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Full Review Of Blue Orb

If you're not familiar with the blue orb, or need your memory refreshed, basically what it is is a heatsink/fan unit (HSF) designed by Thermaltake for chipset cooling. In this case chipset cooling includes video card GPUs and is what I’ll be using to test the heatsink.

Specs:

Fan dimensions	50x50x15mm
Blorb dimensions	53mm diameter x 25mm high
Rated Voltage	12V DC
Rated Current	0.16A
Starting voltage	7.0V DC
Rated Speed	4600 RPM
Max airflow	15 CFM
Noise Level	26.4 dBA
Input Power	2.16W
Bearing type	Ball bearing
Lifetime (MTBF)	50000 hours

Note: If you look closely you'll notice that it says "100% Contiquity Between Heatsink & CPU" I don't know if this was an oversight or what, but this heatsink was definitely *not* designed for CPU cooling. While I’m sure the text is supposed to mean that it has 100% contiquity to a GPU or the northbridge on a chipset, I’m positive someone out there would try to use it on their CPU.

In the package is everything you could need to install the blue orb, including :
1. The blue orb itself
2. Thermal grease
3. Thermal double-sided tape
4. 3 pin to 4 pin power adapter
5. Push pins for installing the blue orb

Let’s go over the contents quickly. First the blue orb itself. Enough said. Second is thermal grease, which is a compound used to create better contact between heatsink and chip for improved cooling. Third is the thermal double-sided tape used for installing the orb if you don't have holes in the right spot, or they are the wrong dimensions (more on this later). Fourth is the 3 to 4 pin power adapter to use if you don't have any 3 pin power connectors, or all of yours are occupied. Last but not least are the pins for installing the orb onto the chip if you have the holes that match the dimensions of the orb. Again I’ll go into this later.