EKWB EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink, Red

Bought this for a 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus because I noticed the other 500GB Evo would get pretty warm when I'm really nailing the drive and am very unsure of the Plus's chips being hotter or not.I found the install very easy, straight forward, and the clips went right on. There's good tips in the reviews to adjust which tape to use to get the best contact throughout the heatsink. The sticker on top of the Evo and Evo plus is just a sticker and should be removed. The one on the back is a just a sticker too so remove that, but then there's a copper sticker that you could leave on if you want, but I yanked that too. I stuck both on the plastic package that the drive came in just in case I need to return it for any reason. There's plenty of thermal pad material and is very easy to work with and trim. Those clips? I guess some have issues but they went right on for me and hold it nice and tight.I tried to include a picture to show the height, but getting the focus right made me use a bad angle which skews it a bit to make it look taller/thicker than it is against the PCIe slots. The base of the fins are level with the PCIe and the fins rise about 1/16" above that so it will be tight under a video card. It cleared my eVGA GTX 1060 SC and the card's fans moves some air over it so that's why I stuck it there (besides being the only native m.2 slot on that mATX board, the other is m.2/SATA and will put another slower WD black drive in there soon.I bought the red version, which is the only one that is shown flipped on it's back here in the listing, which is weird. It's a true red anodization and not a weird lighter shade you see on cheap stuff.

I dropped about 7 degrees C on the 256gb Samsung 950pro directly below the video card on the EVGA Z370 model E379 classified K. I dropped 10 degrees C on the 1Tb Samsung 960evo that is offset one slot below the video card. That's all great; however, the baseplate that is to be installed with the tape and retention clips was so tight/HARD to install or actually assemble as intended, I was intensely afraid I was going to damage the M.2 nvme ssd. I got it all together on the 256gb first ( lower investment to break ) and then found it was impossible to install because the ssd retention screw was to short to reach the motherboard screw hole. I ended up not installing the baseplates and just going with the top sink, 1mm top tape, ssd, .5mm bottum tape, and finally the retention clips. I added some small rubber bands to firm it all up because the clips alone were no longer "tight" enough for my taste. Maybe some longer screws would have allowed it all to be installed as intended but it was "REALLY" tight and I was really afraid I was going to cause damage to $600 worth of ssd's. I don't know what I think EKWB should do to make this right! Maybe specify the their product shouldn't be used on the EVGA Z370 boards? That doesn't seem right though because I would think the same problem exists with all the other ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE, etc Z370 boards. Maybe they should send me some slightly larger clips and longer screws or some other solution. As they are intended to be installed just doesn't work. I hope I'm not going to damage or short out the motherboard without using the backplates! I'm not really inclined to just return them as they do work, just not as their equipment is designed. I'm really not satisfied and I think a service representative should address this!

It wasn't hard to install, thanks to all the commenters noting that you need to split the top between the thinner and thicker thermal tape. Clips went on without a problem, and by carefully aligning the notches I was able to reinstall without a problem. It looks like an attractive installation and I was anticipating a good thermal result. However, the nominal temperature on my Samsung 970 EVO (as measured by Samsung Magician) increased from about 55C to 59C! I was better off using the flat plain heatsink that came with the case. Very disappointing.Upgraded to 4 stars as I placed this on a second 970 EVO drive in a different location on the motherboard - idle temperature settled in at only 34C - might be better airflow there or the 2TB 970 plus just dissipates a lot more heat idling compared to the 500GB 970. Installation was again easy

I honestly didn't expect the high performance NVMe SSDs to run so much hotter than my existing m.2 SSDs. They do. I will also note that, while some high-performance motherboards have built-in fan-cooling for their m.2 slots, mine does not.I originally solved the heat problem by installing another case fan on the side panel but my new chassis is all tempered glass. I need to control the temperature another way. I ordered two of these heatsinks and they look amazing and work great.I want to thank the other reviewers who shared their tips. If not for the help of other reviewers, the "ease of installation" rating would have lost a star.The key points:-The clips have to be applied to in a specific direction. One side has a little more spring in it to clip on.-Remove the stickers from the samsung memory (front and back) with a heat gun or hair dryer.-The chips on the samsung modules are of uneven height. Use a mix of the thin and the thick thermal pads to get even contact. The package includes plenty of each.

Most high-end boards have pretty decent heatsinks for m.2, including the one pictured. I didn't get much improvement from just the EK heatsink over the stock one unless I really got the air exchange rate up in my case. I put a little 20mm Noctua fan next to it and now even under heavy continuous load I stay under 50c. There are some versions with fans, but with terrible reviews. Drive make does seem to be a factor in fit, this model fits the Samsung 970 2tb perfectly. It would be nice if EK did have a way to mount a fan or even better a water block, for now it'll just sit there till I get around to making my own. I've gone through a few ssds and it's not fun when they fail, to the point that I ghost mine weekly. I think this will remedy that, and strongly suggest you do sometyhing similar or the same.

had Issues using this product

El disipador tiene muy buena calidad pero no es "válido" para el m2 Corsair MP510. A la hora de colocarlo en el ssd, el hecho de que tenga un disipador por delante y la placa por detrás, es decir, que disipa calor de ambos lados, hace que la pestaña que los une no sea lo suficientemente ancha como para enganchar uno de los lados ya que, este modelo de ssd tiene las unidades de memoria soldadas en la placa en la misma posición, lo que hace que sea muy ancho y como he dicho, las pestañas no lleguen. Es una pena porque el disipador es de muy buena calidad, sin embargo, hay que mirar bien que las medidas sean las correctas. Una solución parcial es simplemente quitar la placa trasera y funcionar solo con la de delante (que también da muy buenas temperaturas). Así que ya es decisión vuestra, a mi la verdad que me hubiese gustado saberlo antes de comprarlo aunque por 20 euros, es una muy buena compra.

Únicamente llegue a conseguir enganchar uno de los clips, el otro era imposible, no daba. Si aprieto más me cargo el SSD.

This thing has destroyed one of me nvme m.2! Let me explain... The issue is that the back plate is too much thicker if you use a nvme pciexpress card... So when i've reinstalled my ssd, the pin to plug the ssd has broken even if I didn't put any pressure on the drive... But if you plane to install this directly on the port of your motherboard wich has more room in the back, that's will fit perfectly. But I repeat, if you are using a PCI-Express card for your NVMe, don't try at all to install this. It will definitely broke your drive connector.

facile da montare, funziona

Fit just right on my laptop MSi Apache PRO. A little bit tricky with snapping in those clips though as careful as I can be cuz I am afraid of squashing my M2.0 SSD but they fit perfectly. There is a thermal pad between the heatsink and the SSD. I don’t feel my laptop getting warmer on the touchpad area where the SSD lies inside anymore where it was used to without the heatsink.