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Solid state drive heatsinks are becoming a norm, but future SSD drives might require the same fan cooling setup as your graphics card. In a blog post, the Taiwanese electronics company Phison ...

SSDs behave like any other silicon component in your PC: The faster they run, the more heat they typically generate. It’s enough that a small ecosystem of SSD coolers has sprung up. Now, another ...

In brief: PNY has joined the list of companies making PCIe 5.0 SSDs that are so hot they require active cooling. Its new model comes with not one but two cooling fans attached to the heatsink, making ...

As computing power increases with each new iteration of processors, actual power consumption tends to increase as well. All that waste heat has to go somewhere, and while plenty of us are content to ...

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The Viper PV553 offers next-gen SSD performance, with read/write speeds of up to 12,400MB/s and 11,800MB/s, and the promise of consistent cooling and thermal performance even during extended usage ...

Thermaltake now creates many of the best cooling fans on the market. I have just decked out my system in their TOUGHFAN Pro 120mm and 140mm High Static Pressure fans, as they move more air and make ...

Deciding between PWM and DC case fans can be confusing, but it’s important for the optimal performance of your computer. In general, PWM fans are quieter, more controllable, and more durable than DC ...

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