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Originally Posted by Marsdy
If you just need one drive then there are plenty of x4 cards that work fine. Basically they just wire the NVMe drive directly to the PCIe bus.
I use one of these with a new Mac Pro
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Computer-kr...ustomerReviews
It has good cooling built in, no need to add a heat sink.
I also have the Sonnet 4x4. It’s a no brainer, especially since the latest version is fanless.
The only other contender IMO is the OWC card but that is 8x so you’re not getting the full speed out of four NVMe drives.
I looked into other options but they all have downsides, like really difficult firmware upgrade procedures or very noisy fans. Cards like the Highpoint and Amfeltech. This may have changed in the year since I looked into this though. |
Thanks Marsdy.
Yes, i think i will go with the Sonnet 4x4 in the future, but if i put a drive on a PCI card, does it need the heatsink?
Because if i put the heatsink with some gel on it, then, i wont be able to remove the drive(s) from the card(s) when i purchase the sonnet and want to move my drive(s) on the sonnet?
I wonder if the heatsink is really needed?
Did you put one in your system?
Thanks!