Thermaltake Blue Orb II

So, I’ve prepared the most thrilling thing for the end. Welcome the returning legend, the second Blue Orb:

Thermaltake’s traditional packaging envelopes the traditional kit:

This is the cooler and a small box with fasteners.

There’s no universal compatibility – only modern platforms are supported. Well, no one will buy an exclusive cooler for an obsolete platform anyway. When cooking this model, Thermaltake’s engineers must have mixed together a standard boxed cooler for Intel’s top-end LGA775 processors and a Fatality series Zalman 7700CU. The former gave the Blue Orb II the characteristic forked aluminum ribs and the copper, while the latter, the shape and the 120mm fan with moderate-intensity blue LED highlighting:

The sole is polished very well:

It’s not exactly mirror-like, but you cannot see any traces of the milling machine. The surface is somewhat matte and flat.