The verified product data does not specify pad thickness or whether pads are supplied with this cover. Those details matter for contact. Confirming them before fitting is worth doing, since the wrong pad thickness defeats the point of a metal cover.
Contact is the whole point of a drive cover, and contact depends on a detail that is easy to overlook: the thermal pad sitting between the drive and the metal above it. Before fitting the AsiaHorse M.2 heatsink, a couple of pad-related questions are worth confirming rather than assuming.
Our verified product data for this AsiaHorse M.2 cover, priced at R199 with VAT included and always liable to change, does not specify a pad thickness or confirm whether a thermal pad ships with the product. Both details affect how well the cover makes contact with the drive underneath it, so confirming them before fitting is worth the extra step, since the wrong pad thickness undermines the point of fitting a metal cover in the first place.
The thermal pad bridges the physical gap between the drive's chips and the inside of the cover, and that gap is rarely a perfectly flat, contact-ready surface without one. A pad that is too thin leaves a gap of its own, reducing contact and undermining whatever benefit the aluminium body offers. A pad that is too thick applies excess pressure against the drive when the cover is screwed down, which is not a trade a cover is designed to make either.
The figure depends entirely on the cover's own internal clearance, which is a dimension specific to the manufacturer's design rather than something governed by a general industry standard. That is exactly why this detail has to come from AsiaHorse's own specification rather than an assumption carried over from a different cover or a different drive.
The listing does not state whether a pad ships with the cover as part of the box contents. That is worth confirming directly before you assume either way, since fitting the cover with no pad at all, where one was expected, would leave a genuine gap between the metal and the drive.
Where the exact pad thickness is known, a generic thermal pad of matching thickness is a reasonable substitute. Where it is not known, guessing at a thickness risks the exact problem a pad exists to solve, so confirming with AsiaHorse directly is the more reliable route if certainty matters for your specific build.
A thick label or graphene heat-spreading sheet already on the drive sits between the chips and any pad, which is part of why this cover is described as suited to a bare drive. If your drive carries something substantial in that position already, it is worth folding into the same check rather than treating pad thickness and drive labelling as unrelated questions. Spare thermal pads and other fitting essentials live under case accessories, with the solid state drive range close by if the drive itself is still undecided.
Because the pad bridges the gap between the drive and the cover, and the wrong thickness leaves either poor contact or too much pressure on the drive.
Our verified product data does not confirm pad contents, so that is worth checking directly rather than assuming either way.
No. It depends entirely on each cover's internal clearance, which varies by manufacturer and model.
Where the correct thickness is known, yes, though guessing at the figure risks the same contact problem a pad is meant to solve.
Yes. A substantial label or heat-spreading sheet sits between the chips and any pad, which is why this cover is described as suited to a bare drive.
Sorting out the details before your M.2 fit? Have a look through Evetech's solid state drive range and confirm the small parts before the cover goes on.
Because the pad bridges the gap between the drive and the cover, and the wrong thickness leaves either poor contact or too much pressure on the drive.
Our verified product data does not confirm pad contents, so that is worth checking directly rather than assuming either way.
No. It depends entirely on each cover's internal clearance, which varies by manufacturer and model.
Where the correct thickness is known, yes, though guessing at the figure risks the same contact problem a pad is meant to solve.
Yes. A substantial label or heat-spreading sheet sits between the chips and any pad, which is why this cover is described as suited to a bare drive.
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