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Review on Aluminum Heatsinks Silicone Radiation Dissipate by Ben Alvarez

Revainrating 3 out of 5

1 year after installation, the rubber bands loosened and the thermal pad did not stick to the SSD

I was concerned about this, and after opening my installation for a recent update, my fears were confirmed. I contacted the seller to see if they have a solution. Let's see how they react. Update: The seller, Angel Mall, replied to my email and essentially told me to buy one of their other heatsinks that had a screw to attach it to the SSD as the heat would cause the silicon strips to break to fail. So not only do they sell a product that is destined to fail, they recommend I spend more money on one of their other radiators! Unfortunately I can't do that because the thermal pad is sticking to my SSD just enough that I have to force it off and risk damaging the SSD or ripping off the label and voiding my warranty. My $200 WD SN750 idles at 56 degrees F with only one thermal pad, so I tried zipping it up to keep it more secure. It only helped getting down to 53 degrees and I can only hope the heat doesn't cause it to fail prematurely. I recommend avoiding generic heatsinks that use silicon straps to secure the heatsink and definitely avoid shopping at Angel Mall or any of those Chinese vendors if you can avoid them!

Pros
  • ★Main body material: aluminum alloy, silver plating, anodal surface treatment, heatsink thermal conductivity: 560W/mK.
Cons
  • Not bad, but...