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Review on πŸ”₯ EK Water Blocks EK-M.2 NVMe Heatsink in Vibrant Red for Enhanced Cooling by Christopher Hicks

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beware of uneven thickness of M.2 disk

Well built and very handsome. Inexpensive and really good investment for your expensive M.2 drive. The only reason I deducted a star was because of the facility. It hurts to snap clips. The kit includes 0.5mm and 1.0mm thick thermal pads. If you follow the instructions, it says to add 0.5mm on the back of the M.2 drive and 1.0mm on the top. In this configuration I couldn't transfer the clips to my 960 EVO 1TB, but what was worse, if I did there would be an air gap in part of the top half of the drive. This is because the top of this disc is not the same thickness. So I made 0.5mm on the back, 0.5mm on the thicker half of the top (where the memory chips actually sit), and 1.0mm on the other half of the top. This simplified the assembly of the terminals considerably and ensured uniform contacting without air gaps over the entire drive. Luckily, they offer enough thermal interface material for whatever configuration you want. I haven't tested the temperature yet, but I'll check.

Pros
  • Sturdy build
Cons
  • Flaws