Heatsink for SSD ESPADA ESP-R1, black Review

Total: - 37° idle. In progress 47° When I opened the package, I thought it was empty. This plate is so small, in fact, like the M.2 itself, but the disk is completely covered. True, I had to disassemble the system unit, remove the video card, but I cleaned it =) I had to disassemble the system 2 times. I forgot to put a thermal pad o_o

A good inexpensive radiator, my SSD M.2 Kingsten NV1 250GB does not reach 40 degrees even in normal use, the rubber bands are pressed tightly, it looks good in the system of speed standards too, Windows finally turns on in 2 seconds

I am very pleased with the purchase. Previously, under load, ssd m.2 warmed up at a peak of up to 75 degrees, now it’s no more than 52. this is a phenomenal result

Didn't get into the laptop. Even if without fixing elastic bands - when tightly closed, the bottom cover presses down on the SSD. As a result, it bends a little, this is enough for the contacts to move away. Result - when you turn on the system does not see the disk.

The rubber bands in the kit do not inspire confidence, pulled it off with clamps. Threw off 11 degrees with Kingston NV1 500 GB. I carefully removed the sticker from the drive, in the warranty case it is glued back and surrendered. More than satisfied with the result!

We conclude: Just a radiator that works. Its pros: The order arrived right on time. Installation took ten minutes. Does its job perfectly. Cons: The height of the ribs could be made 1.5-2 mm larger to increase the area of ​​​​dissipation of thermal energy, without loss in vlazimost (scientific term) between the rest of the components.

Assembled elementarily. Remove the protective strips from the thermal pad. Attached to disk. We glue the radiator on top and insure it with rubber bands. The thickness of the thermal pad from the kit is 1mm.

The bundled double-sided thermal tape is a complete , since its thermal conductivity is very low, and it does not transfer the required amount of heat from the chips to the heatsink. As a result, the temperature almost did not change with him, well, maybe by 1-2 degrees. I had to cut it off in those places where there is contact with the chips, and smear thermal paste instead, and I advise a good one, I applied it with a thermal conductivity of 8.1. And only after that, the radiator began to…

Pros below: Maintains a temperature of 35 C, when without a heatsink the temperature jumps to 90 C. Full Length Thermal Pad 2280 SSD Has cons: The radiator is held on by 3 rubber bands, but the contact is strong

Can be installed in a laptop, for this you need to make a hole in the lid (laptop thickness 20 mm). Under load at +27, the temperature of the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB was +65, it became +58.

Got pros: Very good value for money. With the task of cooling ssd perfectly copes. Even with active cooling, there is a very large difference in temperatures. Under full load with a constant airflow above 45-50 degrees, none of the 8 SSDs heated up (for comparison, without radiators with a constant airflow, the temperatures went over 55-60). Has some cons: : I found that the rubber bands on all radiators dried out and burst in 2 months. Those. The heatsink on an SSD no longer holds anything in

I tested the load in the Crystal Disk program, a Samsung 980 pro hard drive. At the beginning of the first run, the temperatures of the memory chips were a pleasant surprise, by the end they were almost equal to the results without a heatsink. On the second run, they were only 3 degrees lower than without the heatsink. Under load in the test without a heatsink 67, with a heatsink 64. The memory controller without a heatsink was 90, now it's 75, it's already better here. Definitely better to…

I decided to take a new SSD to my laptop to reduce heat. The radiator in a thin laptop will not work. As a result, I used a thermal pad on the reverse side - to the motherboard. I didn’t bother with temperature measurement either before or after. Pros below: Everything is as it is. Thermal pad, radiator, rubber bands. For little money - cheap and cheerful, performs the function. Other options are much more expensive. Cons below: IMHO, not for laptops. If it’s flat to a regular motherboard…