PCIe 5.0 SSDs could require active cooling to curb thermal throttling
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Thermal management is going to be more important than ever as PCIe 5 devices start hitting the market.
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First PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs Are Now Available, Predictably Expensive
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PCIe 5.0 motherboard SSD and GPU debates stir, but do gamers need it?
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TeamGroup Goes All in on Active SSD Cooling With a Trio of Towers
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SABRENT M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe x16 Tool-Free Add-in Card (AIC) with Aluminum Heatsink, M.2 PCIe Adapter for Gen5 SSDs PCIe 5.0, Backwards Compatible with Previous PCIe Generations (EC-TFPE) : Electronics
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Two Companies Use MEMS to Cool the 'World's Fastest Compact SSD' - News
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SABRENT M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe x16 Tool-Free Add-in Card (AIC) with Aluminum Heatsink, M.2 PCIe Adapter for Gen5 SSDs PCIe 5.0, Backwards Compatible with Previous PCIe Generations (EC-TFPE) : Electronics
No more fans: Phison's new PCIe Gen 5 controller sacrifices raw SSD speed in the name of silence
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PCIe 5.0 SSDs Debut at CES 2023 But Aren't Ready for Prime Time
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Best PCIe 5.0 SSDs for 2024
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Why new SSDs are melting down, and how to protect yours
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Crucial Preps T700 PCIe 5.0 SSD With Write Speeds Up To 12.4 GB/s
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High-end PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs apparently require active cooling: Phison talks solutions to circumvent this on laptops and compact PCs - News
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MICRO CONNECTORS Low-Profile M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe 4.0 Adapter with Heat Sink for 1U PCIE-M21U40HS : Electronics
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MSI's next-gen motherboards will feature M.2 cooling shields