ASRock Blazing M.2 Gen5 Fan-Heatsink TYPE-3

The ASRock Blazing M.2 Gen5 Fan-Heatsink TYPE-3 is an actively cooled M.2 SSD heatsink for users with compatible ASRock PCIe 5.0 M.2 motherboards who want additional cooling for a Gen5 SSD.

Recommended For

• ASRock Z790 Taichi, Z790 Taichi Carrara, Z790 Steel Legend WiFi, Z790 PG Riptide, or Z790 LiveMixer owners with a compatible Gen5 M.2 drive who want to replace the board’s stock M.2 heatsink with active cooling; these models are listed for Type-3/Type-4 fitment.
• Users who regularly move or write large files to a PCIe Gen5 SSD and want extra cooling headroom during storage-intensive work; a review found the fan heatsink outperformed the tested passive cooling options, with some storage-benchmark performance differences.
• PC builders comfortable removing the motherboard’s existing M.2 heatsink, installing this replacement, and connecting its fan cable to a motherboard fan header.

Real-World Use Scenarios

• When a Gen5 SSD is handling long, high-volume file transfers, such as moving large media folders or datasets, the active cooler helps manage heat that can otherwise contribute to speed drops; the result depends on the SSD, workload, and case airflow.
• For storage-heavy work involving repeated SSD reads and writes, such as AI or database workloads, it provides active cooling intended to help a compatible Gen5 drive maintain steadier performance under sustained load.
• When installing a bare Gen5 SSD in a supported ASRock motherboard, this heatsink adds fan-assisted cooling; check the motherboard’s support list to confirm the Type-3 version fits the exact board.
• In a gaming or everyday desktop PC, it can cool a compatible Gen5 SSD, but typical game loading and routine use may not sustain enough storage activity to make a noticeable difference; its clearest benefit is during longer, storage-heavy tasks.
• When fitting an SSD near a large CPU cooler or graphics card, the supported ASRock installation is designed to preserve compatibility with those components while adding active M.2 cooling; confirm fit for the specific motherboard and Type-3 heatsink.

Spec Summary