SABRENT SSD M.2 NVMe Heatsink with built-in screw, Aluminum m2 heatsink with thermal Silicone cooling Pads, NGFF SATA Heat Pipe Cooler fits PC, desktop computer, DIY computer builder, PS5 (SB-HTSS)

I recently purchased a Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB drive (excellent), however it was running incredibly hot. 30C ambient temperature in chassis, plenty of airflow but this thing was idling at 50C+ and almost breaking 90C under load.Purchased this Sabrent heatsink, had no issues fitting it whatsoever, I chose to leave the Samsung sticker on my SSD to retain the warranty, so temperatures may be even better had I removed it.Drive now runs both faster and more importantly, so much cooler.Possibly the best £20 spent so far this year!

Product works well, got a 980 Samsung in it, peeking at about 34 degrees when running the magician software benchmarks in high power mode.Installation is easy if you know what you are doing, I have it in a x8 slot so no x16 locking notch at the end. Seems solid but I wouldn't ship my PC with it in as it isn't shake resistant.One thing to note is the instructions are pretty poor. The locking pin for the drive does not have a screw in the top, you need to remove the whole pin with the screw under the bottom and then attach the drive and secure the pin back in.Thermal pads are not mentioned in the instructions at all from what I can see. You have 2 thin and 1 thick. At least with my 980 from Samsung that appeared to be single sided chip design I did the below.Attach 1 thin thermal pad to underside of adapter over the hatched copper itching between the pin and the slot.Attach 1 thick thermal pad between the pin and the slot on the top side and install the drive over this and secure the pin.Attach 1 thin thermal pad on top of the drive.Secure the top heatsink to the adapter and insure contact. (It will stick to the pad so if it doesn't drop off you are fine)Secure the backplate on and attach/tighten the 4 screws.You will most likely see a bulge on the underside backplate in the middle. The thermal pads will compress over time so don't worry. I would say mine stood proud about 1-2mm.

The media could not be loaded.  The only caveat for using with a PS5 is that you have to leave the metal cover off, the white outer panel will go back on with no issues (see video). Some people have said without the cover on it disturbs airflow, in reality there are only 2 1/4 slots in the plastic that allow for heat to be sucked out of the SSD bay under the metal cover, it's not needed especially if the heatsink is larger like this one, the main console fan will still draw air from the SSD heatsink. Tests on YouTube (with the PS5) have revealed that this heatsink keeps the drive cooler than most others on the market including built-in heatsinks. If you are super concerned about leaving the metal cover off then you could wait till next month since Sabrent are releasing one soon that replaces the cover completely, however I can guarantee it will not dissipate the heat as efficiently because it doesn't go under the SSD like this one does, which is a major issue for double sided SSDs. I have had this one around my WD SN850 in my PS5 for over a week now with no issues. Used one of the fan screws to keep the metal plate safe and used one of the screw holes in the bay for the spacer (which is not needed for this Heatsink) and the metal cover screw (see pics). Would highly recommend.

Excellent quality product that is suitable for both single sided (mostly 512Gb and less) and double sided (mostly 1Tb and more) NVMe SSD's. The heatsink is hefty and a solid product, although those copper tubes aren't heatpipes; just solid copper fitted into the aluminium heatsink above it. The heatsink keeps the NVMe SSD's temperatures under control when using a high speed drive, especially during high bursts of data transfer.Things to note; this may not be suitable for slower drives, as the NAND requires/prefers higher temperatures to store the data for longer, and it is mostly the controller that suffers from overheating/throttling during heavy use conditions. That said, I have had no issues with this at all attached to a Corsair MP510 2Tb drive, although it may be worth your while doing some research into this should you be using a slower rated SSD controller chip on your SSD. There may also be clearance issues above the drive should your M.2 socket be located underneath your graphics or other PCIe cards, as this beast is rather tall!

Wow, this is heavy - I was very surprised at the weight of the box, which turns out to be largely due to the 3 massive copper heat conductors (unfortunately, not heat pipes, as I’d hoped, but still...)Fitted to the second SSD in my PC, which had been running above its high rating with the previous heatsink, this now runs cooler than the primary SSD, which is much better placed for cooling: seems to be 10-20 degrees cooler than before, which is excellent.The only downside is the price, but with this much copper, it’s not entirely unexpected: I’d say it’s actually good value , given the performance.

Edit: - My second one of these arrived and was exactly the same. I emailed Sabrent about it and they replied saying they would look into it. That was almost a month ago and I've not heard back. My initial thoughts remain - this is a useless piece of kit, poorly made and unless you are willing to drill out the tiny screw which is faulty then it's of no use. This may well be a batch fault but as there is no feedback from the manufacturer and Amazon expect you to return the product and purchase another each time it is just not worth it.Arrived on next day delivery as promised.Item is so tightly fitting into packaging that it has to be ripped to open. Not good for storage, selling or returnsOne of the screws was pretty much welded in and the screw head had no slots in. Couldn't remove the cover to install a drive making it uselessDoesn't come with a thermal padReturned to amazon who said they won't replace so had to buy again at my cost and this time a 2 day delivery so 3 days wasted.I'll review again when the replacement arrives but so far not impressed