M.2 NVME enclosures Thunderbolt or USB Gen 2 that are able to run cooler?

[joeriggs]

Have any of you found any M.2 enclosures, even the cheaper USB 3.1 Gen 2 ones (there's a ton on Amazon),
that are able to keep the drive cool, or just run it cooler? Any recommendations?

Also interested in feedback from those that have used any of these enclosures:

OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD

OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD

www.amazon.com

ineo M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Built-in Cooling Fan [C2598-NVMe series] (10Gbps)

ineo 2598NVMe Full Aluminum Case with Cooling Fan

www.amazon.com

ORICO 20Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB3.2 Gen2 X2 Type-C to NVMe PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive Built-in Fan Aluminum External Case for SSD Size 2230/2242/2260/2280（M2PVC3-G20, Grey）

ORICO 20Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Adapter, USB3.2 Gen2 X2 Type-C to NVMe PCI-E M-Key Solid State Drive Built-in Fan Aluminum External Case for SSD Size 2230/2242/2260/2280（M2PVC3-G20, Grey）

www.amazon.com

 

[Fishrrman]

My take:
There's something in nvme design that produces a great deal of heat.
Some enclosures may help to dissipate some of this heat better than others.
But the heat is still going to "be there".

It's "the fundamental design", more than "the execution"...

 

[MRxROBOT]

Also interested in feedback from those that have used any of these enclosures:

OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD

OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD

www.amazon.com

The OWC enclosure you linked is a very bad value proposition. It only leverages 2x of the 4x available PCIe lanes. It’s 2-3x the cost of USB-C enclosures, with only a 50%(at most) gain in throughput.

 

[macphoto861]

I'm happy with this one so far...

Fledging Shell Thunder NVMe Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure | Active Cooling

Shell Thunder is the only NVMe SSD enclosure on the market that is designed specifically for Thunderbolt 3 ports and lightning speed. Shell Thunder is the only high-performance Thunderbolt 3 enclosure engineered for active cooling that’s whisper quiet. Carry your creativity in your pocket, and...

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It has a small fan (quiet... cannot hear it when it's running). Under heavy load, temperature stays in the 40-45C range (no idea if that's good or not, since this is my first TB enclosure).