Gen 4 nvme heatsinks

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Currently building a pc for a friends sons xmas box its a 2tb nvme the mb does not have a heatsink for the ssd should i get an aftermarket heatsink

 

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Kingston NV3 2TB PCI-e 4.0 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (SNV3S/2000G)

Blazing-fast 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, Up to 6000MB/s read, 4000MB/s write, 320TBW endurance, 5-year warranty

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This is the 1

 

[momo56]

I would considering how cheap they are.

 

[freddie64]

If you do get a heatsink, get one that can be removed easily just in case you have to RMA the drive.

 

[Tetras]

Currently building a pc for a friends sons xmas box its a 2tb nvme the mb does not have a heatsink for the ssd should i get an aftermarket heatsink

With PCI-E 4 drives, you don't need a heatsink unless the drive is being hammered regularly.

Most boards have a built-in 'sink for the primary drive anyway.

 

[mattyfez]

With PCI-E 4 drives, you don't need a heatsink unless the drive is being hammered regularly.

Most boards have a built-in 'sink for the primary drive anyway.

This ..gen 4 drives don’t tend to get that hot compared to gen 5 drives, you can always build it, bench/monitor all the temps as you should anyway to see if anything is amiss.

The motherboard might well have one for the primary M.2 slot anyway.. what board are you using?

 

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Asus B850M Max Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard

Socket AM5, B850 Chipset, Supports 7000/'8000/9000 series AMD Ryzen, 4x DIMM Slots, DDR5 8000+MHz (OC), PCIe Gen 5, 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 3x M.2 Slot, 1GB LAN, WIFI6, Micro-ATX

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[mattyfez]

Asus B850M Max Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard

Socket AM5, B850 Chipset, Supports 7000/'8000/9000 series AMD Ryzen, 4x DIMM Slots, DDR5 8000+MHz (OC), PCIe Gen 5, 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, 3x M.2 Slot, 1GB LAN, WIFI6, Micro-ATX

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Looks like it doesn't come with one.. Kinda surprising as the top one can also run at Gen 5 spec?

Anyhoo it looks like the top slot will be above the GPU which will help with heatsink compatibility I think, as it's not directly under the gpu.

Two options then..
1. Just build it as is and test the drive temps, gen 4 drive will likely be fine. If not then put a heatsink on it.

2.or just put a heatsink on it from the get-go, as the poster mentioned above they are not expensive. Maybe get a fairly low profile one though similar to the stock style ones.

 

[#Chri5#]

I'd avoid the Arctic M2 Pro. I figured getting the heatsink off if you needed to RMA the drive was going to involve wrecking the heatsink and maybe the drive. I ordered a Be Quiet MC1 which was a doddle to put together and worth the extra cost.

 

[Armadillo]

I stuck a Thermalright TR-M.2 2280 on my gen 4 drive. My board doesn't have a heatsink for the primary drive (oddly it does for the secondary). Cheap and low profile. Not sure If I needed it, but for the money I'd rather stick it on before install, than decide I need it later and have to take the drive out to do it.

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