Review on Optimized Cooling Performance for NVMe M.2 SSDs with Powerful 20mm Fan Heat-Sinks by Elvis Bragg

On my Samsung 970EVO boot disk in a deep learning/image recognition IDE (TITAN X, several other SSDs and Optane AIC and i7 -8700 @4.7GHz or i9-9900KF@5.0GHz) the thing works perfectly. I measured the controller temp at 170F+ with a FLIR camera. Once installed and under prolonged stress, the case doesn't heat above 115F from the outside (again by the thermal camera, so I don't really see what's going on under the cooler, but still.). Throttling problems are also gone. I'm not sure what electronics control the built-in fan, but it seems to work fine. One tip: use a few dabs of thermal paste over the heatsinks (manufacturer stickers that are actually heatsinks) instead of the included "dumb putty". Pads aren't nearly as effective as thermal paste at transferring heat to a sink. In addition, the controller is a temperature-sensitive element. According to the manufacturer, the memory is actually more durable even at higher temperatures, although I'm sure there's a limit to that, but the controller (the IC closest to the socket) needs the most heat dissipation, and you'll see that very clearly with the thermal image. So focus on getting good thermal paste coverage on that particular part.