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No. But it would probably be a good idea.

No u don’t as long as u have good air flow they stay cool for the most part it all comes down to how much flow u have of air if it’s the the front by your gpu then u might be fine if it’s in the back of the motherboard I would

I use this with a ryzen 3 3200g. asus b450 mobo, stock cooler on the chip and 2 case fans.Mobo and chip both idle at 36c, never an overheating problem.

Nope, mine runs fine without and still gets decent temps, but make sure your case airflow is good.

That depends on the environment. They do get hot so airflow is a must. Heatsinks are cheap for these so I'd invest in one anyway just for a little added peace of mind.

No, M.2 SSD's do not require a dedicated heatsink. That said, it's a good idea to keep your computer well cooled using conventional methods.

I don't use them on mine because I have good cooling fans in my systems but you can't go wrong with a heatsink. I've seen them online.. perhaps I'll get them soon. These drives do get rather warm.

No, it doesn't need a heatsink. It has a thermal pad underneath the chip itself. The motherboard will need to have NVMe compatibility and provided it does, it should have a heatsink that will sit on that thermal pad.

Does not need a heatsink in most PC situations. If you are rendering large video projects for hours for instance, and your PC is not well ventilated, you MIGHT want to check the drives temp with a benchmark program.. otherwise your fine without

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Answered by texasrattler 5 years ago
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No. But it would probably be a good idea.
Answered by DonF 5 years ago
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No u don’t as long as u have good air flow they stay cool for the most part it all comes down to how much flow u have of air if it’s the the front by your gpu then u might be fine if it’s in the back of the motherboard I would
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I use this with a ryzen 3 3200g. asus b450 mobo, stock cooler on the chip and 2 case fans.Mobo and chip both idle at 36c, never an overheating problem.
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Nope, mine runs fine without and still gets decent temps, but make sure your case airflow is good.
Answered by Bash 6 years ago
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That depends on the environment. They do get hot so airflow is a must. Heatsinks are cheap for these so I'd invest in one anyway just for a little added peace of mind.
Answered by jcalton 6 years ago
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No, M.2 SSD's do not require a dedicated heatsink. That said, it's a good idea to keep your computer well cooled using conventional methods.
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I don't use them on mine because I have good cooling fans in my systems but you can't go wrong with a heatsink. I've seen them online.. perhaps I'll get them soon. These drives do get rather warm.
Answered by BuzzWord 6 years ago
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No, it doesn't need a heatsink. It has a thermal pad underneath the chip itself. The motherboard will need to have NVMe compatibility and provided it does, it should have a heatsink that will sit on that thermal pad.
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