If you’ve bought Corsair’s new MP700 SSD—or another drive wielding cutting-edge PCIe 5.0 know-how—you need to actually contemplate selecting up an M.2 heatsink or cooler. The MP700 is likely one of the few PCIe 5.0 SSDs that ships and not using a cooling resolution. Reviewers have found that if the drive is pushed to its restrict, it could actually freak out actually, actually arduous.

According to testing knowledge from each Phoronix and TechPowerUp, in the event you don’t take measures to correctly quiet down the MP700, it could actually begin producing file system errors or fully shut down your PC. Oof. Thankfully, Phison, the designers of the PS5026-E26 SSD controller utilized by the MP700 and plenty of different PCIe 5.0 drives, is conscious of the problem and is engaged on a repair. But there’s unhealthy information too: This drawback isn’t restricted to Corsair’s SSD alone. It’s a possible concern for any drive utilizing Phison’s SSD controller.

Phison, in talking on to Tom’s Hardware, say it’s already made the suitable changes to the thermal throttle curve internally. That stated, the model new firmware first must undergo the corporate’s austere validation course of earlier than it may be launched to most people. Phison stated it was in a position to repair the issue “within hours of the report” so the corporate seems to be shifting shortly right here. That stated, there’s no phrase but on when the repair will probably be obtainable. Fingers crossed that’ll or not it’s sooner quite than later.

It’s usually understood that PCIe 5.0 SSDs run blisteringly scorching when there’s no cooling concerned. The increased the efficiency, the extra energy it consumes. The MP700 has an influence consumption stage of as much as 10W, however—not like the overwhelming majority of early PCIe 5.0 drives—no included cooling resolution. The omission of a heatsink helps preserve the worth low, positive, however you’re out of luck in the event you’ve bought poor airflow.

The Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 1000, for instance, features a huge heatsink. In our review, it “never once threatened to throttle during multiple benchmark runs.” Although heatsinks jack up the general worth, it’s there for a purpose, because it prevents the drive from overheating.