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Originally Posted by noushy
So my recommendation if you want to go home brew is a Samsung PM981 m.2 drive and they can be found for $300 for 2T and less for 1T or 512GB. I used an SSK enclosure which is sleek but cooling is ok, I had an Intel 660p fail and not sure it was that case. Link is here SSK Aluminum M.2 NVME SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to NVME PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive External Enclosure (Fits only NVMe PCIe 2242/2260/2280) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MNFH1PX..._gK3zEbKMYNPD0 but I found this enclosure although larger to be better for cooling if you put it in the closed armrest SHINESTAR NVME Enclosure, Based on USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) to PCIe Gen 3 x2 Bridge chip, Include 2 USB Cables, Fit for Samsung 970/960 EVO/PRO/WD Black NVME SSD, Hot Swap, Plug and Play https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F9VQ4XC..._NL3zEbQB35571 but amazon says currently out of stock. I am sure there are others. I would buy this if you want something prebuilt as they never fail and are fast enough to copy lots of data to. Samsung (MU-PA1T0B/AM) T5 Portable SSD - 1TB - USB 3.1 External SSD , Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H552FJ..._RM3zEbD8Y0MSJ
Noushy |
Thanks for the detailed information! During my research I had read that a few enclosures over heated in the X5 consoles so will target the SHINESTAR when I want to finally get more of my High Resolution FLAC sources into the M850i beyond my current 1TB Crucial SSD. My catalog is built on all 24-bit/192kHz files which take up more space but designed for the DAC in my home audio gear.
From what I've read in the X5 and 5-series forums there is a theory that the 24-bit/192kHz gets down sampled in the iDrive system to 16-bit/44.1kHz. I'm not sure I buy into that theory unless BMW has included a pretty powerful CPU into the iDrive system (which generates heat they need to deal with) as I hear zero dropouts, etc. during the playback of my FLAC sources.