Whether the cover sits neatly depends on your board's 2280 mounting arrangement. Boards differ in where the standoff sits and what surrounds it. The cover is for 2280 drives with a four-screw mount, so compare the two before fitting.
Two boards from two different manufacturers rarely lay out their M.2 slots the same way, and that is the real question behind this one. Whether the AsiaHorse cover sits neatly on your system depends on your board mounting arrangement around the 2280 slot, not just on the cover itself.
The AsiaHorse M.2 heatsink is built for 2280 drives with a four-screw mount, and it retails at R199 with VAT already counted in, a number Evetech can revise at any point. Whether it fits cleanly depends on where your board's standoff sits and what surrounds that slot, since these details vary from one motherboard to the next. Comparing the cover against your specific board area before fitting is the only way to know for certain.
Motherboards differ in more than just where the M.2 slot is positioned. The standoff height, the presence or absence of a factory M.2 heatsink over that slot, and how close neighbouring components sit to the mounting points can all differ between two boards that otherwise look similar on paper. None of that is visible from a generic product listing for the cover itself.
If your motherboard ships with its own heatsink covering the M.2 slot, as most mid-range and higher boards do now, that needs to come off before this cover goes on. Both occupy the same physical space above the drive, and only one can be fitted at a time.
The most reliable method remains a direct look at the slot with the board in front of you, ideally before the drive is even installed. Note what sits nearby: a chipset heatsink, the edge of the first PCIe slot, or any raised component close enough to interfere. A specification sheet cannot substitute for that view, since these details are specific to each board design rather than the cover.
Where a board provides more than one M.2 position, the lower slots tend to sit in more open board area, away from the graphics card and the chipset heatsink cluster near the CPU. That can make fitting considerably easier, though it is worth checking the board manual for any bandwidth difference between slots before moving a drive purely for ease of access. Evetech stocks the solid state drive range for that move, with case accessories worth a separate look for the tools the fit calls for.
Standoff position, whether a factory heatsink already covers the slot, and what board components sit close enough to interfere with a cover's mounting.
In most cases, yes, since it occupies the same space the aftermarket cover is meant to fill.
Yes. The drive's own fastener to the standoff is distinct from the four screws that secure this cover.
Nearby components, a chipset heatsink, or the edge of an adjacent expansion slot, depending on the specific board layout.
It can. A double-sided drive is thicker than a single-sided one, and the cover is designed to sit closely against whatever drive it covers.
Not sure how your board's M.2 area is laid out? Check Evetech's solid state drive range and match your purchase to what your specific board actually allows.
Standoff position, whether a factory heatsink already covers the slot, and what board components sit close enough to interfere with a cover's mounting.
In most cases, yes, since it occupies the same space the aftermarket cover is meant to fill.
Yes. The drive's own fastener to the standoff is distinct from the four screws that secure this cover.
Nearby components, a chipset heatsink, or the edge of an adjacent expansion slot, depending on the specific board layout.
It can. A double-sided drive is thicker than a single-sided one, and the cover is designed to sit closely against whatever drive it covers.
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