The last M.2 SSD I had was a SATA3 crucial MX200 250GiB on my x99 'board. Unfortunately, the M.2 slot was right underneath my 980ti and the Crucial MX200 never had a chance to survive in that thermal environment. It died within 6 months and I never had another m.2 SSD again after that (although crucial sent me an RMA replacement I never used it). My z390 has a M.2 slot that's farther away from my 1080ti but will still be located underneath the fan/shroud assy. for my 1080ti. My asrock z390 Taichi comes with an M.2 heatsink.
Do modern PCIe M.2 SSD's require heatsinks? Is thermal paste supposed to be applied between the PCIe m.2 SSD and the heatsink or is supposed to go on dry or with some sort of thermal pad (my motherboard manual has absolutely no instructions on how to mount/use the included m.2 heatsink)?
Do modern PCIe M.2 SSD's require heatsinks? Is thermal paste supposed to be applied between the PCIe m.2 SSD and the heatsink or is supposed to go on dry or with some sort of thermal pad (my motherboard manual has absolutely no instructions on how to mount/use the included m.2 heatsink)?