DuOrb or VD964? - Overclock.net

j0z3 · 01-09-09

Well, im buying a gpu cooler, wich one should i go for?
Ive heard VD964 ramsinks do not stick properly.

Im not buying thermaltape.

No other suggestions please, i only have these two as choice.

Hewlett-Packard · 01-09-09

The duorb by the name, is it possibly named by the blue orb by thermaltake, and it has 2 of them? I think I've seen one of them.

If the vd964 has crappy contact, then without doubt go for the duorb

Tator Tot · 01-09-09

If its going on that 8800GT which doesn't really need RAM cooling then go with the Battleaxe (VD964) as it cools better than a duo orb does.

j0z3 · 01-09-09

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Originally Posted by Hewlett-Packard

The duorb by the name, is it possibly named by the blue orb by thermaltake, and it has 2 of them? I think I've seen one of them.

If the vd964 has crappy contact, then without doubt go for the duorb

Thanks, im open to more suggestions.

j0z3 · 01-09-09

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Originally Posted by Tator Tot

If its going on that 8800GT which doesn't really need RAM cooling then go with the Battleaxe (VD964) as it cools better than a duo orb does.

The VD964 does not push the air on the card, the fins are closed.

Thats what i mean.

Tator Tot · 01-09-09

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Originally Posted by j0z3

Thanks, im open to more suggestions.

You can also look into the

Arctic Cooling Xtreme 9800
Arctic Cooling Accels S2 Revision 2
Scythe SCVMS-1000

You'll have to wait for newegg to restock or find at another place.

Though, out of all of those I would have to say your best bet is the Xigmatek Battleaxe VD964.

After owning one, on my 8800GTS 640, I can say it cools much better than the other ones. But its a little tricky to instal. The RAMsinks are iffy, but I got mine to hold with some MX2

Hewlett-Packard · 01-10-09

The VD one looks inefficient to me to tell you the truth.

sLowEnd · 01-10-09

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Originally Posted by Hewlett-Packard

The VD one looks inefficient to me to tell you the truth.

That's what I thought too before looking at reviews.
It seems like the outer 2 heatipes won't make contact

Despite that, the VD964 got very nice reviews and isn't that bad of a cooler. It's actually very good

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These two graphics card coolers are indisputable performance leaders on graphics cards with bare GPUs as well as those with heat-spreaders on them. They outperform such well-known opponents as Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 and Accelero Xtreme 8800. Moreover, unlike the latter, XIGMATEK and AURAS solutions are universal coolers, which means that they make a much smarter investment than Xtreme 8800/2900.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo..._10.html#sect1

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Xigmatek has truly outdone themselves in price/performance with the Battle-Axe. With the possibility of purchasing the Battle-Axe for under even $25 USD after mail-in rebate, there really just isn't any other VGA cooler that can outdo it in price/performance.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/X...ttleAxe/6.html

Anth0789 · 01-10-09

Get the Duorb! Its great my 8800GT idles 37c, 46c load.

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