Dragon Orb 3 for AMD

[MattLN03]

How good is the Dragon Orb 3 for overclocking?? I have an Athlon 1.3 gighz and the Fan is made for Athlon XP 1500+ so i would assume it would be decent but your guys opinion would help much.

Thanks

[Sonny]

This should be in cooling. It's OK if you can get about 200CFM cleanly thru your case. But I suggest you look at THE RECOMENDED HSF (http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/) that can outperform the DOrb3. If I get off my duff I would buy a better one too. Hehehe just look at my sig.

[The Coolest]

sonny>> I just looked at your 5V & 12V rails they look very good... what PSU u have?

[dynamasis]

i reccomend orb coolers, iv used them for a long time now, very efficient and reliable!

[Sonny]

Originally posted by The Coolest
sonny>> I just looked at your 5V & 12V rails they look very good... what PSU u have? 431W Enermax EG465P-VE just like what my sig says. I made it a point to have the units at the store tested so I could pick the healthiest one.

[Thelemac]

Originally posted by dynamasis
i reccomend orb coolers, iv used them for a long time now, very efficient and reliable!

Sure, they're acceptable if you aren't planning on overclocking at all, but for anything more than just a small drop in temps over stock cooling they are largely unacceptable.

*Moved to "Cooling"*

[i12bina3]

heard the orbs dont cool that good at all, especially when you want to OC
heard they are very good and reliable to cool your power button down :D

[wizardloader]

I have 2 Drogon Orb III's both on KG7mobo's. One is a 1.4 gig @1606 load 47c . The other a 1.2 gig @46 load. I'm likin it

[iggybaseball]

I got a Drago Orb3 for $5 at Microcenter:Brand new:)

[Toysrme]

Saw a pic of D orb IV =)

well, the dragon orb isn't horrible performance, it's just really loud(like the other 7k screamers).

There are much better heatsinks, but it's a descent price-performance ratio.

[lennytiger]

Originally posted by dynamasis
i reccomend orb coolers, iv used them for a long time now, very efficient and reliable!

Are you joking?
They are bad man!!

Maybe you've had more success with them but they don't work for ocing!!:confused:

EDIT:
Dragon Orbs are fine for normal useage and little oc's but for hardcore oc'ers we need more!!

[i12bina3]

gotta agree with lennytiger.
if you wanna do some serious stuff ... you arent going to do well with your D Orb or any other Orb

[Sonny]

Have you guys tried the DOrb3????? It's not the best but it sure outperforms a lot of HSFs. Unless you guys have done back to back tests on your systems with a DOrb3 againts what you use you guys really cant say that the DOrb3 sucks. I think I got a ok o/c & guess what I use? Look at what some of the guys here have o/c with the DOrb3 & they arent anything to sneeze at.

[wizardloader]

Originally posted by lennytiger


Are you joking?
They are bad man!!

Maybe you've had more success with them but they don't work for ocing!!:confused:

EDIT:
Dragon Orbs are fine for normal useage and little oc's but for hardcore oc'ers we need more!! ]

Untrue!! Both my PC's are o/c and both cooler than many others reported. 48c load in "hot" room

[funnyperson1]

The DragonOrb3s are decent and if you look at the recommended hsfs its about 6th on the list.......its not the best but a good choice because of its price and looks....

[Toysrme]

Hate it or not, Everyone has to admit it's the best and BADDEST looking heatsink LoL!

The onlything better looking would be dyed water under neonor a blacklight =)