De mannen van PCstats.com hebben een review in elkaar geknutseld over de opvolger van de Blue Orb, de Orange Orb. De Orange Orb is iets kleiner dan de Blue Orb wat een PCI slot scheelt als je hem installeert op een videokaart. Daarnaast is de Orange Orb in tegenstelling tot de Blue Orb gemaakt uit één stuk metaal waardoor hij, ondanks het formaat, beter weet te presteren dan de Blorb. Alleen het bevestigingsmechanisme (en de kleur IMHO) zijn er niet op vooruit gegaan:
I was a little surprised with the results from the Blue orb, I was honestly expecting it to be a more efficient heatsink than the Orange Orb, but I guess that the full contact base and one piece design are more important than sheer surface area and fan speed... I even cleaned off the thermal paste and re-applied just in case I'd put too much on when I attached the Blorb, but same results. I'd like to do this again with an Asus card with built in temperature measurement sometime soon.
Overall, I can recommend the Orange orb to anyone who is currently using a passive heatsink on their video card (provided you make sure the clips stay clear of the fan). For replacing stock active heatsinks on newer cards like the Geforce3, I have my doubts that it is going to make much of a difference. I will test this as soon as I get the chance, but please let me know if you have already tried it. If you already have a Blue orb and you really want to use your first PCI slot, consider this BGA heatsink a must buy.