SilverStone Thermal Pad for M.2 Controller Card (TP01-M2)

With the ever increasing popularity of solid state drive (SSD) being used as the primary storage device in PCs, capacity and performance continue to climb in newer models but so have their operating temperatures. This has resulted in situations where SSDs, especially the smaller M.2 variants with less surface areas have overheated and throttled or shut down completely. To help alleviate this new generation of heat problems, SilverStone created the TP01-M2 thermal pad, a simple and effective cooling solution for M.2 SSDs. It has excellent thermal conductivity, is electrically non-conductive, and easy to apply. It is designed to fit between M.2 SSD and M.2 adapter card so it can transfer heat away from SSD to the larger adapter card surface for more effective heat dissipation.Test ResultsTested using Samsung SM951 with ECM20 or ECM21- Before (no thermal pad): 86 deg. Celsius (186.8 deg. Fahrenheit)- After (with thermal pad): 71.4 deg. Celsius (160.52 deg. Fahrenheit)Specification:- Colour: Blue- Material: Silicone- M.2 length support: 110mm- Thermal conductivity: 4W/m.k- Operating temperature: -40C ~ 200C- Thermal pad thickness: 0.5mm, 1.5mm- Net weight: 2.75g (0.5mm thickness) 7.2g (1.5mm thickness)Dimensions- 20mm (W) x 0.5mm (H) x 100mm (D)- 20mm (W) x 1.5mm (H) x 100mm (D)- 0.79" (W) x 0.02" (H) x 3.94" (D)- 0.79" (W) x 0.06" (H) x 3.94" (D)