M.2 Copper Heatsinks Cooler for M.2 2280 SSD Laptop（2 Pack）

Hp Omen dc-15xxx and the boot drive is a 512gb SSD M.2,. I replaced it with a 1TB Samsung EVO 970 Plus, which ran very hot. Idled at 57C, any use took it over 65C. Samsung Magician reported it as "too hot".Bought this. If you have an HP Omen dc-15xxx and 2ant to pop in the 3VO 970 Plus, this is fantastic:- Replaced the thermal pad that came with the HP for the 1mm one in this kit. Leave the warranty sticker on the EVO in place. Also make sure you remove the top layer of plastic from the pad after sticking it down to the platform, exposing the pad to the SSD when you reslot the new one- Gently remove the sticker on back covering the thin useless copper "heat sink sticker". Then GENTLY remove the copper sticker. It's easy, just don't use a knife or the like, use your fingernail, plastic spudger, etc.- Peel the clear cellophane off the side of the copper heatsink from the kit.- (here's where you want to spend $6-7 extra). Use a bit of Polyimide tape (1/8"-1/4" wide) to attach the copper heat sink to the back of the EVO. It can be purchased here on Amazon, it's a VERY thin heat resistant tape. INSTEAD of using the rubber bands, make 2-3 wraps of the tape around each end, and same in the middle, thereby attaching the copper sink from this kit to the back of your EVO. I don't trust the rubber bands, they don't fit very well and the Omen has a surface the SSD presses onto (with the therm pad), so the bands only fit around the very outer edges (poorly), and no way to secure the middle. You don't want to make sure a heat sink sits very flush on the board/chip it's protecting or it's useless. The tape allows a VERY secure fit, and by doing a few wraps at each end AND the middle, it secures VERY well and it's so thin, the pad will touch the EVO completely when reslotted.Now go ahead and insert the SSD, close it up, and do your thing.My EVO 970 Plus now idles at 45C, and will NOT go over 57C no matter how hard I push it. That's results!!Sorry for the long tutorial, but there is scarce little info on the HP Omen and how these EVO 970 Plus work in them, so I figured I'd share the success in case it helps anyone else.TL/DR: This kit worked wonders on the heat dissipation in a tight space with poor airflow, especially with a VERY hot running SSD like the EVO 970 Plus. Get some Polyimide thermal tape and dump the rubber bands, instead wrapping 2-3 tight wraps at each end and one in the middle to hold the copper heat sink tightly to the SSD. Perhaps the kit should include a small 1/8" x 6" roll, but it's cheap enough to buy as an extra to do the job correctly when the bands won't work.

I have an HP Elitebook 850G6 which is a very thin business class laptop, Core I7 8th Gen with 32GB Corsair 2400 memory, I just recently upgraded from a Samsung EVO Plus 970 1TB to a Samsung EVO 2TB. There is not a lot of good airflow due to the thinness and lightweight of this laptop. I was without a problem able to put the 1mm thermal tape on the on top of the sticker so I do not void the warranty, and add the 1mm copper plate to the top. Last night before purchasing this and it arriving today I was not only getting high temp warnings but it was saying to high in Samsung magician, this was just NORMAL running at about 56 degrees C. When running a stress test just for the sake of it, it was running 65 degrees C. I added the heatsink, its now running under NORMAL circumstances about 43 degrees C and after running a stress test only went up to 46 degrees C. A huge improvement to stop all the throttling from the heating up. This company also makes heat sinks for the memory also very thin at .5mm I purchased those as well. I am happily pleased for the price and again because its so thin yet copper very conductive it was BETTER than expected!!!

This was pretty straightforward to install. It's a hefty piece of copper which should be good for heat dissipation. Rubber bands are pretty silly - they are fragile and break easily during installation (luckily there are extras) and I don't anticipate them holding up to heat. I expect to find cooked fragments of rubber the next time I open my laptop.There was only one set of cleaning pads however, and the "wet" pad was pretty dried out - not noticeably wet at all. So unless you planned to install both heat sinks at once, there wouldn't be a a second set for later. I doubt it matters much when installing on a new NVMe.

I honestly wasn't sure what impact these heat sinks would have but I am pleasantly surprised. My system set up is a MSI GE73 Raider with a Samsung 860 EVO and a 970 EVO.I only installed one heat sink to 970 EVO since the nvme drive runs hotter. The 860 was left bare and only has factory installed thermal tape underneath in contact with the motherboard. I did not install any tape under the 970, it is also a new drive.Installation:After cleaning I applied the thicker thermal tape to the top of my 970 EVO and making sure to line it up evenly with the chips. Application of the copper heat sink was simple, just lay it on top and make sure it's positioned more toward where you screw the drive into your motherboard. Gently apply pressure with your fingers to sandwich everything together, be careful not to apply too much pressure as this is a very expensive sandwich. Stretch out the rubber bands with your fingers and fit them over the drive. I used 3 rubber bands, 2 by the edges and 1 in the center. The bands were easy to stretch just enough to fit around everything without losing their elasticity.Performance:For the price, awesome. My 970 nvme drive usually runs around 44°C to 46°C at idle and can shoot up around 70°C or higher during performance. These are nearly identical stats to my other 970 EVO that I've had for 2 years.I ran a benchmark before installation and after. Before, the temperature would reach around 70°C. After, the drive struggled to reach 60°. Another thing to note is that it cools down at a faster rate. The drive also idles comfortably around 38°C and sometimes creeps up to 40°C so the 860 EVO (the sink-less drive) doesn't feel lonely. I do also have a notebook cooler underneath my laptop, typically all the time. Good airflow will have an impact on how well this and any other heat sink performs.Thank you for reading my review, hope this helps!