Do I need a heatsink for my SSD?

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PlayStation 5

Released November 2020, the PS5 console features vastly upgraded visuals and an innovative new Dualsense controller. The space-age black-and-white color scheme is a noticeable departure from PlayStation designs of the past.

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Do I need a heatsink for my SSD?

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask you a question.

I recently bought a SSD for my PS5, it is the Samsung 980 Pro. As the manufacturer say, there is a “Smart thermal solution” that manages heat on its own. Many people don’t put any heatsink but others do.

Can you say me, if I can continue to use it without heatsink?

Hello everyone, I wanted to thank you for your precious time and show you what solution I have adopted.

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Tom Chai @tomchai

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Sony says you do, follow their instructions.

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/suppor...

"Smart thermal solution" just means it will slow itself down or even shut itself off when it overheats, which isn't really a solution.

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Thank you, appreciate.

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score 2 · Answer 1 · 2022-11-30T10:23:30-07:00

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Jacob Mehnert @jmehnert

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So there is a very good video that LTT made on this exact topic, which I will link here for your viewing pleasure. To give you the spark notes of it as long as you are not operating at extreme temperatures, ideally, between 0° C and 70° C you should be fine.

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