Tuniq Tower 120 - My installation with pictures

IllusivePro · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:01

Katoom said:
You need to add 15 deg to core temp and 10 to real temp.

+1

Sayso · 18 Mar 2009 at 17:58

have a look here....

http://download.intel.com/design/processor/datashts/31327807.pdf

a lot of tech speak but should give specs.

Also Tjmax as given by intel is 80 for non go versions and 90 for Go revision.

Katoom · 18 Mar 2009 at 20:45

Sayso said:
have a look here....

http://download.intel.com/design/processor/datashts/31327807.pdf

a lot of tech speak but should give specs.

Also Tjmax as given by intel is 80 for non go versions and 90 for Go revision.

I have a non GO quad (B3), if i set the Tjmax to 80 in Core temp, my processor is idling (in my warm room) at 13,10,10,11!

They look more accurate with th TJ set at 100.

CaptainRAVE · 18 Mar 2009 at 21:33

Tjmax is 95 for Quads. Just leave it at 100 to be safe.

fro5tie · 19 Mar 2009 at 10:01

Thanks for that info guys, helps a lot. Will give that Intel link a read too.

no_1_dave · 19 Mar 2009 at 22:11

My Tuniq is facing the other way, sharp bits facing upwards
Either mine or yours is the wrong way

Mullins · 19 Mar 2009 at 22:25

no_1_dave said:
My Tuniq is facing the other way, sharp bits facing upwards
Either mine or yours is the wrong way

Mine faces the same way as the OP, and the fan sucks the air from the front of the case and blows it towards the exhaust fan at the back.

Dakotacs · 19 Mar 2009 at 22:28

Yeah I've seen people install the Tuniq Tower facing all sorts of directions. I personally am confused as to which way is correct, without having ever owned one myself.

I guess it largely depends on allowing the fan to move the hot air out to the back of the case.

Gepetto · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:51

If you set your TjMax to 100 degrees, are the core temps then actual temps? :confused:

steve258 · 20 Mar 2009 at 02:00

no_1_dave said:
My Tuniq is facing the other way, sharp bits facing upwards
Either mine or yours is the wrong way

Yours is wrong, the fan would be blowing into the case unless you intended that way. The fan can be taken off very easily though without taking the entire heatsink off.

Steeps · 20 Mar 2009 at 04:14

Is it me or is the fan inside the wrong way? Looking at the "close up" pic it's blowing towards the ram instead of to the back of the case.

steve258 · 20 Mar 2009 at 05:30

hmm hard to tell but it looks to me like it's blowing towards the rear.

Katoom · 20 Mar 2009 at 06:08

Gepetto said:
If you set your TjMax to 100 degrees, are the core temps then actual temps?

It's what I class as being actual. Any TJ lower than 100deg, then my idle temps look to low.

Craigius · 20 Mar 2009 at 06:46

fro5tie said:
I intend to try! Where abouts in Rotherham you live, I'm from that neck of the woods myself!

Hi mate whats your e mail address and ill send you my location details :cool:

no_1_dave · 20 Mar 2009 at 23:43

steve258 said:
Yours is wrong, the fan would be blowing into the case unless you intended that way. The fan can be taken off very easily though without taking the entire heatsink off.

If I lick my finger & put it by my ran I can feel air being pulled into the CPU cooler so it must be the right way round, even though it is the opposite way around to the op

Gerard · 21 Mar 2009 at 16:45

Katoom said:
You need to add 15 deg to core temp and 10 to real temp.

Since when? Realtemp is meant to be the msot accurate software temp program there is presently.

+10 means that my quad at 3.6 with a true 120 and 2 noctua fans in push pull is hitting around 85c load? Id doubt that. That would mean when i had it watercooled it was hitting 72c instead of 62c.

You sure you're not talking about +10 or so for speedfan?

xiphrex · 21 Mar 2009 at 17:14

As far as I know when I was reading about all this tj max and realtemp/coretemp etc business back when I was overclocking, Realtemp is the correct one.

The guy who made it used a heat diode gun (looks like one of those speed guns that the police use) to measure the temperature at which the CPU would throttle and even went as far as to run the CPU's without fans. There are some pictures on the web somewhere.

Im happy with my tuniq although it is just so awkward to install - I absolutely hate those thumb screws, can never tell if its on right. Does the job though. Sometimes after installing it you will hear a rattling sound, if you do, make sure the fan is securely fastened as it can vibrate on the metal.

Need to put a new CPU in soon so will have to do it all again. Not looking forward to it really

{SAS}TB · 21 Mar 2009 at 19:33

The RealTemp forum thread is HERE - CBA looking if the pics are in there

manjuice · 21 Mar 2009 at 23:13

I'm glad I bought the Xigmatek over the Tuniq.

http://tchan4.com/blog/2008/12/19/xigmatek-red-scorpion-s1283-q6600-cable-management/

Katoom · 22 Mar 2009 at 09:40

Gerard said:
Since when? Realtemp is meant to be the msot accurate software temp program there is presently.

+10 means that my quad at 3.6 with a true 120 and 2 noctua fans in push pull is hitting around 85c load? Id doubt that. That would mean when i had it watercooled it was hitting 72c instead of 62c.

You sure you're not talking about +10 or so for speedfan?

Real temp 'is' accurate, as long as you set the correct TJmax.
At default, Realtemp's TJ is 90, this shows my idle temps as 20,17,17,17 which is below my room temp (19 deg according to the probe on my controller).
Now on the calibration page on the Realtemps site, it says that your idle temps should be 6-7 deg above ambient with high end water/air.
If i add 10 deg or set the TJ to 100, then my idle temp are 30,27,27,27, which is about right.