MHQJRH 2 Pack PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Heatsinks Cooler with Nano Silicone Thermal Pad,DIY Laptop PC Memory Cooling Fin Radiation Dissipate

I bought this heat sink a month ago, and installed it with no problem. Through the month, I was unimpressed with the amount of cooling provided by the heat sink. My Samsung EVO Plus 1TB consistently runs hot (55-60 C with light usage).So I decided to order an active cooler (a heat sink with a fan), and I installed that today. When I went into my system to remove the SSD (with this heat sink), I saw that all three rubber bands had broken. All three were falling apart -- they were hard and had no elasticity left.This explains why the heat sink wasn't working well -- it wasn't held tightly to the SSD. Apparently the heat generated by the SSD deteriorated the rubber bands -- after just one month. Beware.I'd suggest that you get an active (electric fan) cooling heat sink. This is what I got, and it works well: https://www.amazon.com/Aluminum-Heatsinks-Powerful-Cooling-Cooler/dp/B07L33Y28V/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Aluminum+M.2+2280+SSD+Heatsinks+with+20mm+Fan+Powerful+Cooling+for+PCIE+NVME+or+SATA+M.2+SSD+Cooler&qid=1595032344&sr=8-1

I mounted these to my two  CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 480GB NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 SSD Solid State Storage, Up to 3,480MB/s  drives in my  Cooler Master HAF XB EVO Test Bench Desktop Computer Case . At idle, my drives are between 30-32C. During a 1GB x5 CrystalDiskMark test, they run about 42-44C. I believe these heatsinks help keep the temps down on my M.2 drives, but I worry about the longevity of the rubber bands, especially in a hot environment. I will report back when they fail. I gave them 5 stars anyway because of the price. Another set or two of bands would have been inexpensive to include... another 2-6 bands should have been included in the package, even if it raised the cost $.50 or $1. I'm sure my rating will change when they fail but for now, we're all good. CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 480GB NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 SSD Solid State Storage, Up to 3,480MB/s Cooler Master HAF XB EVO Test Bench Desktop Computer Case

I installed the sinks with the pads per instructions in my MSI GT72 notebook, there where no air gaps between the chip surfaces and pads, and the pads were firmly affixed to the heat sinks. After several minutes with moderate drive load (running a backup) the temp got up to 60°C on both M.2 drives. Without the sinks, 55°C. If I forced the fans to run at max, the difference was even greater. I threw my sinks+pads away.

I am using this on a Sabrent Rocket 2TB, which is a 2-sided drive. The drive sits under a hot GPU and suffered from thermal throttling on random writes. Even though the heatsink is only attached to one side, it has dropped idle/load temperatures from 37C/64C to 32/54C. This is enough to get rid of the thermal throttling and bring performance back to what was expected. Installation was easy. One confusing thing about this 2 pack is that it only comes with 1 set of wipes. I do worry about the heat breaking down the rubber bands over time.

This is a no frills, no name brand heatsink dual kit. I have one slapped on a Samsung 970 Pro M.2 NVME and the other a ADATA M.2 Sata. It works just like it should. I saw temp drops but nothing off the charts, roughly 7-8 degrees based on my software's reads. Its extremely easy to mount, the heat pad is a perfect fit, and had no blemishes. The price and value are amazing compared to some of the competitors with a better know name brand. If your a brand snob go spend double or triple for quite possibly the same exact result.