Do NVMe SSDs Require Cooling?

[MikhailCompo]

Typically components do not unless OC'd.

I am not aware of the enthusiast arena OC'ing SSD's yet (not the bulk anyway), which leads me to suspect that there is no need to overclock them for normal use.

But would an NVMe SSD ever have to thottleback with normal use does anyone know? If throttling occurs frequently with normal use then you arent getting the performance you pay for.

Cheers

 

[MikhailCompo]

Answered: https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/cons-of-using-the-m-2-sata-or-pci-e.2499111/#post-38733980

And explained here also: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews...4774.html?_ga=1.19457649.894458657.1487001914

Sorry, should have searched for longer.........

 

[Justinus]

Look here, too.

Hotter NVM-e drives like the M8PE and RD400 can throttle during normal usage - they run REALLY hot even at idle.

The Samsung 950/960 series have a very slim to no chance of throttling during normal usage.