Friday, February 24th 2017
Team Group Introduces its Fastest SSD for Gamers with T-FORCE CARDEA M.2
Team Group, the world's leading memory brand, today officially announces the launch of its fastest storage solution designed for gamers with the introduction of the T-FORCE CARDEA M.2 solid-state drive. The T-Force CARDEA M.2 SSD utilizes x4 PCIE 3.0 for up to 2600MB/s read speeds along with NVMe and TRIM support. The custom-made T-FORCE cooling module enhances looks as well as endurance for continuous high-intensity usage. This combination of high-speed data transfer, aggressive looks and effective cooling makes the T-FORCE CARDEA the perfect upgrade for gamers who want the best for their system.
Named after the Goddess of Storm, the T-FORCE CARDEA utilizes new-generation PCIE Gen3 x4 to breakneck 2600 MB/s read and 1450 MB/s write sequential performance and with up to 180K/140K IOPS in random read/write operations. The T-FORCE CARDEA's speed brings fast boot-up along with a responsive operating system that loads games and application faster for a smoother experience with reduced loading time.
Patented Cooling Technology
The T-Force CARDEA M.2 PCIE SSD features the first high-performance cooling module for M.2 storage designed for gaming. Team Group's cooling module with patented gaming fin design allows natural convection or directed air cooling to enhance heat dissipation. That means that during high-load, gamers don't need to worry about heat-induced performance problems. The T-Force CARDEA has passed rigorous lab tests and burn-ins with Team Group certifying the SSD to operate 15% cooler than normal M.2 SSDs thus extending its service life.
T-Force M.2 PCIe SSD - CARDEA supports the latest NVMe standard. The system communicates directly via the PCIe bus and connects to PCIe controller of the chipset or processor, so you get improved transfer speeds that lead to high-performance data transfer experience with reduced lag or delay.
Dependable and Reliable
The T-Force CARDEA supports S.M.A.R.T function has built-in smart management algorithms functions such as GC (garbage collection) and TRIM command which ensure optimal efficiency, and the service life of the SSD to bring it to its maximum potential. Smart Wear-Leveling technology and ECC (Error Correction Code) function improve the accuracy and reliability of data transfer.
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Named after the Goddess of Storm, the T-FORCE CARDEA utilizes new-generation PCIE Gen3 x4 to breakneck 2600 MB/s read and 1450 MB/s write sequential performance and with up to 180K/140K IOPS in random read/write operations. The T-FORCE CARDEA's speed brings fast boot-up along with a responsive operating system that loads games and application faster for a smoother experience with reduced loading time.
The T-Force CARDEA M.2 PCIE SSD features the first high-performance cooling module for M.2 storage designed for gaming. Team Group's cooling module with patented gaming fin design allows natural convection or directed air cooling to enhance heat dissipation. That means that during high-load, gamers don't need to worry about heat-induced performance problems. The T-Force CARDEA has passed rigorous lab tests and burn-ins with Team Group certifying the SSD to operate 15% cooler than normal M.2 SSDs thus extending its service life.
T-Force M.2 PCIe SSD - CARDEA supports the latest NVMe standard. The system communicates directly via the PCIe bus and connects to PCIe controller of the chipset or processor, so you get improved transfer speeds that lead to high-performance data transfer experience with reduced lag or delay.
Dependable and Reliable
The T-Force CARDEA supports S.M.A.R.T function has built-in smart management algorithms functions such as GC (garbage collection) and TRIM command which ensure optimal efficiency, and the service life of the SSD to bring it to its maximum potential. Smart Wear-Leveling technology and ECC (Error Correction Code) function improve the accuracy and reliability of data transfer.
25 Comments on Team Group Introduces its Fastest SSD for Gamers with T-FORCE CARDEA M.2
Also, absolutely no difference between SATA3 and M.2 in games. Had 1,5 GB/s M.2 and now on 550MB/s SATA SSD and it's exactly the same in games. I'm always the first to join servers :D
Had it on my Muishkins SATA SSDs .. and was like wow .. I have A loading scree for A bit ... have not had last this long .. in A long time. Moved it to my 950 pro .. and well it was alot faster. However it was still not worth having the high res...
Main problem I see with this is:
a) capacity. C'mon, 480GB is max?
b) size. It would be pretty close to my graphic card cooler...
If you're a gamer, you'll have a beefy graphic card where you'll have problems with the slot and at 480GB, it's useless. Surely you won't use any HDD in system with such ridiculously fast SSD. Or will you? I'm on SATA SSD and I've tossed out all spinning drives. Only things spinning in my system are fans...
NVMe drives makes a difference for a few things, but yeah, not as impressive as I expected it to be. Even so, I don't regret getting my Plextor drive, as it was only $30 more than a SATA drive when I got.
but if really sad about color, should be more options, like black or white :)
Yes, you can have any color you want, as long as it is black !
this OCZ drive has better specs and doesn't take up space
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820228163
I totally understand the heat sink being great for a SQL server or anyone doing large data pulls and doing lots of read/writes to the drive. but gaming just doesn't, that is the point of the "loading screen"
In writes... but seriously...this is first gen m.2 pcie fast... my ahci drive keeps up.
NVME should get double those iops. Unless they price it accordingly, 0 reason to buy this drive.
As stupid as the heatsink is... probably won't have clearance issues... but might be an issue.
The 250gb 960evo looks awesome going by quoted speed and iops, but is slower than pretty much every other drive bar the intel 600p's when it drops back to native tlc speeds
My SM951 is mlc but not 3dvnand ... I did steadystate for 32gb at stated speeds before getting bored.
So long as a cache is big enough that the underlying poor performance is never felt... well... what does it matter?
So long as the caveats for their performance are given (x burst size/ period of time) and the steady state results are known... I am fine with it.