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Similarly one may ask, do I need a heatsink?

Yes! You have to have a cpu heatsink even if you are not overclocking or the CPU will burn up. If you are not overclocking you can use the stock heatsink and you will be fine, but if you are getting an OEM cpu that does not come with a heatsink they you must buy one. No dude, this guy needs a fan on his heatsink.

Similarly, is NVMe heatsink necessary? Conclusion: Motherboard or Aftermarket, You Need a Heatsink While it is easy to install and forget about your NVMe SSD, these drives can and will overheat critically even during normal day-to-day use.

Furthermore, is RAM heatsink necessary?

In general, ram does not need fancy heatsinks. They are mostly marketing. If you are a serious record seeking overclocker, then maybe. As you add voltage to ram to increase the speed, it will generate some heat which will need to be dissipated.

What is the purpose of a heat sink?

A heat sink is a thermal conductive metal device designed to absorb and disperse heat away from a high temperature object such as a computer processor. Usually heat sinks are outfitted with built-in fans to help keep both the CPU and the heat sink at an appropriate temperature.