I read a lot of reviews online saying that nvme run hot, stupid me didnt listen perhaps I'm too obsess with the speed and cableless it provide, Any how its done and I have my first ever NVME! It's the Samsung 970 2tb evo plus. Since its my first time using this could someone please give me an input on how to properly handle this kind of device, particularly the heat it generates.
 
 
Things I've done
1. updated the drivers/firmware
2. run benchmark, record the speed & temperature info 
*Running performance benchmark via Samsung Magician tool, It gave me the following result. Sequentials mb/s Read (3540) Write (3355), Random IOPS Read (415,527) Write (398,193). 
 
I recorded the temperature via HWINFO64 *Current* 71 degrees celsius   *Minimum* 41 degrees celsius *Maximum* 72 degrees celsius.
 
3. Bought this heatsink (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QV4W1W6/ref=twister_B07MMFDHG5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) should be here by tomorrow night and will post update as soon as I get it. 
 
Things I've not done... yet
1. Currently my nvme is sitting between my ram and gpu. I was thinking of putting it below my gpu, that way my 120mm fan can cool it. 
2. buy nvme heatsink with small fans on it?
 
 
 
 
 
My pc specs are the following:
System
i9 9900k
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti
EVGA Classified K
EVGA P2 750W
EVGA clc 280mm
Lian Li 011 Dynamic
2x Western Digital Blue 2tb
1x Samsung 860 EVO 1tb
1x Corsair XT 480gb
1x Samsung NVME 970 EVO Plus 2tb
 
 
 
Thank you!

See how it does with the heatsink. I have the 500GB under my motherboards included heatsink and have yet to see it go over like 55 and that was after adding a lot of heat inside the case running stress tests for a while on GPU and CPU.

I installed it with the heat pad that came with z390 black and forgot about it.  Runs fine.   I am not concerned about heat as long as I have proper case airflow.
 
72C is fine  

I was thinking about buying a NVMe heatsink but instead re-oriented my case fans so that there's only one intake fan, at the back. The rest (1 top, 3 front) all eject air from the case, this massively lowered my ambient in-case temps and my 960 Pro doesn't hit more than 55.

I have a 2 TB Corsair MP510 as my primary system drive. My M.2 NVMe temps run about 40-42C. No heatsink needed but then again I'm running 15 fans in a Corsair 1000D case.
 

Temps during benchmarking the drive are higher than normal use of those driver .....

I did a benchmark and the temp never exceeded 46C

It probably partly depends on the drive model?  I've never seen my 970 Evo Plus run below mid-40's even before I swapped to water and potentially had more airflow over its heatsink .

flyinion
See how it does with the heatsink. I have the 500GB under my motherboards included heatsink and have yet to see it go over like 55 and that was after adding a lot of heat inside the case running stress tests for a while on GPU and CPU.

Delirious
I installed it with the heat pad that came with z390 black and forgot about it.  Runs fine.   I am not concerned about heat as long as I have proper case airflow.
 
72C is fine  

Thanks for reminding me, I forgot that my z370 classy k come with heatpad.

rjohnson11
I have a 2 TB Corsair MP510 as my primary system drive. My M.2 NVMe temps run about 40-42C. No heatsink needed but then again I'm running 15 fans in a Corsair 1000D case.
 

Thats a lot of fans! I'm using Lian li 011d, I have my evga clc 280 on top pushing air out, 3x fans on both side and bottom pulling air in.