Yate Loon for a Tuniq Tower?

slipd · 22 Oct 2007 at 23:08

Hey guys,

I’m finally in the process of ordering a Tuniq Tower (This week special offer!) and I was wondering if using a Yate Loon would be a better option than using the supplied TT fan? I posted a while back and the general consensus was that the standard fan wasn’t very good, and a replacement, ideally a 1200 Scythe was the best solution

Thing is, I already have a brand-new Loon just sitting here on my desk doing nothing, so I was wondering if it would be okay to use it with the Tuniq Tower? Would it be powerful enough etc.

If it’s not, I’ll just add a Scythe to the order and be done with it. I thought I’d ask anyway – see if I can save myself £13

Cheers,

SW.

mattyrigby00 · 22 Oct 2007 at 23:28

it should be fine.

PhillyDee · 22 Oct 2007 at 23:47

The standard fan is good. Its just the premium fans are a touch better. If you want silence, get a better fan, but why not see what the cooling is like with the tuniqs fan first. I admit, full pelt its noisy, but i never needed it at full myself.

mi9tchy · 23 Oct 2007 at 01:41

i've got a yate loon in my tuniq tower much better than the standard one included, noisewise anyway cools my cpu well enough too

melbourne720 · 23 Oct 2007 at 17:34

As above, I put a yate loon in the TT for the noise, if the noise doesn't bother you then (a) why?

and (b) stick with the original fan.

yipyipboo · 23 Oct 2007 at 17:40

I thought the supplied TT fan was okay at low volts but its not a PWM type so mine's been replaced.

tang0 · 23 Oct 2007 at 17:41

i installed my tuniq tower today, my temps went from about 55 idling to about 38, oc'ed my E6600 to about 3.2ghz

well happy, and its on the quiet fan setting

other than this though i can't get to the top left motherboard screw, its alright though, hasnt fallen over yet

PhillyDee · 23 Oct 2007 at 18:14

Same here. Ive got a 18" long screwdriver i got off the market for a couple of quid though. So im fine

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slipd · 24 Oct 2007 at 21:46

mi9tchy said:
i've got a yate loon in my tuniq tower much better than the standard one included, noisewise anyway cools my cpu well enough too

Hey mate,

I got my TT today and I'm just about to install. I've got my Loon here but I don't have a soldering iron atm so I'm going to see what the stock fan is like?

But the looks of it, soldering in a new fan should be pretty simple

SW.

mi9tchy · 24 Oct 2007 at 22:49

sam.wheale said:
Hey mate,

I got my TT today and I'm just about to install. I've got my Loon here but I don't have a soldering iron atm so I'm going to see what the stock fan is like?

But the looks of it, soldering in a new fan should be pretty simple

SW.

whats the soldering iron for?

slipd · 24 Oct 2007 at 23:27

mi9tchy said:
whats the soldering iron for?

You need to solder the new fan on the speed controller

SW.

slipd · 24 Oct 2007 at 23:37

Right guys the TT is all fitted but how tight do you go with the screws? Atm on mine there is still a 'tiny' bit of movement. I'm frightened to go too much more tighter because there is a row of resisters right near by.

On to performance: So far I haven't noticed a great deal of improvement compared to the stock cooler I was using. I'm getting about 3/4 degrees of an improvement. I used AS5 as per the AS website 775 application instructions.

I also didn't realise that when the speed controller is over as far as it can go (Low), that the fan isn't actually on! I just thought I wasn't getting a reading

I've currently got the fan at about 800rpm and the noise level is perfect.

SW.

Kirth Gersen · 25 Oct 2007 at 08:23

Sounds like it is tight enough. Many reports of people being happy with their TT even though they can move it slightly (including me).

Which way is the fan blowing? I initially had the fan blowing out to the rear of the case, and the rear casre fan exhausting out. Seemed to make sense, but temp improvement seemed poor. So on a whim, I reversed both fans. So now the case fan blows into the TT, and the TT fan blows to the front of the case. I got an immediate improvement of 5-10C drop. When idle, I even switch off the TT fan as it gets adequate cooling from the case fan. Just a suggestion.

slipd · 25 Oct 2007 at 18:21

Here's my setup:

The fan is blowing air up through the case, out through the exhaust fan at the top.

My temps seem to have improved slightly today? Mind you its a lot cooler in the room

Last night tho after about 45mins on Episode 2 my cpu was running at 55 degrees - in the past the highest my cpu temp is about 37

I don't think I've a.) fitted the heatsink correctly or b.) used enough AS5 - I followed the AS website and covered the chips heat spreader in a sort of rectangle shape over the center. I might have a play later; it only takes about 30mins to strip my mobo out...

SW.

Kirth Gersen · 25 Oct 2007 at 21:34

Well if you've got time, why don't you try my suggestion.

Either reverse the top fan and the Tuniq fans. Or turn the Tuniq 90 degrees, and reverse the Tuniq fan and the rear fan. The former is just a few minutes work and might help. The latter is a faff!

slipd · 25 Oct 2007 at 23:44

Kirth Gersen said:
Well if you've got time, why don't you try my suggestion.

Either reverse the top fan and the Tuniq fans. Or turn the Tuniq 90 degrees, and reverse the Tuniq fan and the rear fan. The former is just a few minutes work and might help. The latter is a faff!

I've just noticed in your in sig that you also have a Gigabyte board? Did you find the two blocks of resisters a problem, the ones that are nearest the cpu mounting?

When I was tightening the screws I was really conscious of them... I think the heatsink just about clears them tho

I ran out of time tonight, but I'll definitely give your suggestion a try tomorrow. I bought this hsf to improve my temps for O'cing, but atm they're higher than with my stock cooler

Cheers,

SW.

Kirth Gersen · 26 Oct 2007 at 07:04

sam.wheale said:
I've just noticed in your in sig that you also have a Gigabyte board? Did you find the two blocks of resisters a problem, the ones that are nearest the cpu mounting?

When I was tightening the screws I was really conscious of them... I think the heatsink just about clears them tho

I ran out of time tonight, but I'll definitely give your suggestion a try tomorrow. I bought this hsf to improve my temps for O'cing, but atm they're higher than with my stock cooler

Cheers,

SW.

Yes the resistors do come fairly close. But I have had no problems with it. I regret getting the TT - too much hard work. That said, now that it is in, it does what it says on the tin. You'll get there!