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mfisher
01-24-02, 10:49 AM
I bought a Thermaltake Crystal Orb for my Gainward GF3 and it made a loud rattle whenever my PC was running. I finally couldn't take it anymore and pulled the thing apart to see what the issue was. One of the screws that secures the fan assembly to the heatsink was stripped out and the fan was not rigidly mounted, hence the noise. OK, so I ordered another one in hopes that I had a run of bad luck. Now I find that this 2nd Crystal Orb sounds identical to the last one. What a piece of JUNK. Have any of you in this forum had problems like this with the Crystal Orb?

plague
01-24-02, 11:36 AM
mine sounds just fine...

AntmanMike
01-24-02, 03:51 PM
I recieved 3 review CORBS from ThermalTake. None have the problem that you described. Make sure the top plate thats labeled Tt is near the top. If it slides down it scrapes against the fan. Also, make sure that dealer is dependable.

meatpipe
01-24-02, 04:40 PM
Mine did it-but it was really that " TT" faceplate over the fan. Just remove it and watch those fingers when working near it !!:burn: