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Second-generation PCIe-3.0 SSDs are becoming increasingly affordable, but Team Group sees a market for sophisticated M.2 SSD coolers. New concepts such as AIO water cooling for three SSDs have been demonstrated for Computex. Another “AI cooler” is expected to use a Peltier element.
New AIO Water Cooling for M.2 SSDs
Team Group was one of the first manufacturers to experiment with AIO water cooling for SSDs. The manufacturer remains true to its roots and presents solutions that connect the CPU and SSD in a single circuit, maintaining pure SSD cooling. On Calculx, the GD120T SSD cooler was shown, which only visually reveals that three M.2 SSDs with pipes are integrated into the self-contained water circuit. According to the name, the single radiator should measure 120 mm. Team Group has had a GD120 T-shaped cooler for a single SSD for a long time.
Left: Duo 360v2 T-shaped, right: Force T120T
A complicated question
Depending on the system, it should be difficult or impossible to install three M.2 coolers with two pipes each. After all, there are often other components such as a graphics card in the middle. Therefore, it is important to check the most precise compatibility, provided this concept actually reaches the market. With a maximum power consumption of 12 watts for heated PCIe 5.0 SSDs with E26 controller, the need for powerful liquid cooling is low anyway. The new generation with efficient chips such as the SM2508 only needs around 7 watts at the top and can even be functional completely without a cooler.
Team Group has a new variant for combined CPU and SSD cooling with the DUO 360V2 T-shaped.
The “Ai Cooler” with Peltier Technology
Team Group describes a new concept as an Ai-Flow X or “AI Cooler.” This M.2 SSD cooler uses “thermoelectrics,” which generally means a Peltier element. Simply put, electric current is used for cooling.
A graphic illustrates the structure, which consists of a heat sink with a mini fan and a “thermal cooling chip,” which is presumably the Peltier element. AI is intended to capture and adapt the cooling capacity. The effectiveness and benefits remain at least debatable for the time being.
Before this, there were already CPU coolers with thermoelectric cooling, which could never prevail.
Topics: Computex 2025 Flash Memory Cooling M.2 NVME SSD Storage Team Group Water Cooling
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