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July 17, 2008 by Lawrence Lee
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Product
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Thermaltake Duorb CL-G0102
VGA Cooler |
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Manufacturer
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Thermaltake |
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Market Price
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US$35 |
As graphics cards become more and more powerful, cooling them becomes a
daunting challenge. In a typical ATX tower system, the graphics porocessing
unit (GPU) is in the middle of the case, upside down, with its own printed
circuit board (PCB) obstructing a lot of the heat being put off. To complicate
matters, GPUs can now easily pull more than 100W and with PCB lengths increasing,
sometimes the system airflow can be effectively cut off.
The Duorb by Thermaltake is one of many GPU coolers available to PC enthusiasts
who want better than stock cooling. It is a dual fan cooler like the Xigmatek
Battle-Axe, but is only equipped with two heatpipes. Its basic design
is similar to the Zalman
VF900-CU, which was a star in its day. The VF900 is simply too small
to effectively cool most current GPUs. A larger radial cooler with a massive
fan would seem like an obvious evolutionary step, but you can only make it
so big before it touches the expansion slots on the motherboard. Thus, Thermaltake
has decided to go horizontal, splitting what would have a been a small, radial
copper cooler into two small semi-radial coolers. The result is the Duorb,
or two orbs as the name suggests.
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Box and interior packaging are fairly compact by Thermaltake's standards.
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The Duorb looks the part.
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Features & Brief
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Our Comment |
| Universal Design for
nVIDIA & ATi VGA card. |
Supports all the
usual suspects. |
| Innovative Dual-Orb
patented design. |
Two orbs must be
better than one... |
| All copper structure:copper
base & copper fin provide maximum cooling performance. |
The use of copper
increases the weight and cost of the product, but its higher thermal
conductivity compared to aluminum may make it a worthy trade-off. |
| ScurveTM fan blade design
and 6-LED lights. |
The fan blades are
twisted slightly in an unusual fashion. |
| Maximum cooling efficiency
for quietness. |
Thermaltake is last
manufacturer we would associate with "quietness." |
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| Compatibility |
nVIDIA 9600GT
nVIDIA 8800 GT/GTS/GTX/Ultra
nVIDIA 7900 GTX
nVIDIA 7800 GT/GTX
nVIDIA 6800 GS/GT
ATi X1950 PRO/XT/XTX
ATi X1900 GT/XT/XTX
ATi X1800 GTO/XL/XT
ATI HD 3870 |
| Dimension |
(L)180.5 x (W)98.5 x (H)30 mm |
| Heatsink Material |
Copper base & Copper Fin |
Heatpipe
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6 mm x 2pcs |
| Fan Dimension |
80 x 15 mm x 2pcs |
| Rated Voltage |
12V |
| Started Voltage |
7 V |
| Max.Air Flow |
23.8 CFM |
| Max. Air Pressure |
2.9 mmH2O |
| Fan Speed |
2500 RPM |
| Life Expectation |
50,000 hrs |
| Connector |
4 pin |
| Weight |
324g |
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