Testseek.com have collected 19 expert reviews of the ThermalTake Blue Orb 2 CL-P0257 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for ThermalTake Blue Orb 2 CL-P0257.
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19 Reviews
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Thermaltake have taken a good idea from the Golden Orb II, and turned it into something excellent. The Blue Orb II is the bigger brother to the Golden Orb II, it provides more cooling power with it’s bigger size but at little or no noise cost. I c...
Abstract: Thermaltake Blue ORB II CPU Cooler What is it: Blue Orb II CPU Cooler Model No.: CL-P0257Manufacturer: ThermaltakeAvailability: Coming Soon Introduction Blue Orb II utilizes its pending patented riveting copper and aluminum construction to enhance a...
Quiet operation, Excellent cooling capability, Great documentation
Mounting requires substantial force
So…What Did We Think? The Thermaltake Blue Orb II gets points for it’s quiet and cool operation, for it’s great documentation and for it’s simple but noteworthy design that screams “I am all that is heatsink, I am here to c...
Abstract: Picking an appropriate cooler for your CPU is no joke and is big business for the companies involved in making sure today?s CPUs can perform to the top of their abilities. With recent advances in CPU design they have been running faster and quite a bit...
Abstract: We gave the Golden Orb II a mediocre 7 verdict back in October 2005, but the Blue Orb II is bigger and much, much better. It’s a massive cooler that squats over the CPU socket like a sumo wrestler, taking up every square millimeter of space. It featur...
E xcellent cooling , Fits Intel Socket LGA775 and AMD K8 , Very easy installation, Efficient Cooling Design, Blue color of Heatsink and blue LED looks awesome , Very little noise from fan, Beautifully polished copper base
Motherboard must be removed to install
Thermaltake has another successful product on their hands with the Blue Orb II. The blue color of the cooling fins with the blue LED in the fan makes for a spectacular sight. The cooling efficiency of the Blue Orb II is amazing as well, running on a...
Abstract: Copper is better conductor of heat, while aluminum radiates heat more rapidly...The ultimate HSF will have a copper base with aluminum cooling fins.Intro to Thermodynamics of Metallurgy 101:The statement above muttered some 4-years ago has been a point...
Very efficient, Quiet, Cool blue 120mm fan, Cools not only the CPU but overhangs RAM on the DFI Ultra-D,
Huge, Heavy, No fan controller, This, while not perfect, is a great cooler for an Intel or AMD system. The faults are not a big deal and should not sway you away from considering this cooler as an upgrade for you PC. The only word of advice I can give, is...
The test bed here, as with all of my cooler reviews, is as follows: Processor - AMD 3700+ San Diego 1MB L2 Motherboard - DFI LanParty Ultra - D Video Card - eVGA 7800 GT Power Supply - Ultra X-Finity 500W PSU Memory - 512 x 2 Crucial Ballistix Hard Dis...
Simple and well documented installation, Efficient cooler, Very cool blue theme, Effective for motherboard cooling
Heavy, Can be loud and offers no fan speed control options
I was surprised by the ability of the Thermaltake Blue Orb II CPU Cooler. Despite being somewhat louder than the Zalman heatsink, it easily trumped it in cooling ability. The slightly longer fins and perhaps larger copper core may have contributed to t...
Abstract: Most of you already have seen the original Golden Orb from Thermaltake and are familiar with their legendary Orb series. Now it?s time for the second coming of their Golden Orb Cooler. Those of you who were at Computex have already seen the new Golden ...
