If you’re worried about the M.2 SSD in your PC overheating, ElecGear has developed a cooler that promises to put your mind at rest by reducing temperatures by up to 25 degrees Celsius.
As Tom’s Hardware reports, the biggest problem with the ElecGear M11 is whether it will fit inside your PC next to other components. This cooler comprises of three parts: a two-layer aluminum heatsink, a U-shaped pure copper heat pipe, and a 30mm PWM fan in an all-aluminum fin enclosure that looks a lot like a jet engine. The fan connects to a power connector on your motherboard or PSU and can spin at up to 9,300rpm.
ElecGear rates cooling performance at between a 12-25 degree Celsius reduction, which is impressive, and could make all the difference when using one of the latest high-performance PCIe Gen4 SSDs. There’s no point spending more on a high-end SSD if it ends up throttling itself regularly due to high temperatures.
The novel feature the M11 includes is the ability to adjust the angle of the heatpipe and connected fan over a range of 145 degrees. That should make it easier to fit around other components in your PC without reducing cooling performance. However, the one concern I have is how noisy this cooler could be. The fan produces 3.16 CFM of airflow, which may produce a noticeable whining sound due to the small fan. We’ll need to see some real-world tests to find out how good or bad it is.
At $35, the M11 is surprisingly cheap and includes thermal paste, eight thermal pads for placement on individual memory chips, and a thermal pad for the reverse side of an SSD, too. You even get a little screwdriver to help construct and angle-adjust the heatpipe. All that cooling does mean the M11 weighs 102 grams and measures 80-by-33.5-by-52mm, so keep that in mind when considering a purchase.
