Tuniq Tower install pics+results

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Before i post anything, this cooler is simply amazing. See results for yourself.

It arrived well packed with backing plates for different motherboards.

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The first thing you have to do, is take your motherboard out and select the correct backplate you need. All you do here is line it up with the holes and stick it on :)

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Next is best to put the thermal paste onto the CPU. They provide you with thermal paste. This is how i apply mine.

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When your ready, there is a H type metal part which goes over the heatsink. This part is easier with the fan pulled out so you can see what you're doing. You will know what part i mean when you see yours. Then its a case of puting it ontop of the cpu, lining up the H part with the motherboard holes, and screw them into place.
 
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I put the fan on last.

Note - You can turn the fan around, i have mine blowing towards the fan at the back of the case so the hot air gets sucked out.

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Results

On the stock cooler. I could only get to 2.5 on my 2160. Idle temps were 45-48 and load was mid 60's

I've now pushed the 2160 to 3.0ghz, another 500mhz, and idle temps were only 33!. Load temps still have not broke 50. Which is quite amazing.

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Theres been a lot of Tuniq Tower questions latley, i bought one and thought i would make this thread for others interested in the cooler.

Cheers :)
 
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sweet, that the PC7? i thought it would be tight but im going to fit a tuniq aswell. Looks like you have a load of spaghetti in your case!!!
 
I wounder how better it is than my arctic freezer 64 pro with my current oc of a x2 3800+ at 2.6ghz i get 38-40 idle and 60-62 on load with orthos. Do you think my temps would drop that much? Stock volt is 1.35 for the cpu and its on 1.45 at the mo.
 
Yes PC7. And yes im completley crap at cable managment :p

Ive clocked the e2160 to 3.2ghz, had to push it up to 1.45v to get it stable.

Temps around 60-62 load, which isn't too bad considering stock clock is 1.8ghz and its got 1.45v going through it.

If i can get a good few hours stable on Orth with it not passing 65 then im sticking at 3.2 because i've noticed you can game for hours and the temp doesnt even go close towhat orth gives. So you can knock at least 10degres off it.
 
Nice to see someone enthusing over the HSF that I received on Monday along with a new Gigabyte P35C DS3R and E2140. I'm a newcomer to the o/c scene (mainly because my previous processor basically got unstable with the most minor of adjustments!), so I apologise for any dumb questions or comments I might make.

I've yet to install the Tuniq Tower, in order for a quick get-me-started with new PC, I used the retail-box HSF.

For the sake of it, and not really having a clue what I'm doing, I upped the clock speed from 1.6GHz 200MHz × 8 to 300MHz × 8 to give 2.4GHz (I changed another BIOS setting so the memory was at 960MHz, since I didn't fancy taking it from 800MHz to 1200MHz at this stage.

Now the bit I'm really unsure of: CoreTemp is reporting core temperatures of around 28°C and a tjunction of 85°C under load (ie. the heatsink remains cool to the touch). I noticed you're using Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool (*click - I've seen the abbreviation TAT before!) and I'm not sure which temperatures I should trust or if I need to pay any attention to the tjunction temperature. My reported temperatures are with no case fans running and the sides off the case (room temperature may have been a bit lower than normal 'cos this was 2am this morning, trying to get an internet connection so I could download some drivers to get my wireless network card working!)
 
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Nice to see someone enthusing over the HSF that I received on Monday along with a new Gigabyte P35C DS3R and E2140. I'm a newcomer to the o/c scene (mainly because my previous processor basically got unstable with the most minor of adjustments!), so I apologise for any dumb questions or comments I might make.

I've yet to install the Tuniq Tower, in order for a quick get-me-started with new PC, I used the retail-box HSF.

For the sake of it, and not really having a clue what I'm doing, I upped the clock speed from 1.6GHz 200MHz × 8 to 300MHz × 8 to give 2.4GHz (I changed another BIOS setting so the memory was at 960MHz, since I didn't fancy taking it from 800MHz to 1200MHz at this stage.

Now the bit I'm really unsure of: CoreTemp is reporting core temperatures of around 28°C and a tjunction of 85°C under load (ie. the heatsink remains cool to the touch). I noticed you're using Intel's Thermal Analysis Tool (*click - I've seen the abbreviation TAT before!) and I'm not sure which temperatures I should trust or if I need to pay any attention to the tjunction temperature. My reported temperatures are with no case fans running and the sides off the case (room temperature may have been a bit lower than normal 'cos this was 2am this morning, trying to get an internet connection so I could download some drivers to get my wireless network card working!)
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Hi. Before overclocking on that board, have a read of this.

Monstermunch said:
Clocking
1. Make sure that you have the latest chipset drivers and flash the board to the most recent bios version
2. On the main bios screen press Ctrl+F1 to open the advanced options within the menus
3. In the Advanced Bios Features Menu, Disable all of the following: CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E), CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2), CPU EIST Function
4. In the PC Health Status menu, set the FAN Speed Control Method to "Legacy" & FAN Speed Control Mode to "PWM" to maintain highest speed
5. Go into the MB Intelligent Tweaker (MIT) menu at the bottom of the page, set the System voltage control to "Manual"
6. These boards have a default VDIMM of 1.8v, set the VDIMM to co-ordinate with your ram. The Geil I have is specced as 2.1v so I have mine set to +0.3v
7. Set the MCH Voltage to +0.1v
8. Set the FSB Voltage to +0.1v
9. Set the VCORE to 1.45v - Please be aware that this will increase temps!
10. Set the CPU Host Clock Control to "Enable"
11. Set the System Memory Multiplier to "2x"
12. You're set to go, just increase the System bus Frequency to Overclock
13. I would reccommend that you use Intels TAT to monitor temps
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I didn't mess with the VCORE untill my overclock wasn't stable, thats when you start upping it slightly. Mine is 1.3v and its stable :)

Also, what memory do you have?
 
Also make sure to use CoreTemp version 0.95.4. Previous versions sometimes didn't find the correct TjunctionMax resulting in the core temps actually being 15c higher than it reported.
 
How easy are they to fit? I was planning originally on going for an AF7, as I didnt want a backplate, but I need to remove my mobo from my case anyway for a bit of wire tidying, so I may as well look at other coolers. Im torn between this and the Freezer 7 though.
 
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How easy are they to fit? I was planning originally on going for an AF7, as I didnt want a backplate, but I need to remove my mobo from my case anyway for a bit of wire tidying, so I may as well look at other coolers. Im torn between this and the Freezer 7 though.
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It is so easy to fit, make sure you fit it when the mobo is out and plug in cables around the cooler, the cooler is massive and it doesnt leave much room to fiddle if the mobo is in.

As for temps, it keeps my e2160 very cool which is clocked from 1.8 to 3.0.

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Five stars mate.

I've been looking at the same Case/Mobo/HS+Fan combo but really wanted to see one in the flesh. Thanks for taking the time to post this up!

What version of the PC7 do you have. Its got a 120mm fan at the back?
 
Nice one Camelot,

ive got PC7,Tuniq Tower and ip35 pro coming tommorrow i hope :)

this will help out, thanks.
 
Hi mate,

yea i ordered whole new rig from here this morning,

gonna be my first build, roll on tommorrow....excited,scared and skint :D
 
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