Introduction

Thermaltake's Orb series of CPU Coolers have always been very popular. I remember when the first Orb's came out a few years ago, everyone I knew wanted one. Well Thermaltake continues the Orb series with the Ruby Orb. We will be testing the Ruby Orb on our AM2 system and see how it performs against all of the other coolers we have tested on the system.

Specs

Compatibility:
- Intel CoreTM 2 Extreme(Socket LGA775)
- Intel CoreTM 2 Duo (Socket LGA775)
- Intel Pentium Extreme Edition (Socket LGA 775)
- Intel Pentium D (Socket LGA 775)
- Intel Pentium 4 (Socket LGA775)
- Intel Celeron D (Socket LGA775)
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 (Socket 939, AM2)
- AMD Athlon 64 FX (Socket 939, AM2)
- AMD Athlon 64 (Socket 754, 939, AM2)
- AMD Sempron (Socket 754, AM2)

Heatsink Dimension: 140mm x 73.3mm
Heatsink Material: Aluminum Extrusion (140 fin)
Fan Dimension: 120 mm x 24.3 mm
Rated Voltage: 12V
Started Voltage: 7V
Rated Current: 0.25A
Power Input: 3.00W
Fan Speed: 1700 10% RPM
Max. Air Flow: 77.85 CFM
Max. Air Pressure: 1.80 mm H2O
Noise: 17 dBA
Life Time: 30,000 Hours
Connector: 3 Pin
Weight: 545g

First Looks

The Ruby Orb comes clear clamshell package. Thankfully it is not the hard to open clamshell packaging. The front and back of the package are open so you can see the entire cooler, including the base. The back also lists all of the specs that are listed above.

As I said the package easily opens up and inside you will find the Ruby Orb cooler, mounting hardware for all CPU's listed above, thermal paste, and installation instructions.

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