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EK Launches M2 SSD Heatsink
EK is releasing a passive heatsink for M.2 NVMe Next Generation Form Factor SSDs. Although it's not a water cooling part, it is a much needed aesthetical and functional heatsink for many PC owners.
M.2 NVMe SSDs can heat up fast and be subdued to thermal throttling, thus losing performance. The heatsink brings 8-11°C improvement in SSDs temperatures, or even more with sufficient air flow.
The unique design of the heatsink ensures that it is easy to install, it is low profile, easily reusable and aesthetically not intrusive. Simple clips ensure that the heatsink is very easy to install and to re-use if the SSDs is upgraded. Ribbed heatsink acts as a very effective passive cooler as well as aesthetic cover. Its simple design ensures a sleek, non-intrusive look that can be easily combined with any aesthetical requirement of the user. The compact design makes it highly compatible so that it does not interfere with other components. EK Water Blocks are offering the new EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink in black and nickel variants.
Compatibility
The EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink is compatible with all single sided type 2280 M.2 NVMe SSDs (22mm wide, 80mm long). Because the heatsink consists of a front and backplate as well, the compatibility is limited to M.2 (NGFF) connectors of 4.2mm height.
The EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsinks are made in Slovenia, Europe and is readily available for purchase through EK Webshop and Partner Reseller Network. In the table below you can see manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) with VAT included.
- EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Nickel: 12.94€
- EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink - Black: 9.96€
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#5449717 Posted on: 07/05/2017 05:00 PM
I would like to know how much this really helps temps on an M.2 drive.
I would like to know how much this really helps temps on an M.2 drive.
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#5449723 Posted on: 07/05/2017 05:16 PM
Are these the first 3rd party heatsinks made specifically for M.2? I don't recall hearing about any before. If so, I'm surprised it's taken so long for this to come out.
Personally, I'd rather buy those cheap heatsinks mean for RAM chips or ARM CPUs that you glue on. On the other hand, the M.2 slot on my ITX board is mounted on the back, where there wouldn't be room for that much thickness. On my 3rd hand, I don't have an M.2 drive and have no immediate plans to get one, so my tangent is as useless as a 3rd hypothetical arm.
NO they are not the first 3rd part heatsinks.. Some have been out for a while.
Just now starting to kick off.
You want as much surface area as possible. Small heatsinks for RAM will not be near as effective.
I would like to know how much this really helps temps on an M.2 drive.
Depends on what you get.
On my 960 Pro i would get mid to high 60s under a couple of runs of Crystaldisk benchmark.
With heatsinks + fujipoly thermal pads max temp was 38~c
Easily worth it if you want to increase lifespan.
Are these the first 3rd party heatsinks made specifically for M.2? I don't recall hearing about any before. If so, I'm surprised it's taken so long for this to come out.
Personally, I'd rather buy those cheap heatsinks mean for RAM chips or ARM CPUs that you glue on. On the other hand, the M.2 slot on my ITX board is mounted on the back, where there wouldn't be room for that much thickness. On my 3rd hand, I don't have an M.2 drive and have no immediate plans to get one, so my tangent is as useless as a 3rd hypothetical arm.
NO they are not the first 3rd part heatsinks.. Some have been out for a while.
Just now starting to kick off.
You want as much surface area as possible. Small heatsinks for RAM will not be near as effective.
I would like to know how much this really helps temps on an M.2 drive.
Depends on what you get.
On my 960 Pro i would get mid to high 60s under a couple of runs of Crystaldisk benchmark.
With heatsinks + fujipoly thermal pads max temp was 38~c
Easily worth it if you want to increase lifespan.
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#5449729 Posted on: 07/05/2017 05:45 PM
Are these the first 3rd party heatsinks made specifically for M.2? I don't recall hearing about any before. If so, I'm surprised it's taken so long for this to come out.
Personally, I'd rather buy those cheap heatsinks mean for RAM chips or ARM CPUs that you glue on. On the other hand, the M.2 slot on my ITX board is mounted on the back, where there wouldn't be room for that much thickness. On my 3rd hand, I don't have an M.2 drive and have no immediate plans to get one, so my tangent is as useless as a 3rd hypothetical arm.
I'm in the same situation as you with the Asus Z170i mITX mobo. I use the mid wall of the case at the heatsink. I purchased a 3mm think thermal pad and stuck it between the SSD and mid wall. My idle temps are 33C and when I run CrystalDisk, it maxes out at 44C.. without it, it hit 63C when very active.
I think without good airflow or a large heatsink, these heatsinks are useless.
Are these the first 3rd party heatsinks made specifically for M.2? I don't recall hearing about any before. If so, I'm surprised it's taken so long for this to come out.
