GLOTRENDS M.2 Heatsink for 2280 M.2 SSD, Fit for PC/PS5/PS5 Slim Installation,22x70x3mm Aluminum Body, Including Thermal Pad

I have used five of these heat sinks on multiple NVMe drives now, most recently a couple of Gen 4 drives - the Samsung 980 Pro and the WD SN850 - which runs hot, but all of them have been kept cool, and I’ve never seen any of them rise to above the low 50s, even under load.In terms of basic heat sink fundamentals they seem to tick the boxes as far as I can tell. They make good contact through the supplied thermal pad, their traditional finned design provides a large surface area, and their material seems to be thermally conductive enough to do it’s job well.Like any heat sink, in order to work effectively there must be airflow across it to carry the heat away. This shouldn’t be an issue in a modern well ventilated case, and anyone concerned about the performance of their drives and the effectiveness of their thermals should already have a good handle on this.Price wise, these are incredibly cheap for what they are. They’re well made, look nice, work well, and come with all the accessories you need for a successful installation. The cleaning wipes are a nice touch, as is the choice of two mounting options. I haven’t yet used the metal clips as I prefer to use the silicone bands to hold the heat sink onto the drive.Overall I couldn’t ask for more of a heat sink. I know there are more elaborate “beautiful” designs, and some that wrap around the rear, which may be necessary in some circumstances but I haven’t personally required that as of yet. My main concern is the temperature of the controller and these manage that perfectly.

I have now bought 8 of these low profile (3mm) nvme ssd coolers and they all work exactly as expected!Inside the QNAP, I can run 5 WD SN700s under 10gbe large file transfers or whilst editing multiple streams of 4K footage and the drives stay below thermal threshold. They will idle around 30-40c and max out in the mid 60c.Installation was very easy, though the metal clip feels a little rough on the back side of the SSDs. If your drive has chips on both sides of the SSD, I recommend only using the included rubber bands - in fact, that’s what I have used in all of my builds that require a low profile cooler.I have also made a portable home lab using a dual NVME drive adapter and a raspberry pi 5. Same story as above, the drives dropped 15c whilst idle going from 45-47c down to 30-33c and they no longer thermally throttle when under load and max out around 65c whereas my SN700 would hit between 75-80c before.There are obviously other coolers that can offer more performance for even hotter drives that can hit transfer speeds over 7gbps, but for my requirements and for what I feel the intended use case of these low profile coolers are, they have been perfect!

I've been using these GLOTRENDS M.2 heatsinks in my server to cool down my M.2 SSDs, and I'd say they're a solid choice.Firstly, they're really cheap - like, ridiculously cheap. But for what you pay, they get the job done. The temps on my M.2s have dropped by around 5-7 degrees Celsius, which might not seem like a lot, but it's definitely noticeable when you're running resource-intensive applications.The heatsinks themselves are pretty standard fare - they're made of some kind of metal alloy that seems to be decent at dissipating heat. The installation process is easy enough, and the band provided fit snugly onto my M.2s without any issues.My only criticism would be that the temps don't drop by a significant margin - I mean, these heatsinks aren't going to turn your system into a liquid nitrogen-cooled behemoth or anything like that. But for the price, you're getting a decent performance bump and some peace of mind knowing that your M.2s are running at a slightly cooler temperature.Overall, I'd say GLOTRENDS M.2 heatsinks are a good choice if you're looking to upgrade your cooling system without breaking the bank. Just don't expect any earth-shattering results - they'll do their job, but it's not like magic or anything.

does the job

Fits perfectly

Windows 10 Home, programs and, email are on separate partitions of a Samsung 970 EVO Plus. Temperature has not really been a problem despite being in a warm upstairs room in my everyday aircooled system at 25% overclock. However, I will be running a clean install later this year and that needs my boot and program partitions on a Samsung 970 EVO Plus to run as smoothly as possible, so time to consider cooling.I have the 970 EVO Plus installed on an ASUS MAXIMUS VIII Ranger, that isn't in the best airflow position despite three 120mm case fans. The Fractal case would allow a 120mm side mounted fan to cool it, but I have that blocked off as I like really quiet kit. The 10mm high heatsink seemed a good cheap solution. I fixed the heatsink with the silicone bands as the metal clips had the possibility of being too close to the motherboard components, I left the Samsung sticker on the memory in case I have a future warranty claim. On completion I tested the heatsink in a room that was around 25 deg C, and left the case fans on the usual silent mode. I ran the Samsung Magician Performance Benchmark on the 970 EVO PLus and, at completion it was 54 deg C. I'm happy with that.Update October 2020.I've also fitted one of these to a Sabrent external 1Tb SSD, that runs hot when storing Acronis system images and, it works very well.

I’m really happy with this heatsink! It comes with all the necessary mountings and a thermal pad. Installation was simple.

The product is well made and does come with cleaning wipes and either elastic or metal clips to secure it to the drive. Problem is it has made NO difference to the reported temp of the drive at all. I use Samsung Magician which reported the drive temp as 51C before fitting. After fitting, exactly the same temp was reported so neither better or worse.