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Aqua Computer Launches KryoM.2 PCIe Riser, Heatsink, and Block for M.2 SSDs
Interesting release, M.2 SSDs do offer fast transfer rates but can also become quite hot. When the temperature reaches a critical point the M.2 SSD starts to throttle which results in a reduced performance.
The German-based liquid cooling specialist Aqua Computer has addressed this issue with the high quality PCIe 3.0 4x card kryoM.2 which can be also equipped with a passive heat sink or water block.
The kryoM.2 uses a multilayer PCB with gold surface where the individual layers are connected to each other to optimize the thermal management. To ensure a good quality and reliability the connector for the M.2 SSD comes from Amphenol, the PCIe contacts are plated with hard gold and the circuit paths are impedance controlled.
The M.2 SSD is mounted with a thermal pad so that the adapter card alone can already offer a passive cooling. For the best cooling performance the adapter card can be also used with a passive heat sink made of black anodized aluminum or a water block made of copper. When using these heat sinks a second thermal pad also covers the front side of the M.2 SSD.
The water block offers common G1/4 threads into both directions. The connector terminal is the same as used for Aqua Computers kryographics blocks. This allows using kryoconnect adapter kits to connect several blocks directly with each other.
The kryoM.2 card and the heat sinks can be already ordered through Aqua Computers web-shop. The shipping will start by the end of May.
Available variants and prices (inc. VAT):
- kryoM.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter - 18.90 EUR
- kryoM.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter with passive heat sink - 29.90 EUR
- kryoM.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter with water block - 67.90 EUR
- Passive heat sink for kryoM.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter - 12.90 EUR
- Water block for kryoM.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 adapter - 49.90 EUR
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#5278367 Posted on: 05/24/2016 03:42 PM
Listed in all our reviews:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_950_pro_m_2_ssd_review,6.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/toshiba_ocz_rd400_pcie_nvme_ssd_review,6.html
Also exactly how hot do M.2 SSDs get?
Listed in all our reviews:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/samsung_950_pro_m_2_ssd_review,6.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/toshiba_ocz_rd400_pcie_nvme_ssd_review,6.html
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#5278375 Posted on: 05/24/2016 04:00 PM
Ah, I currently don't have any computers that support M.2 so I haven't been shopping around for them and I haven't checked out too many reviews as a result. So, apparently they do definitely get hot, but they also don't have any cooling at all. Working with ARM chips often, I've found that a roughly 50g passively cooled heatsink can bring something hot enough to burn your finger to temperatures below 40C under full load without air circulation. Silicon isn't very good at dissipating heat, but it doesn't take much to fix that.
Considering these M.2 SSDs don't come with heatsinks, I can't imagine that you'd need more than a 100g block to help cool them off. But, I also don't know how much heat it takes to shorten the lifespan of them. So, perhaps all it takes is 60C and you could be doubling the damage caused by write cycles.
Ah, I currently don't have any computers that support M.2 so I haven't been shopping around for them and I haven't checked out too many reviews as a result. So, apparently they do definitely get hot, but they also don't have any cooling at all. Working with ARM chips often, I've found that a roughly 50g passively cooled heatsink can bring something hot enough to burn your finger to temperatures below 40C under full load without air circulation. Silicon isn't very good at dissipating heat, but it doesn't take much to fix that.
Considering these M.2 SSDs don't come with heatsinks, I can't imagine that you'd need more than a 100g block to help cool them off. But, I also don't know how much heat it takes to shorten the lifespan of them. So, perhaps all it takes is 60C and you could be doubling the damage caused by write cycles.
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#5278379 Posted on: 05/24/2016 04:03 PM
A match made in heaven for this drive
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=407710
A match made in heaven for this drive
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=407710
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#5278985 Posted on: 05/25/2016 05:06 PM
And the Samsung 951/950 PRO.
A match made in heaven for this drive http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=407710
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=407710And the Samsung 951/950 PRO.
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Mines has (according to hd tune) reached 89 degrees C at one point. Averages at 60, operating limit is apparently 70.
So quite hot.
Then again, laptop, limited ventilation (especially where that card is)
I don't think the temperature is all that important though on these