ineo M.2 2280 SSD Rocket Heatsink Built with PWM Cooling Fan [M9]

Having this thing is just a flex and it's not something you really need. It was in impulse buy like picking up a candy bar at the checkout line... Then again, I'm speaking as someone with higher end MB that included heat spreaders. The pros are, it cools the M.2 card. The cons are, it takes up space that might be needed for other expansion cards if your M.2 header is in or around your PCIe slots.The barrel part of the heatsink is movable from side to side (or rather up and down), but the black part of the heat sink that contacts the SSD does stick up slightly and did prevent me from using the PCIe slot directly above it. However, the card I was trying to use has its own heatsink that got in the way. Something such as a USB expansion card that doesn't have anything stick up near the connecting pins should work.The fan is quiet, and I don't hear it over the other stuff running in the tower. This is with all the case fans set to silent. I did notice a slight vibration from it when I touched it while it was running. This would indicate the fan is not balanced properly. If it ever stopped working, you probably would never know unless you checked it. If it did stop, I doubt the temps would rise even 1 degree.My average temperature on the M.2 card (a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB) typically stays around 32 C. The MB's included heat spreaders would keep it around 34 C. So..... not a lot to be gained.Conclusion - buy this if you think it would look awesome in your system. But much like the candy bar, it's probably just sweet empty calories.

Not bad, trending look, effect normal, not impressive

I have been looking for M.2 heatsinks for a bit now on Amazon. I have gotten a couple before, with RGB and without. From what I've experienced, RGB heatsinks just run a few Celcius hotter, so non-RGB is the way to go for passive heatsinks. However, I wanted an active cooler for better thermals. I figured this was the best value so I bought it. Initially, I thought this wasn't going to fit properly but it did. However, there is very limited space to adjust the height/tilt of the heatsink, so it just sits barely above the hot backplate of my GPU. Under load, I do notice that the SSD is hotter than it should be because the GPU causing excessive heat. However, before with my passive heatsink, the temperatures were definitely higher. Now that there is an active cooling fan blowing on the heatsink, it can actually keep the SSD cool under load and with a lack of airflow. Overall, I would recommend this if you have room for it and if you need the best cooling for your M.2 SSD without going to a custom liquid cooling loop. I have a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, so that runs hots under load and this heatsink works out fine.Edit: It seems after 3 months of constant usage, the fan is worn out. I have tested the fan at all speeds before, but now the fan seems to be making unnecessarily loud noises when at the higher RPMs. I think it's just a bad fan bearing or something, but I'm surprised it didn't last as long as I thought it would. This only happens when the fan speed is high though, so majority of the time it isn't too bad.

Fan can't even be heard. Reduced NVME temp 10 degrees. Easy to install and heavy duty construction.

So this definitely works if you want to lower M.2 thermals even more than just a regular, passive heatsink. Compared to a passive heatsink, I was able to get about 5 to 7Cs lower. However, that was when the fan was at high RPM, and that's the issue I have with this thing.At high RPM, there's a noticeable whine coming from the fan. I won't hear it if I decrease the rpms by almost half, or a little more than half, but then the thermals are about as good as a passive heatsink (only slightly better), which defeats the purpose and isn't worth twice the cost.My PC is pretty nearby me (within 2 feet), so I can definitely notice the fan whine at high RPM. If yours is further away, and fan noise doesn't bother you, then this definitely will give you results. Personally, I had to return mine as it just didn't fit my needs with this particular issue.