Yeah, U.2 sucks for airflow. Intel Ruler/EDSFF and Samsung NF1 make a lot more sense, but there's a ton of infrastructure around 2.5" drives that will take years to migrate to better form factors.
Nice to see more x8 PCIe AIC's coming out. At x4 they didn't seem as worth it, as other M.2's are X4 and comparible. They just tended to have a better heatsink. x8 might allow for those who don't have so many lanes to still get the performance they want. The adapters with quad M.2 tend to need slot bifurcation and not all motherboards support this. RAIDing them also creates a bit of overhead. Either way, nice to see options.
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shabby - Tuesday, July 3, 2018 - link
Operating Temperature 0°C to 35°C*raises eyebrow*
Billy Tallis - Tuesday, July 3, 2018 - link
Yeah, U.2 sucks for airflow. Intel Ruler/EDSFF and Samsung NF1 make a lot more sense, but there's a ton of infrastructure around 2.5" drives that will take years to migrate to better form factors.CheapSushi - Wednesday, July 4, 2018 - link
Nice to see more x8 PCIe AIC's coming out. At x4 they didn't seem as worth it, as other M.2's are X4 and comparible. They just tended to have a better heatsink. x8 might allow for those who don't have so many lanes to still get the performance they want. The adapters with quad M.2 tend to need slot bifurcation and not all motherboards support this. RAIDing them also creates a bit of overhead. Either way, nice to see options.