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SuperDicq · 3w
If they were actually required the manufacturer they would include them. Most SSDs have like 2 year warranties.
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@nprofile1q... For PCIe4 and PCIe5 they are needed for sustained read/write speeds. The SSD can easily reach 60°C and above and will throttle itself when it gets too hot.

>If they were actually required the manufacturer they would include them.
Some sell both actually, but the general consensus is that they don't come with heatsinks, because motherboards come with heatsinks already.
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SuperDicq · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqer26g8v2gdquxkyk43usmlk7gaqhle08p378ld3ldfd6p5yrt8us3qs2sp Oh yeah you're right, most of those modern gamer motherboards come with SSD heatsinks included. Everyone I own is old so we're talking PCIe3 here. It probably won't heat throttle at the...