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M.2 SSD Installation on Aorus Elite 450 Motherboard

jkbee26 Posted messages 48 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I bought an M.2 SSD that I want to install on my Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite motherboard.

I was thinking of installing it in the slot next to the graphics card because it has a heatsink and is probably the fastest one.

The problem is that my SSD is 80mm long, while the original heatsink of the motherboard is 110mm.

When I install the SSD and secure it to the 80mm support I added, if I later want to add the heatsink, it doesn't sit flush against the SSD because the screw holding the SSD is taller than the SSD itself. The heatsink needs to be screwed onto the support at the 110mm position, but it is slightly elevated by the screw holding the SSD in the 80mm position.

How can I fit the heatsink properly? Should I buy a flatter screw? Could I manage without the heatsink in the meantime?

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    flo88 Posted messages 28536 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 5 189
     

    Hello

    It's useless to put on the heatsink, the heating of the M.2 is a bit of an urban legend.

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    1. jkbee26 Posted messages 48 Status Member
       

      An urban legend? To that extent?

      Then why is there a heatsink on the motherboard? Why are some sold with a heatsink?

      So I have no risk leaving it without a heatsink knowing that it is under the Graphics Card and that I use it for video editing?

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      1. flo88 Posted messages 28536 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 189 > jkbee26 Posted messages 48 Status Member
         

        No, there's no risk, the model you chose doesn't heat up enough to require a heat sink.

        Then why is there a heat sink on the motherboard? Why are some sold with a heat sink?

        It's marketing, to artificially inflate the price, just like the trend of water cooling.

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