SSD update for my Omen 15-AX012NL

[Dox2]

Good evening, 

I own an HP Omen 15-AX012NL laptop, which has an 8257 (U3E1) motherboard and I would like to upgrade the SSD installed (From 128 GB to 512 GB).

I would like to install an NVMe PCIe M.2 one, like Crucial P2 (512GB), but I am a little bit worried about the temperatures it will reach (since the slot inside the PC has very little space around it and a heat sink is not very easy to place). What is your opinion about that?

Otherwise, I was looking for WD Blue 3D NAND SATA M.2 (512 GB)  ( https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B073SBX6TY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A11IL2PNWYJU7H&psc=1 ), which surely will have lower temperatures, but I can't tell if it will be compatible with my laptop. Any suggestions? 

Thank you in advance for any answer. I would really like to know if the two models above will be compatible and, in case, is NVMe temperature something I should really fear of?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Chapter 1 of the service manual for your notebook indicates that both SATA and NVMe SSD's are supported.

OMEN by HP Laptop PC Maintenance and Service GuideIMPORTANT! This document is intended for HP author...

I can give you first hand experience with the Crucial P5.  Love the drive, but it runs hot.  It idles in the low 50C range and that is in a Dell Optiplex 7050 tower.

I added a heat sink to it and that dropped the idle temps into the low 40 C range, and the drive has never gotten hotter than the mid 50 C range.

The P2, since it has slower read/write speeds, should run a bit cooler than the P5.

Since you probably can't add a heat sink to it (or it would have to be a very thin one), if you are very concerned about the heat, go with the WD Blue 500 GB M.2.  I have one of those (250 GB) in a HP t630 thin client PC with passive cooling, and it runs in the mid 40 C range.  I thought that was pretty good, considering the small case and no cooling fan.

The WD Blue SATA SSD's provide the best performance for the price, in my opinion.

[Dox2]

Thank you so much for your answer. I looked at chapter 1 of the service manual you linked. Regarding M.2 SATA, I can't understand why they are reporting examples only with 128GB, while for NVMe also 256 and 512. Could it mean that M.2 SATA are only supported up to 128GB? Sorry if it is a stupid question.

Thank you again!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

The storage capacities listed in the manual are just what HP offered in the model series.

If you want to install a SATA or NVMe M.2 SSD up to 2 TB, that should not be a problem at all.