DickieRoberts

So, I'm just another unlucky one that started having the random BSOD's after about a year and a couple months. I have the i165 and they just started out of the blue. It would just reboot for no reason with no dump files being created. At first it was maybe once or twice a month. Next thing I notice was iCue stopped recognizing the system. Then the reboots became more and more frequent up until about a month and a half ago when it became so frequent and then totally unusable. After about 10 second of windows loading it would crash and stay stuck in a reboot cycle. I assumed it was the drive after reading these forums so I installed windows onto my sata drive to test and it ran fine for a couple weeks with no issues, although obviously a lot slower. Like others I opted for the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB model. After I got it installed I downloaded Samsung's Magician software to monitor the new drive and doubled the fan speed from 25% to 50% in iCue. Everything has been smooth since with the driving sitting between 55 and 60 degrees under everyday work use. I do game regularly for about 2 to 4 hours a day as well but have not done much gaming with this new drive yet. I will update with more info later if anyone is interested. I looked into the heatsink drives but I'm not sure if they will even fit. It would be nice to have a second fan on the bottom pushing air up through the system. I love the form factor of this thing but as the saying goes, size does matter. :(