Gigabyte DS3R and Turniq Tower question.

Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 11:12

I'm thinking of the above board/ cooler combo. Can anyone tell me if its possible to mount the TT both ways?

Ideally I'd like the fan to be mounted so it blows towards the back of the case.

Cheers.

Teaf · 25 Sep 2007 at 11:37

You can only mount the Tuniq Tower 120 in one direction on that Gigabyte board due to the capacitors around the CPU blocking the cooler in the other 3 positions.

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Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 12:31

So I'm I right in thinking the fan is vertical in the picture?

Cheers for the info.

Camalot · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:20

looks like a tight fit

Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:34

I'm thinking about going for the DS3P now as there's more room.

Sime · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:37

Orange Peel said:
I'm thinking about going for the DS3P now as there's more room.

I have a DS3 rev1.0 but hes now broken and need a new motherboard. The Tuniq Tower fit fine horizonatally but didnt fit vertically (the picutre above shown).

Does the DS3P fit the Tuniq Tower on the motherboard in all directions?

Sime · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:38

*edited* wtf, posted twice *edited*

Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 13:43

Sime said:
Does the DS3P fit the Tuniq Tower on the motherboard in all directions?

From what I've read, yes it does. There's a thread somewhere that shows TT compatability.

Teaf · 25 Sep 2007 at 14:47

DS3P - Tuniq Tower fits fine, apparantly in horizontal and vertical positions
DS3R - Tuniq Tower only fits vertically

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Luke · 25 Sep 2007 at 14:51

Is there an advantage in having it orientated in a particular direction?

Sime · 25 Sep 2007 at 15:12

emailiscrap said:
Is there an advantage in having it orientated in a particular direction?

good question.

Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 15:18

From my understanding it mostly to do with how you have your case cooling setup. Most people seem to like the fan to blow towards the rear case fan so the CPU heat gets kicked out the back of the case. Some others prefer it to go up into the PSU or fan on the top of the case.

split · 25 Sep 2007 at 15:29

Orange Peel said:
From my understanding it mostly to do with how you have your case cooling setup. Most people seem to like the fan to blow towards the rear case fan so the CPU heat gets kicked out the back of the case. Some others prefer it to go up into the PSU or fan on the top of the case.

Your Spot on.
If you have a case fan that sort of lines up with it when fan is blowing that way it acts like push pull.
I suppose your case fan should be able to remove more air than the fan in the Tuniq can push at it (in an ideal world)

But that orientation restricts air to the PSU....you can't win can you

Prophet · 25 Sep 2007 at 15:46

The DS3P looks to be just as good if not better than the DS3R. OK its not got DDR3 support but is that really a problem?

Still looking around before I decide on my final spec though.

Sime · 25 Sep 2007 at 18:04

I needed to buy, ive gone for it.

Camalot · 25 Sep 2007 at 20:00

Sime said:
I needed to buy, ive gone for it.

I've ordered it as well for the DS3R