Question Motherboard Heatsink Questions

[MasterYoda327]

I plan to build a new gaming PC using a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU. I want to use a heatsink on my NVME SSD. I have selected this SSD for my build: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3K7MTSY?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1. I also know there is a version of this SSD that comes with a heatsink. My understanding is that some motherboards come with built-in heatsinks for SSDs and therefore an SSD with a built-in heatsink would be unnecessary. These are the two motherboards that I am considering for my PC: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGVBM73J?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1 and https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT55ZJM7?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1. From what I can tell, they appear to have SSD heat sinks built-in. However, since I am not super knowledgeable about motherboards, I just wanted to get confirmation on whether these motherboards have heatsinks that I can use with my selected SSD or if I should get an SSD with a built-in heat sink.

Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

From what I can tell, they appear to have SSD heat sinks built-in.
Yes, motherboard's now come with heatspreaders for your SSD's. You don't need to look for an add-on heatsink for your SSD. Just drop the SSD's of your choice onto the M.2 slots on the board, tighten down the heatspreaders that came bundled with the motherboard and you're good to go.

 

[geofelt]

Looks good with either.
For a m.2 heat sink to work properly, it needs at least a little bit of airflow if you use the m.2 heavily.
Buy a case with some front intake airflow capability.

 

[MasterYoda327]

Thanks for the help.

 

[JayGau]

Nowadays, you have to get a very cheap motherboard to not have built-in heatsinks for the M.2 drives. They pretty much all have them and they generally work very well.

 

[Exploding PSU]

As a side note, don't forget to remove the... plastic layer protector thingy on the thermal pad on the heatsinks before installing it.

Some motherboards might have it. my MSI had it, and I didn't remove it for over 5 years since I got the motherboard..