If your mainboard has pre installed heatsinks for the nvme then you dont need it.
If it doesn’t has heatsinks, an nvme with a heatsink can be benificial but I wouldn’t spend too much for it.
Phlexor72
Heatsinks on NVMEs can be important, but this one is crucial
MuzzledScreaming
“How cold do you want your NVMe to be?”
“…yes.”
pahapuha
One hell of a drive too
Edit: after some googling I found it has 3.5 amps @3.3v power requirement, so the heatsink really is *crucial*, at least for sustained loads
madmes
Reminds me of those GPU coolers from the late 1990s, early 2000s.
Next step is to put a fan on it.
d1stor7ed
Trust me, this thing runs hot.
RandytheRude
Damn she thicc
ratonbox
It pretty much limits places to mount it. It will be tough to add it on the back of the motherboard, or some of the alternate locations, like near the PCI-E ports (due to overlap with GPUs).
RAMChYLD
No way that the third generation PCIe5 NVMes are already here, could’ve sworn I just bought my T700 which is a second gen PCIe5 a few months ago…
josephseeed
Gen 5 SSDs get hot, especially the 4tb drives because they have chips on both sides.
DontTakeMeSeriousli
Haha, that’s funny because I’ve been eyeballing this thing but I truly do not want to have to use that heatsink (I’ve read it’s a must for this one since it gets toasty).
Lovat69
I really should open my computer back up and look at what I’ve got going on in there hardrive wise.
StrictLimitForever
Why did CorsAIR get into water cooling? It’s like Apple getting into the potato business.
DomoArigato1
I bought an aftermarket cooler for mine which has more surface area and a fan…
And it still runs hot under sustained load.
That heat sink is actually underkill
WeAreSynthfusion
I’d stay away from Crucial given the recent SSD firmware issues tho.
xelAppaR
I got a new mobo from asrock on Newegg and they included a big huge heat sink like this as a free gift lol
floor_3d
Heatbathtub
1d0m1n4t3
I have this drive using my mobo heatsink. The drive is loud, I csn hear the electrons moving in it louder than my fans.
BitsOnWaves
does ssd really need heatsinck at all?
EJ_Tech
Bigger heatsink than laptops with Celerons
Morrowind12
This nvme needs thermal paste, cooling fan plus a water block and a room air cooler for the best performance op.
FunFact5000
Might as well start getting full copper water blocks lol
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Has anyone made NVME water blocks yet?
If your mainboard has pre installed heatsinks for the nvme then you dont need it.
If it doesn’t has heatsinks, an nvme with a heatsink can be benificial but I wouldn’t spend too much for it.
Heatsinks on NVMEs can be important, but this one is crucial
“How cold do you want your NVMe to be?”
“…yes.”
One hell of a drive too
Edit: after some googling I found it has 3.5 amps @3.3v power requirement, so the heatsink really is *crucial*, at least for sustained loads
Reminds me of those GPU coolers from the late 1990s, early 2000s.
Next step is to put a fan on it.
Trust me, this thing runs hot.
Damn she thicc
It pretty much limits places to mount it. It will be tough to add it on the back of the motherboard, or some of the alternate locations, like near the PCI-E ports (due to overlap with GPUs).
No way that the third generation PCIe5 NVMes are already here, could’ve sworn I just bought my T700 which is a second gen PCIe5 a few months ago…
Gen 5 SSDs get hot, especially the 4tb drives because they have chips on both sides.
Haha, that’s funny because I’ve been eyeballing this thing but I truly do not want to have to use that heatsink (I’ve read it’s a must for this one since it gets toasty).
I really should open my computer back up and look at what I’ve got going on in there hardrive wise.
Why did CorsAIR get into water cooling? It’s like Apple getting into the potato business.
I bought an aftermarket cooler for mine which has more surface area and a fan…
And it still runs hot under sustained load.
That heat sink is actually underkill
I’d stay away from Crucial given the recent SSD firmware issues tho.
I got a new mobo from asrock on Newegg and they included a big huge heat sink like this as a free gift lol
Heatbathtub
I have this drive using my mobo heatsink. The drive is loud, I csn hear the electrons moving in it louder than my fans.
does ssd really need heatsinck at all?
Bigger heatsink than laptops with Celerons
This nvme needs thermal paste, cooling fan plus a water block and a room air cooler for the best performance op.
Might as well start getting full copper water blocks lol
Those PCIE gen 5 drives make a **lot** of heat.
https://preview.redd.it/kj4p4cbkvuuc1.jpeg?width=2880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=497faaafc31591a32326adb7eb2904e3dcede565
yes, but…