Akasa launches M.2 cooler for M.2 NVMe PCIe & SATA Drives

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With the arrival of the PCI-E 5.0 interface, the M.2 SSD will improve its performance to a higher level in the future and generate much higher heat generation than now. A stronger M.2 radiator will also become a must when PCI-E 5.0 SSD enters the market in the future. Radiator manufacturer Akasa has launched the Gecko M.2 SSD cooler with a turbo fan. The design of this cooler is really rare.


Akasa Gecko installed a 50mm turbo fan vertically on the traditional M.2 SSD radiator, which makes the radiator look like a black snail. It is compatible with M.2 2280 SSDs. When installed, it needs to occupy a space above the motherboard of 72.53mm, and the weight is less than 120g.


The heat dissipation method of this radiator is naturally to use a turbo fan to violently cool down the M.2 SSD. The maximum speed of the turbofan is 3000rpm, it adopts double ball bearings, the maximum air volume is 3.98CFM, the maximum air pressure is 8.2 mmH20, the maximum noise level is 29dB, and it uses a 3-pin power supply.

According to the official test, the full load temperature of an SSD without any heat sink is more than 80 degrees Celsius. If the heat sink with passive cooling is used, the temperature will drop to more than 50 degrees Celsius. If Akasa Gecko is used, the temperature will be directly pressed to more than 30. The heat dissipation performance is powerful, but it may conflict with the graphics card. After all, the current graphics cards are very thick, and this depends on how the motherboard is designed.

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