MHQJRH M.2 2280 SSD Heatsink - Double-Sided Aluminum Cooling with Thermal Silicone Pad for PC, PS5, Laptop - Compatible with M.2 PCIe NVMe & SATA SSDs - Perfect for Gaming, Video Editing & High-Performance Computing

I have two 2280 size M.2 NVMe SSDs in my new build and wanted to put heatsinks on them to, A. Help them live and perform as well as possible and, B. dress them up a bit and give them a finished look for my build. I chose these because they were inexpensive, appeared to be decently made, and had the right look for what I wanted.After receiving and installing them, I am so impressed by the superior quality and finish of these heatsinks that I'm writing this review of them, something I rarely ever do on Amazon. The heatsinks arrived in a very neat, high quality box a little bigger than a CD case with two clear adhesive seals, as per typical. The box included some warranty and instructional paperwork (printed in english) the two piece heatsink, three silicone thermal pads (one spare), a little ziplock bag with the six screws needed to assemble the heatsink (there were actually seven, a spare was included here too), and a little phillips head screwdriver for the screws. The inclusion of the screwdriver was a really nice touch, as the screws are quite small and many people may not have a driver small enough - I didn't and I have a pretty comprehensive set of tools so this was a lifesaver really.All of these items were neatly arranged into a perfectly cut, dense foam rubber insert in the box. The packaging gives the impression that this is some kind of delicate and expensive photographic instrument or something, not a little $12 M.2 heatsink, but that's the kind of quality were talking about here. No blow molded PTFE packaging here, the way my DDR4 RAM sticks and other, much more expensive components were packaged. I digress.The heatsink is a two piece, black anodized aluminum 'sandwich', the top half is clearly machined from aluminum billet, the bottom is thin metal so probably just watercut or punched, but was still nicely finished and anodized black and had white manufacturer printing on the bottom. Even this rather insignificant detail, which you will never see once this is installed, is of high quality and nicely done.The M.2 drive fits (obviously) in between these two pieces with a silicone thermal pad on each side. The pads not only facilitate heat conduction from the drive to the heatsink (as per usual) but also compensate nicely for any slight variations in thickness of 2280 length M.2 drives from different brands. The tolerances, machining quality and finishing of the heatsink parts is, as expected by now, superb and my two drives, one a Samsung and one Crucial, which were not precisely identical in thickness, mounted perfectly and very snugly into the heatsinks and looks very "OEM" and proper with these installed.I don't want to give the impression from all this that these are fancy or elaborate in any way, because they're not. There's no RGB, no visible nameplates, or any other extraneous bells and whistles, they are just simple and beautifully made and are a very nice aesthetic touch to your build, in addition their functional nature of helping dissipate any excess heat from M.2 drives, which I'm sure isn't vital to their operation or they'd all have them already installed.Many of these drives are sold with the brand's heatsinks installed (think mainstream "gaming" RAM sticks) and from what I've seen, most M.2s with heatsinks sell for $50 to $75, or even more, over ones without. There are quite a few different designs, finishes and colors of these aftermarket M.2 heatsinks available at varying price points, some getting up there a bit. In my opinion, you could probably find something equal or pretty close to equal in quality and finish to these, but I highly doubt you'd find anything significantly better at any price. These only cost $12, making it a no-brainer for me, especially over paying the additional $50 or more premium for a preinstalled HS from the SSD brand. I put a lot of thought and care into my builds, both in performance and aesthetics and little details like these are a big part of having a nice polished look and optimal performance in my gaming PCs.If you have M.2 drives in your gaming PC, or intend to install these - they really are great and very fast - and you don't wanna pay and arm and a leg for one with preinstalled heatsinks, you should definitely consider one of these Yateng Chinese made models, you could hardly do better and the price is right.