When will M.2 SSDs get "sexy"

[Franklin_4]

I heard m.2 SSDs make a lot of heat. When do you think well start seeing more sexy heat sinks on these m.2s?

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820249084&cm_re=plextor-_-20-249-084-_-Product

sexiest one i can find.

yes, sexy is a concern when gaming. otherwise blue and purple RAM and RGB fans and mobos wouldnt be a thing duhhhh.


also, side note, is m.2 slot good for anything besides ssds?

 

[TheDuckMan343]

M.2 slots can be used for Intel Optane, which works similarly to RAM (same speeds), but doesnt lose its files when power is lost. Can help an HDD get SSD like boot speeds, other than that I dont really know

 

[lumineZ]

Dont worry....
They dont get as hot when used under normal circumstances.
If you keep hammering it with Read/Write benchmarks for 1 hour it will get hot. If you keep transfering HUGE files back and forth all day long it will get hot.

But I dont think you are doing that.

Hence dont worry.

My computer has been running for 6 hours now give or take, and right now I am sitting at 37 degree celcius on my M.2 NVMe 960 evo... And the ambient temp in the room is 21 celcius.
Highest recorded temp today is 48.... so yea...

again dont worry.

 

[bignastyid]

You could always install your own.
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-m-2-nvme-heatsink-black

 

[Franklin_4]

You could always install your own.
https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-m-2-nvme-heatsink-black

now THAT is a cool accessory. I havent looked much, so ive never seen those. will look around some later and see what i can dig up.

 

[Franklin_4]

M.2 slots can be used for Intel Optane, which works similarly to RAM (same speeds), but doesnt lose its files when power is lost. Can help an HDD get SSD like boot speeds, other than that I dont really know

i dont know anything about this intel optane you referenced here. can u operate without RAM if you have this gear?

 

[TheDuckMan343]

M.2 slots can be used for Intel Optane, which works similarly to RAM (same speeds), but doesnt lose its files when power is lost. Can help an HDD get SSD like boot speeds, other than that I dont really know

i dont know anything about this intel optane you referenced here. can u operate without RAM if you have this gear?

No you still need RAM, Intel optane just works to speed up booting and faster loading times for most used applications and files. It works over time. You still definitely need RAM sorry to tell you

 

[Franklin_4]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4SR1WR6248&cm_re=m.2_heatsink-_-9SIA4SR1WR6248-_-Product so you guys got me looking at add-on heatsinks now... whats up with these copper cpu heatsinks?

im assuming you put thermal paste between this and the CPU and then a bigger, standard heatsink with a fan on top of the copper piece? just makes for more efficient transfer or something?

 

[velocityg4]

There may be a few. Most vendors won't want to. As M.2 is a universal form factor for laptops and desktops. If they make it with a heatsink. Then laptop owners can't buy it. I'd guess sales to laptop owners account for at least half of M.2 sales. If you factor in OEM computers. Laptops likely account for 90% of sales. Since very few desktops come with an SSD.

 

[Franklin_4]

There may be a few. Most vendors won't want to. As M.2 is a universal form factor for laptops and desktops. If they make it with a heatsink. Then laptop owners can't buy it. I'd guess sales to laptop owners account for at least half of M.2 sales. If you factor in OEM computers. Laptops likely account for 90% of sales. Since very few desktops come with an SSD.

the answer is never, folks. Never.