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Thermaltake DuOrb CPU Cooler

Author:	Michael Lynch
Date:	2008.08.22
Topic:	Cooling
Provider:	Thermaltake
Manufacturer:	Thermaltake

Thermaltake DuOrb CPU Cooler

Thermaltake DuOrb

Testing:

For testing the Thermaltake DuOrb, we decided to compare it against the stock AM2+ Heat sink and a few others we had laying around. The others being tested are the Thermaltake MaxOrb, Thermaltake V1, Nexus LXM-8200, and the stock AM2+ heat sink. The test system being used is:

*Motherboard:*	Asus M3N-HT Deluxe
*Processor:*	AMD Phenom 9950
*Graphics:*	Palit NVidia 280GTX
*Ram:*	4GB Kingston HyperX DDR2-1066
*Hard Drive:*	2x 320GB Seagate Hard Drive (Raid 0)
*Optical Drive:*	Samsung WriteMaster DVD Burner
*Power Supply Unit:*	Antec TruePower Quattro 850 Watt
*Operating System:*	Microsoft Windows Vista x86 Ultimate

For testing the temperatures, we used a program called CoreTemp. Core Temp tells you the temperature per core that your processor is currently running at. We tested the temperatures at idle and then stressed, by using Prime95. The following test results were achieved:

Thermaltake DuOrb

As you can see the results were quite impressive. As it resulted the same temps as the MaxOrb and bet all others being tested. received a 13 degree improvement over the stock AM2+ heat sink, the Thermaltake DuOrb is definitely something to look into.

Thermaltake DuOrb

Conclusion:

Thermaltake definitely put some thought into the design and development of their latest CPU cooler, the Thermaltake DuOrb. Using both Aluminum and Copper with twin 80mm fans, the DuOrb performs at the highest of standards. Being priced at $64.99(at www.newegg.com on Aug 16, 2008), the DuOrb may put a rather large dent in your wallet, but if you are over clocking or want to keep your system at extremely low temperatures then its definitely worth it.

Thermaltake DuOrb

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