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"Double Impact": Thermaltake DuOrb Extreme VGA Cooler Review

Started by: Nictron | Date 11/04/09 12:43:59 AM

Comments: 6 | Last Comment: 01/18/10 08:48:12 AM

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Will this duo orb work on the 5850?

I saw in your other article about the 5850 that it overclocks well but this duo orb will be ideal for the 5850 overclocked?

Regards

Nico

0 [Posted by: Nictron Rating 8

| Date: 11/04/09 12:43:59 AM]

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Will this duo orb work on the 5850?

Yes, but the VRM elements was not cooling enough.

0 [Posted by: Jordan

| Date: 11/05/09 12:29:20 PM]

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Why would you need to replace the stock heatsink on the Radeon HD 5850? It does an amazing job on it's own and remains very quiet. It cools the GPU, VRM and GDDR5.

I have an Antec 900 case and the hottest that my Radeon HD 5850 has gotten is 61C and it was inaudible over other system fans. You can barely tell that my PC is on even when I am gaming.

0 [Posted by: JonMCC33 Rating 94

| Date: 11/04/09 12:05:39 PM]

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Have you overclocked it like they did in the 5850 review?

Does the stock cooler still perform well enough?

Many thanks.

0 [Posted by: Nictron Rating 8

| Date: 11/04/09 09:25:01 PM]

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Did you read their Radeon HD 5850 review?

http://xbitlabs.com/artic...play/radeon-hd5850_3.html

Interestingly, the overclocked card has a GPU temperature of only 67°C under load (this test was performed at 50% cooler’s speed).

That is with the GPU at over 1GHz. The Radeon HD 5850 runs very cool and the stock heatsink is extremely effective.

I'd overclock my own and show my results but I honestly haven't found the need to. I haven't found a game that kills the Radeon HD 5850 at stock speeds. I play mostly FPS games.

0 [Posted by: JonMCC33 Rating 94

| Date: 11/05/09 06:59:35 AM]

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Where is this thing sold? I can't find it anywhere...

0 [Posted by: Daisho Rating 1

| Date: 01/18/10 08:48:12 AM]

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