Question Heatsink for NVMe M.2 SSD?

[ElMuchachoJumbo]

Do I need a heatsink for this SSD? If so, what are some recommendations?

Inland Performance 1TB 3D TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD

https://www.microcenter.com/product...d-tlc-nand-pcie-gen-4-x4-nvme-m2-internal-ssd


Rest of PC Specs:

Ryzen 7 5800X
RTX 3080 Ti
Gigabyte X570S AORUS Elite ATX AM4 Mobo
Ripjaws 32 GB DDR4
Maingear 850W PSU


Edit: It seems that my motherboard already comes with heatsinks for the M.2 ports, according to this website. Am I correct in saying this?

 

[Lafong]

Some use heatsinks on NVMe; some don't.

I don't.

Depends on how nervous temps make you and your general cooling setup and ambient temps.

My temps typically in 40s at idle; 50s when steadily reading; 60s when heavy writing; never above 70 unless torture tested. Critical temp for my NVMe is 80 per manufacturer's specs. Never hit that in 3 years.

Try yours without a heatsink and monitor temps. If unhappy or anxious, get a heatsink.

 

[ElMuchachoJumbo]

Some use heatsinks on NVMe; some don't.

I don't.

Depends on how nervous temps make you and your general cooling setup and ambient temps.

My temps typically in 40s at idle; 50s when steadily reading; 60s when heavy writing; never above 70 unless torture tested. Critical temp for my NVMe is 80 per manufacturer's specs. Never hit that in 3 years.

Try yours without a heatsink and monitor temps. If unhappy or anxious, get a heatsink.

Is yours a Gen 3 or 4?

 

[Lafong]

Is yours a Gen 3 or 4?

3

Intel 660p

 

[mdd1963]

If a heatsink were deemed 'needed', generally something will be provided with the SSD....(be it just strip of thermal pad and/or actual finned heatsink, as PCI-e x4 does draw a bit more power/generate a bit more heat under sustained use...; how much air is blowing across that area on mainboard will make a difference as well..)

 

[USAFRet]

2x NVMe drives.

1TB Intel 660p, no heatsink
Idles at 38C.
Writing large data, it goes to 56C

1TB Samsung 980 Pro (OS drive), heatsink
Idles at 51C
Writing large data, it goes to 65C

Same 129GB data set, copying from a SATA III SSD.

 

[CountMike]

Heat sink on MBis adequate. Only thing that requires cooling is controller chip, memory chips like running warm/hot and simple heat sinks like that one distribute heat between them.