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Of Orbs and Blocks - ThermalTake DUORB and Scythe OROCHI
Bling Factor - Closer look at the DUORB
Written by Firefox and filed under Reviews > Cooling & Chassis
Published on April 24, 2008, 1:04 am
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Slashdot ThermalTake has designed quite a number of interesting heatpipe heatsinks of late but the DUORB surely takes the cake with it's twin-orb design. The design is not just used in the CPU cooler as we see but has also been made available for some time as a GPU cooler and has proven to be fairly popular in our forums - something we would attribute to its good cooling performance and the tested and proven: Bling Factor. If the CPU cooler proves to be as good as it's GPU counterpart, ThermalTake might have a winner in its hands.
The DUORB features a total of 6 heatpipes - 3 for each of the orbs.
The base of the DUORB has a mirror finish and the heatpipes are soldered to the fins. Both of which are good signs.
The DUORB uses a pair of 80mm frameless fans rated at 0.20A each.
The DUORB comes with mounting mechanisms for both AM2 and LGA-775.
A sticker (Key 3) is also included for those who enjoy decorating their casings.
Let's take a look at the basic specifications of the DUORB before we move on.
| P/N |
CL-P0464
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Compatibility
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Intel
(Socket LGA 775) |
Core 2 Extreme
Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Pentium Celeron D Celeron |
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AMD
(Socket AM2/AM2+) |
Athlon 64 FX
Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 Sempron |
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Dimension
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202(L) x 106(W) x 86(H) mm
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Heatsink Material
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Copper/Aluminum Fins
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Copper Base
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Heatpipe
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Copper Pipe Ø 6 mm x 6
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Fan Dimension
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Ø 80 x 20 mm
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Rated Voltage
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12V
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Started Voltage
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5V
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Power Input
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5.04W (2 Fans)
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Fan Speed
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2000 RPM
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Max. Air Flow
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37.67CFM
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Max. Air Pressure
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1.27 mmH2O
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Noise
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21dBA
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Life Expectation
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50,000hrs
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Connector
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3 Pin
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Weight
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598g
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