Wednesday, December 27th 2017
SilverStone Intros TP02-M2 Heatsink for M.2 SSDs
SilverStone rolled out the TP02-M2, a heatsink for 80 mm-long M.2 SSDs (M.2-2280). This chunky aluminium heatsink is 1 cm tall, and weighs a little over 16 g. In addition to a 3 g-ish adhesive thermal pad, it would have added close to 20 g of weight onto the various soldered components of your drive; but SilverStone is clever enough to include two silicone bands that strap the heatsink onto the drive, offloading some of that weight. The heatsink was tested by its designers to significantly lower temperatures of NAND flash chips and controllers, which pose performance penalties on faster NVMe SSDs. The company didn't reveal pricing.
13 Comments on SilverStone Intros TP02-M2 Heatsink for M.2 SSDs
- Brainstorm team: "How should we mount this?"
- Engineering: Now now, let's first see competitors (EKWB ) ...aah yes complicated clip on bracket, might break the ssd. Next - Adata active hearsink...no no, too much overkill. Let's check Ebay. Hm...they have this fairly cheap stuff with two rubber bands. Yes, this should do it.
- Proof testing
- Alright folks, ramp up serial production. Launch, launch we need to get this sucker on the road.
In all seriousness though, I will buy one if they get to Amazon/Ebay. I really like what Silverstone does. I can't help it. :) I am about to pull the trigger on FP59 from them.
www.delock.com/produkte/G_91494/merkmale.html
2. No RGB, so it wont sell regardless of price or ST's reputation (And yes, I do like some of their other stuff BTW)
3. I already bought EKWB's product, in RED, which goes perfectly with my build scheme and has lowered my temps by 4-8 degrees, and did NOT break my SSD's in any way :)
And I am 100% certain I prefer their metal clips to some wimpy, gimpy-looking silicon/rubber bands, which will, at some point, become brittle and break due to their exposure to heat, and will need to be replaced :)