In terms of SSD cooling, the Chinese manufacturer Jiushark goes one step further. The tower cooler called M.2-Three with a small fan is very reminiscent of a tower cooler for processors. As expected, the cooling potential is very large. An overview of other curious coolers.
Jiushark's M.2 SSD cooler is sold on Taobao, the Chinese equivalent of eBay, for the equivalent of around 10 euros. A schematic shows the structure, which is very similar to a tower cooler for CPUs: A tower made of aluminum fins has a heat pipe running through it, which ends in a contact plate in the base. The M.2 SSD is placed between the foot and the bottom shell, which is used to cool any elements on the back. Apparently, two thermal pads ensure the heat transfer.
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An axial fan with a diameter of 60 mm that can be mounted on either side of the tower provides additional cooling capacity. This should rotate at up to 3,000 rpm, then achieve a throughput of 14 CFM (around 24 m³/h) and a volume of 25.4 dBA. The overall construction measures 74.5 × 35.5 × 82.0 mm (L×W×H) with fan and weighs 113 grams. The lower part is 24.5 mm wide, so only slightly wider than a 22 mm wide M.2 SSD. The cooler is intended for the M.2 2280 format with a length of 80 mm.
< /figure> Jiushark M.2 Three (Image: Jiushark)High cooling performance promised
Jiushark shows a temperature comparison based on its own measurements with a Samsung 980 Pro SSD (500 GB). As Tom's Hardware analyzed, the top measurements show the temperatures of the NAND flash memory and the bottom bars those of the controller. Orange stands for the SSD without a cooler, dark green for the SSD with the cooler but without a fan, and light green for maximum performance with the fan.
Temperature measurements from the manufacturer (Image: Jiushark) Even in passive mode, the temperature of the controller should drop by a full 35 °C; it is another 17 °C with the fan, so that the controller only warms up to 40 °C. The temperature of the NAND flash should drop from 71 °C to 49 °C or a maximum of 33 °C. Passive operation would therefore already be sufficient to keep the temperatures from the limit to throttling away.
More “strange” M.2- SSD cooler
Thermalright has long since discovered the principle of the tower cooler for M.2 SSDs, but does without a fan. This is also the case with solutions from RaidSonic or Graugear, which rely on a much flatter structure with mini fans that spin very quickly.
M.2 heat pipe cooler (IB-M2HSF-702) (Picture: RaidSonic)
Graugear G-M2HS03-F (Picture: GrauGear)The Onseuk M.2 SSD cooler cannot be missing from this cabinet of curiosities. With its radial fan, it is reminiscent of a graphics card and also has a display for showing the temperature.
M.2 cooler with radial fan and display (image: Onseuk)Apart from these air-cooled models, there are also models already water cooler for SSDs.