Review on 💾 AMPCOM M.2 NVMe SSD to PCI-e 4.0 Adapter, PCIe 4.0 X16 Card with Aluminum Case, Windows 7/8/10 Support, 2280 Compatible by Troy Robinson

This is a great little NVME adapter board, it's nice and compact so using it in smaller form factor cases where there isn't much headroom works perfectly. I like that the aluminum case is fully enclosed around the drive, allowing for better heat dissipation, as well as the ability to mount a small fan on top if you wish (something not included or intended, but I've found that a small fan can do this (just install 2 screws on the back and push down the air on the sides of the unit) I like the fact that this is a full 16x slot as the locking mechanism on the motherboard locks the adapter in place Holds in place without having to remove and use metal rib on the back of the PC as other cards require it because they adapt to x4 slots etc. which is usually not good because when other cards are not perfect, rise a little above the PCI slot while keeping this device perfectly where it should be and no transfer issues through the full use of the 16x slot. It comes with a couple of pieces of heating tape, the instructions are here in the listing itself as an infographic and as I can't get lost I find it better than the paper instructions. The design of the adapter itself is really nice, I would love to get it in other colors like blue or green when I make custom orders for my customers. I like it when everything complements each other in terms of function and colour. I got lucky with red as my color scheme is actually the same or similar to red on my current workstation. Best of all, it only uses the full x16 PCIe slot, which means slightly better bandwidth and transfer speeds. The description mentions that the pins are 24k gold plated and very thick, that's definitely a true statement as it's stronger than other cards I've tried on my board. The addition of the gold-plated heatsink leads is nice too, as most others claim the same, but you can see them fray and peel from time to time on smaller cards, while this card holds up well to multiple uses.