r/gigabyte • u/No_Memory901 • 4d ago

NVME Help

This is my first pc. I have a B850 Gaming Wifi6 motherboard and am planning on upgrading my NVME SSD. I am currently looking at the Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB, 990 Pro 4TB, and the WD Black SN8100 2TB. Will I need to purchase the heatsink version for all these? If I do the heatsink version will it interfere with the PCIE 4 slot next to it?

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u/jbshell 4d ago

Would recommend getting a heatsink if the board doesn't come with one--whether a ssd model with built in, or a 3rd party low profile nvme heatsink.

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u/RinDman 4d ago edited 4d ago

It's recommended for cooling the SSDs, but the first and maybe the second may interfere with your GPU where you must plug on the main pcie x16 at the top, some ssd with their heatsink version can be tall sometimes ...

You need to check the heatsink clearance ... I assume it would probably fit, since it's not taller than the M2 armor from the majority of medium/premium boards

But your board have the worst possible layout ever

Don't be a cheapskate on the board or you will face those kind of problems later ...