[SOLVED] Is adding heatsink to m.2 nvme worth than its warranty?

[MarkTM]

So I just bought a 1TB m.2 nvme and it has a sticker on it saying that the warranty will be void if i remove it. Meaning i cant use any heatsink including the one that comes in the box with the actual drive. My board also has a heatsink.

Here is the pic.

https://imgur.com/a/4jOXX5t

View: https://imgur.com/a/4jOXX5t


Its just sad that i cant get the most out of my purchase without voiding the warranty. also if i dont use any heatsink isnt having a sticker on top of it be bad? It feels like it might melt or something.
Thanks for the answers in advance

 

[USAFRet]

If it needed a heat sink to comply with warranty action, it would have come with one.

 

[extreme_noob]

The sticker won't melt, that's for sure. Just put the heatsink on keeping the sticker if you really feel the need for a heatsink. The stickers just cover flash cells, which actually like to run hot. The part that you want to cool, which is the controller, does not have a sticker over it.
I doubt this is the case here, but some SSDs will also use stickers to help with cooling too.

 

[Maxxify]

You can put it right over the label. Or remove it. Doesn't really matter, the heatspreader doesn't do much and you want to cool the controller anyway. I have two SX8200s by the way, they don't run hot in general use. Also, the warranty wouldn't actually be void under US law, although it'd be a pain to fight it.

 

[extreme_noob]

You can put it right over the heatsink. Or remove it. Doesn't really matter, the heatspreader doesn't do much and you want to cool the controller anyway. I have two SX8200s by the way, they don't run hot in general use. Also, the warranty wouldn't actually be void under US law, although it'd be a pain to fight it.

Totally agree. Unless you're writing a ton of data over a long period of time to the drive, it won't heat up enough to damage the drive, or even hinder performance.

 

[Maxxify]

Yep. It's really for aesthetics.

 

[MarkTM]

Awesome! Thanks guys!