The Alphacool HDX-5 is a combination of a RAID controller card and massive cooler. it has two slots for M.2 SATA SSds and two additional SATA slots, allowing you to set up a RAID 0 or 1 Group. The PCI-Express 3.0 x4 card also provides a bandwidth of up to 3900 MB/s.

The new generation of HDX cooler from Alphacool is getting another addition. The HDX-5 is not just a cooler, but also let you run a RAID 0 or 1 group. it boasts two M.2 SATA SSD slots and two classic SATA slots.

Alphacool Intros HDX5 Cooled M.2 RAID Add-on Card

        
Highlights

• No more throttling of the SSD due to overheating.
• RAID 0 or 1 possible.
• 4x PCle card with a bandwidth of around 3900 MB/s.
• Cooler optimally protects your SSD.

The 4x PCle plug-in card provides your SSD a bandwidth of around 3900 MB/s. The eliminates the usual system bottleneck- the connection between the SSD and the system- entirely.Normal SATA slots provide a maximum data transfer rate of around 640 MB/s, and even most M.2 connection on a motherboard often only provide around 1900 MB/s.

One problem with direct connection to the motherboard is cooling. At the high or continuous rate of Data transfer, M.2 SATA SSDs often overheat and drop their speed.This can lower performance down to 10% of actual capacity. On motherboards, the M.2 slots are often located directly underneath or beside the graphic card, which serves to heat them further.

The massive, expensive HDX-5 heatsink completely covers the SSDs in both M.2 slots. This means optimal heat transfer from your SSD as it is cooled. The possibility of the SSD slowing down and the accompanying loss of performance are virtually eliminated.