Cooling a nvme m.2 drive

[theminnesotanman]

this is my build. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9MTtYr  i have had a couple people tell me i need to get a heat sink to cool the m.2 to prevent thermal throttling. Is this true or will i be able to run the 960 evo at decent temps with no heat sink?

[Oshino Shinobu]

A heat sink with some thermal pads between it may help somewhat, but the most important thing would be having decent airflow in the case. 

 

I wouldn't go for something like MSI's solution, where they're not sure if it's a heatsink or a heatshield, so it ended up increasing temps for the sake of marketing and looks. 

[pelark]

As long as you have decent airflow in the case, the 960 shouldn't become a problem. 

Why the H115i? Corsair just announced their new AIOs which are significantly better, and if you need it now I'd go with something like a Kraken X62.

[mail929]

From my understanding since the 960 evo is a top performing drive you will likely need one but it isn't really crucial. If you are running it near your graphics card the extra heat there may require a heat sink but if you are placing it somewhere where there is already good airflow you will likely be fine.

[theminnesotanman]

2 minutes ago, mail929 said:

From my understanding since the 960 evo is a top performing drive you will likely need one but it isn't really crucial. If you are running it near your graphics card the extra heat there may require a heat sink but if you are placing it somewhere where there is already good airflow you will likely be fine.

it will be just below the gpu. Any reccommendations on heatsinks for this drive? dont really know where to start looking.

[theminnesotanman]

3 minutes ago, pelark said:

As long as you have decent airflow in the case, the 960 shouldn't become a problem. 

Why the H115i? Corsair just announced their new AIOs which are significantly better, and if you need it now I'd go with something like a Kraken X62.

i dont really need it now... i just dont feel like paying more money for a slightly better aio and rgb. Yes it may look better but the performance is virtually the same from what ive researched. 

[pelark]

Just now, theminnesotanman said:

i dont really need it now... i just dont feel like paying more money for a slightly better aio and rgb. Yes it may look better but the performance is virtually the same from what ive researched. 

Performance, yeah. Noise and such? not so much. If you don't need it now, I'd wait for Corsair's new ones  

[theminnesotanman]

Just now, pelark said:

Performance, yeah. Noise and such? not so much. If you don't need it now, I'd wait for Corsair's new ones  

im planning on building around the June 23rd time frame. When will they be out?

[pelark]

2 minutes ago, theminnesotanman said:

im planning on building around the June 23rd time frame. When will they be out?

Not sure on the releases, but if they're not out by then you probably won't get a bad experience with that h115

[theminnesotanman]

2 minutes ago, pelark said:

Not sure on the releases, but if they're not out by then you probably won't get a bad experience with that h115

i dont seem to be able to find anything on a new corsair release. Can you link it please?

[pelark]

3 hours ago, theminnesotanman said:

i dont seem to be able to find anything on a new corsair release. Can you link it please?

As I said, I'm not sure. I can't find any info on it.

[bikerchris]

5 hours ago, theminnesotanman said:

it will be just below the gpu. Any reccommendations on heatsinks for this drive? dont really know where to start looking.

I've got an MP500 and it really does get hot in a bench test situation - I'd put yours together in the case and with your normal case airflow, you might be lucky and get enough air going past it. Of course I also think that Samsung NVMe's are better than Crucials, so it might just run cooler because of that fact. Good luck!

[theminnesotanman]

so why did u say wait for them if you can find any info on the @pelark