Personally, I'd rather buy those cheap heatsinks mean for RAM chips or ARM CPUs that you glue on. On the other hand, the M.2 slot on my ITX board is mounted on the back, where there wouldn't be room for that much thickness. On my 3rd hand, I don't have an M.2 drive and have no immediate plans to get one, so my tangent is as useless as a 3rd hypothetical arm.
I'm in the same situation as you with the Asus Z170i mITX mobo. I use the mid wall of the case at the heatsink. I purchased a 3mm think thermal pad and stuck it between the SSD and mid wall. My idle temps are 33C and when I run CrystalDisk, it maxes out at 44C.. without it, it hit 63C when very active.
I think without good airflow or a large heatsink, these heatsinks are useless.
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#5449731 Posted on: 07/05/2017 05:49 PM
Although my Samsung 960pro doesnt get that hot im wondering if i`d void my waranty if i removed the Samsung sticker to fit this.
Although my Samsung 960pro doesnt get that hot im wondering if i`d void my waranty if i removed the Samsung sticker to fit this.
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#5449736 Posted on: 07/05/2017 06:18 PM
You want as much surface area as possible. Small heatsinks for RAM will not be near as effective.
I was thinking more along the lines of one heatsink per chip. That ought to be a greater total surface area. It would also be more ideal in situations with low airflow, since the additional mass per chip could absorb more of the heat. If you can't depend on active or ambient air flow, the next best thing is to increase the mass of the heatsink. Of course, achieving better air flow is always the better route.
I'm in the same situation as you with the Asus Z170i mITX mobo. I use the mid wall of the case at the heatsink. I purchased a 3mm think thermal pad and stuck it between the SSD and mid wall. My idle temps are 33C and when I run CrystalDisk, it maxes out at 44C.. without it, it hit 63C when very active.
I think without good airflow or a large heatsink, these heatsinks are useless.
That's a clever idea. For my particular case, I don't think I'd need to do that. My case offers airflow that can directly access the back of the motherboard. It's still limited, but it'd likely be better than ambient airflow that many front-mounted M.2 cards in ATX builds get.
You want as much surface area as possible. Small heatsinks for RAM will not be near as effective.
I was thinking more along the lines of one heatsink per chip. That ought to be a greater total surface area. It would also be more ideal in situations with low airflow, since the additional mass per chip could absorb more of the heat. If you can't depend on active or ambient air flow, the next best thing is to increase the mass of the heatsink. Of course, achieving better air flow is always the better route.
I'm in the same situation as you with the Asus Z170i mITX mobo. I use the mid wall of the case at the heatsink. I purchased a 3mm think thermal pad and stuck it between the SSD and mid wall. My idle temps are 33C and when I run CrystalDisk, it maxes out at 44C.. without it, it hit 63C when very active.
I think without good airflow or a large heatsink, these heatsinks are useless.
That's a clever idea. For my particular case, I don't think I'd need to do that. My case offers airflow that can directly access the back of the motherboard. It's still limited, but it'd likely be better than ambient airflow that many front-mounted M.2 cards in ATX builds get.
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#5449738 Posted on: 07/05/2017 06:27 PM
I was thinking more along the lines of one heatsink per chip. That ought to be a greater total surface area. It would also be more ideal in situations with low airflow, since the additional mass per chip could absorb more of the heat. If you can't depend on active or ambient air flow, the next best thing is to increase the mass of the heatsink. Of course, achieving better air flow is always the better route.
Definitely more surface area with dual sided heatsinks like in article.
Much better option than a few ram heatsinks.
(i tried both)
Although my Samsung 960pro doesnt get that hot im wondering if i`d void my waranty if i removed the Samsung sticker to fit this.
The front doesn't say removal voids warranty, only the copper sticker on back does.
But i took mine off, but just in case i made sure to take it off very carefully and put it on a plastic bag for later just in case i need it.
I was thinking more along the lines of one heatsink per chip. That ought to be a greater total surface area. It would also be more ideal in situations with low airflow, since the additional mass per chip could absorb more of the heat. If you can't depend on active or ambient air flow, the next best thing is to increase the mass of the heatsink. Of course, achieving better air flow is always the better route.
Definitely more surface area with dual sided heatsinks like in article.
Much better option than a few ram heatsinks.
(i tried both)
Although my Samsung 960pro doesnt get that hot im wondering if i`d void my waranty if i removed the Samsung sticker to fit this.
The front doesn't say removal voids warranty, only the copper sticker on back does.
But i took mine off, but just in case i made sure to take it off very carefully and put it on a plastic bag for later just in case i need it.
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#5449758 Posted on: 07/05/2017 07:32 PM
I might pick one of these up, I'm only using one m.2 drive but aesthetically one of these would really go nice next to my EK GPU block and if it extends the life of the drive then even better.
