EK M.2 heatsink

Apone70 · 8 Jan 2019 at 07:29

What are people's opinions or experiences on the M.2 heatsinks from EK? I have 2 M.2's in my system but only one has a heat sink which sits at around 60 degrees (boot drive) and the other one which is in the bottom of the 3 slots around 68 degree's. I don't think it helps having my GPU mounted vertically so thought about trying a heatsink to bring temps down a little.

Apone70 · 8 Jan 2019 at 18:10

Did it fit easy enough? read a couple reviews from another retailer and they said it was really tight

Apone70 · 8 Jan 2019 at 21:46

cheers pal, i will get one

Apone70 · 9 Jan 2019 at 06:41

My vertical is the problem i think, the bottom one is about 1 - 1.5 inches from the gpu back plate. I just think for the cost its worth a shot even if its a couple of degrees less. I have Toshiba 512gb M.2's so maybe they just run hot lol

Apone70 · 12 Jan 2019 at 21:34

yeah i got it but it hasn't made a difference, i think its cos my bottom m.2 slots are under the GPU ribbon extender cable so dont get much air flow. Oh well it looks nice (even tho its hidden behind my GPU

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Apone70 · 12 Jan 2019 at 22:26

it may have knocked 1 or 2 degree's off the temps but thats about it. It looks great though and was on sale for £8.99 haha

Apone70 · 13 Jan 2019 at 09:58

Haha its ok. I cant be bothered to remove my GPU again to remove the stickers. Not yet anyway