kryoM.2 evo
The next generation of M.2 SSD cooling



Almost one year ago we launched the kryoM.2 for the first time: an adapter card with cooling for M.2 SSDs. The kryoM.2 has found many enthusiastic customers and convinces through perfect quality and performance. The popularity of M.2 SSDs continues to grow and the thermal problems of these small ultrafast drives will continue. Therefore, we have put a lot of development energy into an improved version: the kryoM.2 evo.

Key features of kryoM.2 evo:

• Large passive cooler with improved cooling capacity for the upper side of the SSD
  
• First-time integrated heat sink for SSD back-cooling
  
• Configurable LED lighting and additional activity indicator on the backside
  
• Silicone mat protects the SSD from environmental influences and serves as a light guide for the LEDs
  
• Impedance controlled for high signal quality, high data rates and to avoid read/write errors
  
• PCIe connector with hard gold coating
  
• Fully gold-plated PCB
  
• Slot panel with improved ventilation

The kryoM.2 evo is a high-quality PCIe card that is capable of maximizing the performance of your SSD. To achieve this, we have drastically increased the size of the upper heat sink. This was not enough for us, so we also integrated a second heat sink into the backside of the board. This patent-protected system encloses the SSD between the two heat sinks and also cools it from both sides. The heat sinks are made of black anodized aluminum.

In addition, we have developed a multilayer board with a gold surface, in which the individual layers are thermally connected to increase the cooling performance.

The water coolers from the older kryoM.2 adapter are compatible with the kryoM.2 evo - corresponding bundles will be presented in the next weeks.

The integrated LED lighting is completely new. A ring with orange-colored LEDs illuminates the kryoM.2 evo. Between the heat sink and SSD, a silicon insert has been integrated, which distributes the light from the LEDs and protects the SSD perfectly against environmental influences. The lighting can be configured with a sliding switch in three modes:

• LEDs permanently on
  
• LEDs permanently off
  
• LEDs are controlled by the activity of the SSD

In addition, there is a small SSD logo on the back, which always lights up during activity. This logo is discreetly illuminated through the board with four LEDs.

For the kryoM.2 evo we have paid attention to perfect quality. The PCIe contacts are covered with hard gold and the rest of the card is gold-plated. The connectors are quality products from Amphenol or Kyocera and the circuit paths are impedance controlled.

Delivery will begin in early April. The price for the kryoM.2 evo is 34.90 Euro. The previous kryoM.2 adapter is not replaced by the evo series and remains available.

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