I might pick one of these up, I'm only using one m.2 drive but aesthetically one of these would really go nice next to my EK GPU block and if it extends the life of the drive then even better.
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#5449765 Posted on: 07/05/2017 07:51 PM
Looks exactly like this one minus the logo.
https://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?products_id=3660&XTCsid=k9ejgnajv5l29q07j4uu7kqp7nnplibd
Purchased this one on a knee jerk impulse. Shipping was way more than the product. This was even a news item several months back. makes a difference as stated in previous responses.
Looks exactly like this one minus the logo.
https://shop.aquacomputer.de/product_info.php?products_id=3660&XTCsid=k9ejgnajv5l29q07j4uu7kqp7nnplibd
Purchased this one on a knee jerk impulse. Shipping was way more than the product. This was even a news item several months back. makes a difference as stated in previous responses.
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#5449799 Posted on: 07/05/2017 09:02 PM
You can get them cheap on ebay
Graphite Silica 10$
These supposed to do 560W/mk
Copper 4mm block (thee is 2mm version too) 12$
You can get them cheap on ebay
Graphite Silica 10$
These supposed to do 560W/mk
Copper 4mm block (thee is 2mm version too) 12$
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#5449811 Posted on: 07/05/2017 10:00 PM
Just ordered one to be assembled, will test it out when it arrives. They're produced 9 miles from where i live
Just ordered one to be assembled, will test it out when it arrives. They're produced 9 miles from where i live
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#5449952 Posted on: 07/06/2017 10:31 AM
Definately need one of these! My 950 Pro gets too hot and speeds suffer.
Corsair Air 540 Case with two 140mm front fans but because of the motherboard though not supporting full m.2 speeds it is sandwiched in a PCIx slot between the Graphics and sound card, that probably doesn't help.
Definately need one of these! My 950 Pro gets too hot and speeds suffer.
Corsair Air 540 Case with two 140mm front fans but because of the motherboard though not supporting full m.2 speeds it is sandwiched in a PCIx slot between the Graphics and sound card, that probably doesn't help.
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#5450008 Posted on: 07/06/2017 02:14 PM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY2NQ8S/
Gnome Tech 560W/mk , $10.
Fits perfectly on M.2. The purpose is to block heat from the GPU really. It usually covers the M.2 slots and a heatsink just stops heat from that huge thing from bleeding into the M.2 card. Just remember to peel the label off your M.2 card and stick it somewhere else to save it. Mine came off really easily and I could stick it back on the card if I needed to.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY2NQ8S/
Gnome Tech 560W/mk , $10.
Fits perfectly on M.2. The purpose is to block heat from the GPU really. It usually covers the M.2 slots and a heatsink just stops heat from that huge thing from bleeding into the M.2 card. Just remember to peel the label off your M.2 card and stick it somewhere else to save it. Mine came off really easily and I could stick it back on the card if I needed to.
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#5450084 Posted on: 07/06/2017 05:40 PM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY2NQ8S/
Gnome Tech 560W/mk , $10.
Fits perfectly on M.2. The purpose is to block heat from the GPU really. It usually covers the M.2 slots and a heatsink just stops heat from that huge thing from bleeding into the M.2 card. Just remember to peel the label off your M.2 card and stick it somewhere else to save it. Mine came off really easily and I could stick it back on the card if I needed to.
I used two of those, but replaced stock thermal tape junk with fujipoly.
Much higher conductivity.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY2NQ8S/
Gnome Tech 560W/mk , $10.
Fits perfectly on M.2. The purpose is to block heat from the GPU really. It usually covers the M.2 slots and a heatsink just stops heat from that huge thing from bleeding into the M.2 card. Just remember to peel the label off your M.2 card and stick it somewhere else to save it. Mine came off really easily and I could stick it back on the card if I needed to.
I used two of those, but replaced stock thermal tape junk with fujipoly.
Much higher conductivity.
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#5450088 Posted on: 07/06/2017 05:55 PM
Nice!! If I paint the heatsink white and the logo cap black, it will fit my build perfectly!
Will order!
Nice!! If I paint the heatsink white and the logo cap black, it will fit my build perfectly!
Will order!
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Are these the first 3rd party heatsinks made specifically for M.2? I don't recall hearing about any before. If so, I'm surprised it's taken so long for this to come out.
Personally, I'd rather buy those cheap heatsinks mean for RAM chips or ARM CPUs that you glue on. On the other hand, the M.2 slot on my ITX board is mounted on the back, where there wouldn't be room for that much thickness. On my 3rd hand, I don't have an M.2 drive and have no immediate plans to get one, so my tangent is as useless as a 3rd hypothetical arm.