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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025
I did a few tests using a USB 4 enclosure. 1 test was open air and the other test was a small desk fan on high. I ran the default tests on CrystalDiskMark 8.0.6 x64 (Windows 11p) against a brand new WD SN840X. Temps recorded with HWiNFO 64. Here are the results:Test 1: OPEN airheatsink = 66c high 49c averagenaked = 72c high 58c averageTest 2: High airflow directly over the driveheatsink = 42c high 36c averagenaked = 46c high 39c averageI feel like these tests were also the best case for this drive. It's a single sided drive being capped by USB 4 bandwidth. I also don't see any reasonable way you'd ever get a claimed 20c cooling effective in the real world. Even their claim of 10c-20c, 10c seems to be about the best you can expect. To get closer to that 20c mark, I think the fin density would need to be AT LEAST double what it currently isI did not use the included mounting bands as I don't feel those would be viable long term. At least in my test, gravity will hold the heatsink on.I think for the price.. this should perform a bit better. A full double-sided enclosure providers a much more secure mounting method and more effective cooling in my tests.If for some reason you cannot use any other style, I still think this is better than nothing as a passive cooler.
tyler
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2025
Got this for a 2TB nvme SSD because it kept getting up to 80C while copying files to it over USB 3.1 (not even full speed of the SSD and it overheats!).Accidentally broke one of the rubber bands while installing this. But still, the highest temp doing the same file copy shows a max of 51C, so a 29C improvement, which is excellent and exactly what I was looking for! I found some tiny rubber bands around the house to replace the broken one.One thing to note. My SSD has DRAM and is sits a little lower than the controller and the NAND chips, so the heatsink with the thermal pad doesn't touch it, but I didn't expect it to. I could just add some paste right on top of the DRAM so it could contact the thermal pad, but I'm not going to worry about it since that wasn't the problem previously anyways.
RCM
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2025
So there's not much to say about this one, it's a simple heatsink with a thermal pad that you place on your M.2 drive and hold it with a couple of rubber bands.That's it, you place it and it helps cool the drive a bit and can help increase performance if you have proper airflow on your system (this is marketed for the PS5 and it does fit there).That said, it's a bit pricey for what it is. I've purchased a 5 pack of similar quality ones for about $12, so this single one costing $7 just doesn't feel right.Anyway, giving 4 stars since it's exactly what's described!
Filtered
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2025
The heatsink does working to reduce the temperature of my Samsung 970 Evo NVMe SSD.Without it, the SSD would hit around 80c+ during intense file read/write. Easily installed the heatsink on and it would reach about 70c, give or take for the same situation.Although the provided rubber ban are a tad weak and would barely put the heatsink on the SSD tightly.When using these, do not forget to peel the plastic off the thermal pad on both side before installation. Also do not just strap the heatsink directly to the SSD without the thermal pad despite the SSD may or may not have the thermal sticker on it already.
Michelle A
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2025
Used this for a third M.2 drive (single-sided) for a secondary Ubuntu install. The adhesive pad is fairly thin, and this heatsink certainly isn’t beefy, but it’ll work for my application since it’s not housing my primary OS; I’ll only use it occasionally and not for long when I do.I do not love that it comes with rubber bands instead of some other mechanism to hold the whole mess together, but depending on how much room you have to work with on your mobo, it might be exactly what you need.
D. Dawson
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2025
NVME memory gets hot, and is often inside cramped spaces with sub-optimal airflow. This heatsink can help that situation a little. Everything needed is included. A thermal pad, aluminum heatsink, standoff, retaining screw, screwdriver, and even a wet/dry nap (see photo). The pad is meant for a one time application, so apply carefully and do not remove (unless you have backup pad). It is cheap insurance for memory longevity. Works great with Raspberry Pi.
Brian W.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2025
This review is for the "M.2 Heatsink Cooler 2280 SSD Double-Sided Heat Sink with Thermal Silicone pad ".First, this heat sync is not "double sided" nor is it designed for double sided use. In fact in the small print it says: "this M.2 SSD heatsink compatible with all single sided Type. " But then later in that same small print it says: "With double-sided clip design, are suitable for M.2 NVME SSD of various heights, stable installation, better protection of your M.2 SSD with good heat dissipation performance. "There is no double sided clip, they jsut give you two rubber bands (possibly silicone instead of rubber) to hold the heat sync to your SSD.While using those bands will hold it, they usually last maybe a year before they disintegrate and let the heat sync fall off.The heat syncs I use for double sided, always have a top and a bottom piece that screws or clips together, the single sided ones can come with clips as well, but they are more expensive than the ruber bands ones.THe other issue I see is that the heat sync itself is quite thin. I didn't think it would do much, and upon testing that proved to be correct.With my old heat sync, my Samsung 990 SSD runs under load at around100 degrees F, without a heat sync at all, it goes to about 168 (before I stopped the test), and with this heat sync it still got to 168 and I stopped the test. I put the old heat sync back on and the same test topped out at 95 degrees F.I cannot recommend this heat sync.
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