend motherboard Storage = Corsair Force MP600 m.2 2280 1 TB Gen4 (https://www.newegg.com/corsair-force-mp600-1tb/p/N82E16820236548) GPU = EVGA RTX 2070 Super XC (https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2070-super-08g-p4-3173-kr/p/N82E16814487453) I had to take the heat sink off the m2 so it would fit under the Steel Legend m2 heat sink (big "U" shaped). The GPU is so long it covers up the fan on the Steel Legend's U-Shaped m2 heat sink. I am considering just removing the Steel Legend U-Shaped m2 heat sink, disabling the m2 fan, put the heat sink back on the Corsair m2 drive and plug it into the second m2 slot. Or what would you do? Thanks, Shirva33

Ray62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 01 Jul 2018 Location: Germany, Berlin Status: Offline Points: 706	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ray62 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Dec 2019 at 5:37pm
	The cooler/FAN is mainly for the X570 chipset, not for the M2 slots. And it is badly placed, yes, like on so much other X570 boards too (vendor independent). I would not disable the fan until you have another adequate cooler solution... I would try to use the boards m2 heatsink. But anyway, test, watch the temperatures and make your decisions based on the results.
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Shirva33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 2019 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shirva33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 2:16am
	So the x570 chipset fan would blow up into the GPU. I'll give it a go and see how the temps look. thanks for the reply. Shirva33

Shirva33 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 2019 Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote Shirva33 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2019 at 7:25am
	I got a reply back from ASRock support. >> You may remove the M.2 armor, and install your Corsair MP600 and GFX that is fine.

RickD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Feb 2020 Location: Iowa Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote RickD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 4:14am
	I am also interested in using the heatsink that comes with the M.2 SSD(Corsair Force MP600 M.2 2280 1TB PCI-Express Gen 4.0 x4 NVMe 3D TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CSSD-F1000GBMP600). Is it possible to cut off just the M.2 portion of the cover so the rest of the Asrock cover/fan could remain in place?

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 4:44am
	My x570 Steel Legend motherboard is running great .. but .. the PCIe slot for the graphics card is poorly placed too close to the CPU so it if you are running a large air cooler (like I am) .. it will sit on top of the graphics cards back plate. So that's 2 bad design flaws for this mobo.
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RickD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Feb 2020 Location: Iowa Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote RickD Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2020 at 4:55am
	Is the x570 M.2 and chipset cover made out of metal? Plastic? Can the M.2 arm be cut off?

ThreeDee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Location: Billings,MT Status: Offline Points: 2396	Post Options Post Reply Quote ThreeDee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Feb 2020 at 1:13am
	it's a big chunk of aluminum .. see if you can buy one off of ebay or similar and mod it so when you go to resell you mobo down the road .. you can put the original back on ... or not
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