Review Nextorage NE5N SSD Review: One Thick SSD

[Admin]

The Nextorage NE5N is cut from the same cloth as other PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs we have tested but stands out with its overdone heatsink. Performance is strong on the whole, but high pricing and weak availability could hold it back.

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[computerbob44]

Can anyone show me a Motherboard that this can be used with ???

I am sure it is a great drive, but I really think the useability needs to be mentioned and put on the "con" side.

Maybe I am missing something ?

 

[hotaru251]

Can anyone show me a Motherboard that this can be used with ???

i mean all of these tall heatsink have same issue with GPU compat.

But some MB's do have m.2 at very bottom of pcie slots and even soemtimes on the bottom right of board where these would work.


But I do agree any m.2 heatsink that can't fit in the top m.2 under GPU needs a con.

 

[CRamseyer]

Maybe you guys haven't seen a modern motherboard from the Z790 or X650E families. Motherboard makers have moved the Gen5 SSD slot to above the first PCIe slot to allow for increased heatsinks and virtually unlimited vertical space for coolers.

https://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/X670E Taichi/index.asp

This is one of my favorites. It ships with a flat passive heatsink for the Gen5 drive and also an active (with fan) heatsink that is PWM controlled. Users can choose which to use but the tall active heatsink does a great job and is silent.

Most consumer motherboards from this point on will have at least 1 M.2 slot above the first PCIe slot.