Nobody wants U.2 . Almost no motherboards have u.2 ports, and very few u.2 drives exist.
these thermal limits are trivial to fix. A single case fan pointed vaguely in the direction of the SSD does wonders, most motherboard with a m.2 slot come with a heatsink as well. My 950 pro runs in the 40-42C range under constant usage with a heatsink on it, and delivers performance that sata SSDs could only dream of.
m.2 seems the "better pick" as it does not require anything more than the physical connection, U.2 requires additional cable as well as the physical connection, there is NO speed benefit as they both operate in the same spec (pci-e 4x) as far as the thermal limit bit, IMO both would "suffer" in the same fashion..also all the u2 drives I have seen mentioned (very few of them actually) were worse spec/TBW ratings then the huge assortment of m.2 drives and their crazy speeds.
as for this other guy saying "but my 950 price has no problems" good for him LOL..it always depends on motherboard where the slot is located and if a fan can actually be pointed towards the drive, in perfect world they would locate m2 or u.2 sockets in a nice open area on mobo so airflow would never be the issue, as far as the bit where they come with a heatsink..oh you mean that thing they call a heatshield that 9/10 actually HURTS thermals and does not help LMAO
The only time a heatsink becomes a heat-shield is if it is either designed wrong or installed improperly, so it isnt making good contact with the SSD.
You dont need a fan bowing DIRECTLY on the heatsink, you just need a good case with good airflow, something anybody building a high performance machine should be doing.
And most motherboards put the M.2 drive right below the CPU area LOL. And area that is in open area with airflow LMAO. Do some research next time ROLF.
Why add something which gets hot and spread hot in the place you trying so hard to cool? This is a desktop case. What we can get far away from the motherboard without hurting performance, the better.
I like M.2 Let's keep it and provide heatsinks for people who overclock their SSD. Or plug the M.2 in a case with a heatsink. The harddisk formfactors are stupid.
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Drazick - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Could we stop with this M.2 nonsense for desktop computers?We want something which isn't thermally limited.
Give us U.2.
TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Nobody wants U.2 . Almost no motherboards have u.2 ports, and very few u.2 drives exist.these thermal limits are trivial to fix. A single case fan pointed vaguely in the direction of the SSD does wonders, most motherboard with a m.2 slot come with a heatsink as well. My 950 pro runs in the 40-42C range under constant usage with a heatsink on it, and delivers performance that sata SSDs could only dream of.
Drazick - Friday, September 21, 2018 - link
M.2 was intended to Laptop.Why pay for something so limited in Desktop use case?
Dragonstongue - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
m.2 seems the "better pick" as it does not require anything more than the physical connection, U.2 requires additional cable as well as the physical connection, there is NO speed benefit as they both operate in the same spec (pci-e 4x) as far as the thermal limit bit, IMO both would "suffer" in the same fashion..also all the u2 drives I have seen mentioned (very few of them actually) were worse spec/TBW ratings then the huge assortment of m.2 drives and their crazy speeds.as for this other guy saying "but my 950 price has no problems" good for him LOL..it always depends on motherboard where the slot is located and if a fan can actually be pointed towards the drive, in perfect world they would locate m2 or u.2 sockets in a nice open area on mobo so airflow would never be the issue, as far as the bit where they come with a heatsink..oh you mean that thing they call a heatshield that 9/10 actually HURTS thermals and does not help LMAO
TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
The only time a heatsink becomes a heat-shield is if it is either designed wrong or installed improperly, so it isnt making good contact with the SSD.You dont need a fan bowing DIRECTLY on the heatsink, you just need a good case with good airflow, something anybody building a high performance machine should be doing.
And most motherboards put the M.2 drive right below the CPU area LOL. And area that is in open area with airflow LMAO. Do some research next time ROLF.
Billy Tallis - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
M.2 thermal limitations don't matter for ordinary desktop usage.Drazick - Friday, September 21, 2018 - link
Why add something which gets hot and spread hot in the place you trying so hard to cool?This is a desktop case. What we can get far away from the motherboard without hurting performance, the better.
Fergy - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
I like M.2 Let's keep it and provide heatsinks for people who overclock their SSD. Or plug the M.2 in a case with a heatsink. The harddisk formfactors are stupid.LtGoonRush - Thursday, September 20, 2018 - link
Isn't Spectek how Micron disposes of NAND that doesn't meet quality standards? Weird to see it on a consumer SSD from a non-generic brand.