Patriot has unveiled the Viper PV553, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that rivals the best SSDs money can buy. The Viper PV553 is Patriot's first SSD to feature a blower-type cooler.
While PCIe 5.0 SSDs are faster than PCIe 4.0 drives, the former also run hotter. As a result, vendors are forced to put in more robust cooling solutions, PCIe 5.0 SSDs, to preserve their performance and operation during heavy workloads. Some PCIe 5.0 drives have massive passive heatsinks, but Patriot has opted for an old-school blower-type cooler. It's slightly less extreme than PNY's PCIe 5.0 SSD with a dual-fan cooler. Patriot claims its solution helps reduce temperatures by up to 40% on the Viper PV553.
