Question Do I need a heatsink for the WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive ?

[yougetagoldstar]

Just another concern I ran into after hearing that some motherboards come with heatsinks for NVMe drives and learning that my Asus Z790 Gaming Wifi7 does not. I will be working with NVMe's for the first time and this is my first time hearing that there exists a heatsink for a storage drive.

WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 7,300 MB/s - WDS100T2X0E
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CKVCCV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[COLGeek]

If your system has good airflow, you probably don't need to add a heatsink. Try things first and then add after if needed.

 

[Bob.B]

Just another concern I ran into after hearing that some motherboards come with heatsinks for NVMe drives and learning that my Asus Z790 Gaming Wifi7 does not. I will be working with NVMe's for the first time and this is my first time hearing that there exists a heatsink for a storage drive.

WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 7,300 MB/s - WDS100T2X0E
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CKVCCV?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Your call......spend the extra 15 bucks and get the heat sink.