M.2 SSD and passive cooler

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#1

Hi,
Nowadays, 09/2021, should I buy a motherboard with M.2 SSD passive cooler integrated?
I think to buy Samsung SSD 980 1TB, M.2 (MZ-V8V1T0BW).

#2

It depends on the air flow around your M.2 SSD and how loaded your computer is.

I have a M.2 SDD without passive cooler, reasonably good air flow and not too high loaded. It has a temperature sensor:

 $ sensors
nvme-pci-0100 
Adapter: PCI adapter 
Composite:    +34.9°C  (low  =  -0.1°C, high = +86.8°C) 
                       (crit = +89.8°C)

So you could just give it a try and monitor the temperature; if it becomes high a passive cooler might be an option.

#3

It turn out that my 2 best mobo choices have an integrated passive cooler, so should be OK but I’ll monitor and add another one if needed.
Thanks for your comment.

#4

Hi
Passive cooler here and thermal tape [Phison Electronics Corporation E12 NVMe Controller]


 sensors nvme-*
nvme-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
Composite:    +26.9°C
#5

It is much better to use SSDs with cooler. Fast SSDs often have integrated coolers.
If mobo haven’t it - buy additional cooler.