M.2 heatsink

[rwdfsawe]

how heavy should be m.2 third party heatsink to cause damage?

[PDifolco]

6 minutes ago, rwdfsawe said:

how heavy should be m.2 third party heatsink to cause damage?

What M2 ? Most don't need any, only Gen5 really, a small metal plate with paste is enough to cool them, and afaik no SSD heatsink are very big - for example those on boards are like 2 cm high max

[rwdfsawe]

2 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

What M2 ? Most don't need any, only Gen5 really, a small metal plate with paste is enough to cool them, and afaik no SSD heatsink are very big - for example those on boards are like 2 cm high max

i do plan to get a gen5 i don't know witch one tho i only care about what the max weight could be 

[PDifolco]

2 minutes ago, rwdfsawe said:

i do plan to get a gen5 i don't know witch one tho i only care about what the max weight could be 

Sorry no one sells heatsink by the pound... nor weighs them

New Gen5 drives have better controller and get less hot than the first gen, they usually come with an efficient cooler as well

 

[RONOTHAN##]

4 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Sorry no one sells heatsink by the pound... nor weighs them

New Gen5 drives have better controller and get less hot than the first gen, they usually come with an efficient cooler as well

 

Plus I'm not aware of a motherboard with a Gen 5 slot that doesn't come with an adequate enough heatsink. 

[Trevor87]

It also depends on the motherboard. Some mother boards come with back plates that screw down the m.2 to transfer the heat. 

The best way is just to buy a m.2 with heat sink if it clears most the components.

If that worried about heat.