Friday, August 6, 2010

ThermalTake BlueOrb FX cooler


ThermalTake has a new innovative CPU cooler, the BlueOrb FX. Just like the iFlash+ 120mm which I reviewed earlier this week the Blue Orb FX features one of the new LED fans from ThermalTake which display information onto the fan blades. The BlueOrb FX is even a bit more advanced, it doesn't only show the real-time temperature and a rotating ThermalTake logo, it also shows the noise level. ThermalTake calls the real-time temperature the "T-Visuals" and the rotative logo and noise level is branded as "FlashCool". 

The ThermalTake Blue Orb FX features a radian crotched fin design and is compatible with both Intel's LGA775 processors and AMD's Socket AM2. In this review I'm going to test it on the Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 processors.
As with most ThermalTake products, the Blue Orb FX ships in a nicely designed package.

Specifications and Compatibility
Before we start with the review lets take a look at the features and specifications and the supported processors.


Features


  • Fascinating flash light with rotative "ThermalTake" words makes extraordinary visual effects

  • Real-time temperature display, shows the degree of cooling

  • ThermalTake patent pending Radian crotched fin design provides superior air flow to achieve the optimal cooling

  • Specifications:

  • Dimension: 140mm x 84mm

  • Heatsink: Aluminum core and 140 aluminum fins

  • Fan dimension: 112mm x 36.5mm

  • Rated voltage: 12V

  • Started voltage: 6V

  • Rated current: 0.45A

  • Power input: 5.40W

  • Fan speed: 1800RPM (+/- 10%)

  • Maximum air flow: 70CFM

  • Maximum air pressure: 1.8mmH2O

  • Noise: 18dBA

  • Fan life time: 50,000 hours

  • Connector: 3-pin

  • Weight: 566g


  •  Processor compatibility list

  • Intel Core 2 Extreme (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Core 2 Quad (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Core 2 Duo (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Pentium D (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Pentium 4 (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Pentium (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Celeron D (socket LGA775)

  • Intel Celeron (socket LGA775)

  • AMD Athlon 64 FX (socket AM2)

  • AMD Athlon 64 X2 (socket AM2)

  • AMD Athlon 64 (socket AM2)

  • AMD Sempron (socket AM2)

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