Thermaltake - RamORB Author:  Artiom Bell Date:  2008.12.02 Topic:  Cooling Provider:  Thermaltake Manufacturer:  Thermaltake

Thermaltake - RamORB

Testing

All of the tests were run in the following rig:

To test the RamORB I consulted the thermal sensor that the Lian Li case came with. Firstly I taped the sensor to the ram and measured the temperature without the RamORB installed. After obtaining the temperature, I proceeded to installing the RamORB. While installing the RamORB, I placed the thermal sensor in between the ram's memory chips and the thermal pad. I then continued to secure the heat spreaders.

After turning on the computer, the difference was immediately apparent. The RamORB performed above my expectations with a 9 degree difference.

Conclusion

Thermaltake's RamORB can be obtained for as low as 19.02 from cometsupply.com. There are two sides to this deal. When you look at the upside, $19.02 is a small price to pay if you bought a $200 stick of RAM which you don't want to fry. The downside, however, is most of the RAM sticks that are that expensive already come with heat spreaders, so you would have to rip off the existing ones to put this one on. That is something I would not recommend. The only use for this heat spreader, then, is to be placed onto cheaper ram modules that don't come with heat spreaders. With the prices of RAM being as cheap as 12.99 (price of the KVR800D2/1G), however, the RamORB ends up being more expensive than the RAM itself. This leaves the Ram ORB out in the cold away from the mainstream market and thus away from my recommendation.