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- Date:
- Wednesday, May 14, 2008
- Author:
- Marc Adams
- Editor:
- Kyle Bennett
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Thermaltake's DuOrb and V1 CPU Coolers
Thermaltake has come to market with two new coolers. One is a new rub on an old design, and the other looks like something you might find on a forward-looking fighter craft. But of course, how do these things work? Let's find out.
Thermaltake DuOrb
Thermaltake has been in the business of making heat sinks for quite some time and over the years they have shown themselves to be open to new ideas. The DuOrb, the first of two heat sinks we are looking at today, continues this tradition with a rather unconventional design. Some of you may remember a very similar looking heat sink designed for GPUs. It would appear that Thermaltake has seen value in this design and have decided to use it on the CPU side of the fence. Sporting dual 80mm LED fans (one red, one blue), six heat pipes, a hybrid aluminum-copper design and a downward facing direction for cooling more than just the CPU it would appear the DuOrb has a lot going for it.
Package & Specifications
Dimensions: 202(L) x 106(W) x 86(H) mm
Weight: 598g
Material: Copper/Aluminum Fins, Copper base
Heat Pipes: 6 half length
Compatibility:
- Intel LGA 775
- AMD AM2
- AMD 754
- AMD 939
- AMD 940
Fan
- Dimensions: 80mm
- Speed: 2000 RPM
- Max. Air flow: 37.67 CFM
- Noise: 21 dB(A)
- Connector: 3-pin
Contents & Flatness
As with many, if not all, of Thermaltake’s coolers you receive a complete setup with everything you’ll need.
The base of the DuOrb is very flat with only minor ripples seen in the above image. What we do not want to see (and we don’t in this case) are larger waves that indicate a convex or concave base.
Photos
A couple of action shots of the heat sink from various angles.
Installation & Contact
Installing the DuOrb is relatively easy though you will have to remove your motherboard to complete the process. Judgment calls aside, once installed you can see the level of clearance to be had with the DuOrb. While the unit is tall enough to clear tall North Bridge heat sinks, you may run into problems with tall RAM modules.
Thermaltake’s method for holding the DuOrb in place proves to be effective if not a bit cumbersome. Even distribution of pressure is the key and the DuOrb does very well here. With good contact, it is now up to the heat sink to dissipate the heat efficiently.