Where did you get that max operating temp from? I’ve been looking at the SMART values but I can’t see a threshold value.

It would make sense that the controller is throttled if the temp goes above a predefined limit. The 830 is not an enterprise product so it would not be reasonable to expect sustained writes for extended periods, which obviously puts a high load on the DRAM, which in turn elevated the temperature.

Currently I am finishing off a test on my 830, but when I have finished I will try heating it up with a hair dryer whilst it is under a full write load to see what happens.