TeamGroup Liquid Cooler Reduces Heat From the CPU and SSD

pcmag.com:

TeamGroup's new all-in-one cooler targets a desktop PC's CPU as well as its internal SSD. 

The product represents the “world's first all-in-one ARGB liquid cooling system” that reduces heat from both the CPU and SSD, the Taiwanese vendor said in Thursday’s announcement(Opens in a new window). 

The cooler is designed for upcoming PCIe Gen 5 M.2 SSDs, which can double memory speeds over Gen 4 SSD memory, but potentially generate even more heat. In response, vendors including TeamGroup have been preparing beefier, but passive heatsinks for the next-generation SSDs that are designed to keep the components cool. 

The new AIO cooler from TeamGroup takes the concept even further by introducing a cooling block that can be directly attached to an internal SSD. The result promises to prevent the SSD from overheating, and thus minimize the chance of throttling during any data transfers.

“When SSDs experience rising operating temperatures at high transfer speeds, an automatic throttling mechanism is activated to protect components from damage caused by the high temperatures,” TeamGroup said. “When PCIe Gen5 SSDs have speeds of over 12,000MB/s and consume 14W or above, one can expect controller temperatures to rise sharply.” 

The Taiwanese vendor previously teased(Opens in a new window) the AIO cooler in June, and notes it’s compatible with Intel’s LGA1700 motherboards and AMD’s upcoming AM5 systems. The waterblock is also designed to fit on the standard M.2 2280 form factor for SSDs. 

Although TeamGroup says it’s launched the AIO cooler, the vendor didn’t offer any pricing or say where it’ll be on sale. We reached out to the company for more information and will update the story if we hear back. However, PCIe Gen 5 SSDs are not yet