First time M.2 questions.

[ShizzleMyNiz]

I was slow to get on the SSD over HDD train and still not on the M.2 train even though my ASUS prime B550M-a supports PCI-e 4.0 M.2 sticks.

 

I'm looking to upgrade the storage in my PC I built a year ago and am looking into getting a Samsung 980 Pro 500GB stick and have seen videos where people use heatsinks for their modules.

 

Is this something I need to buy seperately?

 

Is it necessary if I'm running 1 or 2 of these samsung 980s?

[JamesTheFolf]

10 minutes ago, ShizzleMyNiz said:

I was slow to get on the SSD over HDD train and still not on the M.2 train even though my ASUS prime B550M-a supports PCI-e 4.0 M.2 sticks.

 

I'm looking to upgrade the storage in my PC I built a year ago and am looking into getting a Samsung 980 Pro 500GB stick and have seen videos where people use heatsinks for their modules.

 

Is this something I need to buy seperately?

 

Is it necessary if I'm running 1 or 2 of these samsung 980s?

You don't need a heat sink as long as you're not doing super long writes and the motherboard gets some air flow

[ShizzleMyNiz]

2 minutes ago, jrhaberland said:

You don't need a heat sink as long as you're not doing super long writes and the motherboard gets some air flow

Awesome.  Thank you.

[JamesTheFolf]

Just now, ShizzleMyNiz said:

Awesome.  Thank you.

Also you could go with a 970 Pro, you could save some money and you won't really notice much of a performance difference.