I recently purchased a TeamGroup T-Force Gen 5 SSD, but I'm having trouble fitting a heatsink with my motherboard. The SSD runs really hot and needs some cooling, but since I only use it for gaming, I don't really need the high speeds of PCIe 5.0. If I place the SSD in a PCIe 4.0 slot, will that automatically throttle its performance enough to keep its temperature down while using just the motherboard's heatsink?
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You might also consider getting a PCIe M.2 extension adapter if you’re looking for alternatives. Placing the SSD in another part of your case could help with airflow.
Honestly, it's best to just use the included heatsink from the motherboard. Combined with your case fans, it should handle temperatures without any throttling issues.
Honestly, just ditch the heatsink that came with your SSD. Your motherboard's heatsink should be sufficient. It’ll likely do a better job due to its larger surface area and airflow from the case fans.
Using the motherboard heatsink should work just fine. It can manage short bursts of read/write activities without overheating, and you can also set the M.2 speed in the BIOS if you want to downtune to Gen 4.
You actually don’t need to stress about getting the full 5.0 speeds for gaming. Those speed figures are mainly for sequential workloads, not what gaming relies on. The SSD should throttle itself under heavy use, so even using a PCIe 4.0 slot should keep it cool enough. No extra effort needed!
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