SN850X 2TB

Don't get the one with the heatsink. Your motherboard heatsink will cool it fine. If your motherboard doesn't have an m.2 heatsink, then buy a $10 thermalright or bequiet heatsink as those will outperform the stock WDBlack heatsink and will give you the option to move that drive around later. I use

I have 4TB SN850X, and they need heatsink, yeah, the flash itself can get hot, but the controller is. Since your board doesn't have heatsink, get the Sn850X without it, as if you bought sn850x with preinstalled heatsink, and removing it, will instantly void warranty. Then buy a separate $10 ssd heat

for the 2025 g14 you want a single-sided ssd to avoid heat issues. at $400 you've got great options. Samsung 990 Pro 2TB runs around $280-320, hits 7450MB/s, and the magician software helps with thermal monitoring. WD Black SN850X 2TB is similar performance around $260-300. if you want to save a bit