Review on 💻 ADWITS 9-Pack Thermal Conductive Silicone Pads - Blue: Maximize Cooling Performance for SSD, CPU, GPU, LED, IC Chipsets by Kevin Pirlet

I installed a Samsung EVO 500GB NVMe on my Dell G5 and it got very hot during high load (74C) testing. I bought these thermal pads because my laptop didn't have much room for a heatsink (heat spreader) and I noticed that part of the problem was the heat shield/spreader that was originally installed over the 125GB SATA NVMe (this POS drive was only transferring at around 43GB/s - if you have this laptop replace it ASAP) didn't fit my new Samsung EVO NVMe perfectly. This didn't effectively remove the heat from the NVMe, but most likely trapped it and impeded airflow. I figured it would be better to put a thicker transfer pad under the heat shield and maybe another under the NVMe. After looking around and realizing how little air space there was above the screen, I realized that there was an added benefit of conducting heat from the screen to the copper foil on the inside of the laptop lid. The attached photos illustrate my application in detail. Once that was done, I checked the temperatures after booting the laptop up and letting it idle for 20 minutes and then running some stress tests. Idle after 20 minutes was running at 35°C (before modification it was idling at 43°C). After running the Samsung Magician performance test twice, the temperature was now 49°C instead of 63°C as before this mod. I then ran a BlackMagic speed test, writing and reading 5GB in repeated cycles. After 32 cycles (160 gigabytes write and 160 gigabytes read), the temperature rose to 54°C (up from 74°C before). That's a difference of 20°C or 36°F. I continued testing for 16 more iterations and the temperature didn't go above 55C. This modification is definitely a success. I decided to test it again in the harsh real-world conditions. I did a 2.3GB quick install, opened 2 file browsers, 6 graphically intensive websites including 2 HD YouTube videos, played simultaneously in full screen on different monitors and in Davinci Resolve on my 3m monitor with multiple 4K -Video clips edited. 4K timeline, stabilization effect, 3 node color corrections and some complex fusion animations. NVMe reported a peak temperature of 47°C after just 1.5 hours of editing. The thermal pads have the right grip. There is no real adhesive that could damage the NVMe labels when reapplied or removed (damaging or removing the label will void the Samsung warranty). The texture of these gaskets provides sufficient adhesion to prevent them from coming loose as long as pressure is applied from the sandwich surface. They are malleable and soft enough to provide good cushioning contact with the surface of the chips while being strong enough to provide sufficient contact pressure. My only concern is how well this material will retain those properties with constant temperature changes and aging, but the price doesn't bother me too much as I'll just replace them when the need arises. Checking them is just as much a part of scheduled maintenance as cleaning coolers and fans. In short I think this is a great product and I will buy more if I need them for more devices.