Is the SSD heatsink used in a laptop?
Is the SSD heatsink used in a laptop?
I have an Asus TUF A15 Gaming Laptop with an RTX 4060 and only a 512GB NVMe SSD included. I considered upgrading to 32GB RAM and adding a 2TB NVMe SSD, but I was planning to use the Samsung 970 Evo Plus from my desktop PC, which has an EK NVMe heatsink attached. This makes the SSD a bit taller, and I'm unsure about the available space in the laptop shell. Anyone know if it will fit?
This makes the SSD a bit "taller" but I don't know how much clearance the laptop shell gives. Does anyone know if it will fit?
Since you own the laptop, disassemble it and you should get a rough estimate of how much clearance you have between the top of the NVMe drive and the base of the cover.
Looking at this image;
You might be able to get away with it, seeing this video;
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vheAIUazA4
though I'm not sure your A15's SKU is the same and the A15 in the video. Lastly, as good as it may seem, the orientation of the SSD and it's heatsink leads me to think that the heatink would heatsoak and in turn cause the SSD to throttle.
Moved thread from Storage section to Laptop Tech Support section.
Alright, I'll remember that. It's the identical SKU, so it should work.