The Auras CTC-868 has two 92mm impellers installed for intake and exhaust.

The speed of these DY9225HLG_QC fans is varied from 800 to 2400rpm at a maximum noise of 21dBA. Each fan has two blue LEDs. The motors of the fans do not rattle.

The cooler’s base is protected with a piece of polyethylene film:

Its finish quality is astonishing:

It is also immaculately flat. Auras has done a good job on it.

The CTC-868 can be installed on any supported platform without your having to take the mainboard out of the system case. You just secure the appropriate fastener with four screws on the cooler and then mount the cooler on the CPU:

There is no limitation as to the positioning of the cooler on LGA775 but you have to choose only one of two possible variants, depending on the position of the socket’s retention frame, if you’ve got a platform for K8 processors.

The cooler is unfolded and folded up by means of two clips at its top part.

So, this is all simple and handy, but does it work? You’ll see in the Tests section. I can only add that the recommended price of the Auras CTC-868 is $55, which implies serious requirements to the cooler.