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Whats the trick to the tuniq tower 120?

Try spreading a thin layer accross the surface just enough so you cant see anything but silver then add a rice grain size in the middle might help create a better contact and tighten those screws until its hard to turn them anymore by hand.From what you say it does sound like it's not making proper contact and is not fitting properly on that board ? have you tried taking the board out and seeing what the idle temp is when it's run outside the case
Which case have you got out of interest ? if heat is building up in the case it will be like running it on a hot summers night and we all get high temps then.
Also are you sure the fan is running ? as 50 idle sounds like what it would be without the fan on.
To see how concave your chip is get a straight edge on it and hold it up to the light.
 
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Clairvoyant said:
So you didnt do the screws up fully. I have done mine full till they wil not go any more.

Silly question but how did you tell it was not making contact in the middle.
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You are correct, I did not do the screws up fully. They are still quite tight.

I had applied a very thin layer of TIM to the CPU, and when I took the heatsink off the TIM on the centre of the was untouched, whereas towards the corners of the CPU some had transferred to the heatsink
 
I dont understand Im getting what I would say is good contact. There is nothing in the way of the cooler stopping it form seating. Maybe its just a HOT chip.

Im half tempted to lap it, I just dont have any of that rubbing booze (lol), nor where to find any close to home.

I have good air flow with 2 120s in 1 out and the PSU and the top of my case (TT Armour, no side fan) has holes. And with my PWM & System temps not going near 40c.

Im happy with 3.2 (would love more but who wouldnt) but was hopping for lower temps.
 
C64 said:
Try spreading a thin layer accross the surface just enough so you cant see anything but silver then add a rice grain size in the middle might help create a better contact and tighten those screws until its hard to turn them anymore by hand.From what you say it does sound like it's not making proper contact and is not fitting properly on that board ? have you tried taking the board out and seeing what the idle temp is when it's run outside the case
Which case have you got out of interest ? if heat is building up in the case it will be like running it on a hot summers night and we all get high temps then.
Also are you sure the fan is running ? as 50 idle sounds like what it would be without the fan on.
To see how concave your chip is get a straight edge on it and hold it up to the light.
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Not sure if any of that was related to me, but different methods of spreading TX-1...check, screws tightened as far as they will go...check.
My cpu is idling around 35-45 depending upon how long the machines been on and whether I left my window open all night so my room is frigid, I took the side panel off and lay the machine on its side so the open side was facing up whilst reseating, and it didnt help the idle temps.

My chip/cooler might be concave, but I dont really want to lap the CPU and void my warranty; kinda depressing my mate is getting better temps with a basic zalman!
 
I have just bought myself one to see if i can get some better temps over my scythe ninja rev b. Will be on a q6600 and P35 DS4 motherboard. Didnt realise it came with the TX1 paste, bought some AC MX2 as well so will try both and report back with my findings.
 
One thing I noticed is that after twisting the Tuniq slightly after seating like you're meant to, next time I took the heatsink off I noticed that the cpu now has some slight scratches in the top (nothing deep or really wide so shouldn't affect cooling, as thermal compound can fill the nicks...hooray for tuniq doing a good job of completely flattening the base of thier coolers. :(
 
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Ok I have now lapped the Tuniq to make sure its flat (1200).

I have lapped my E4500 (1200) it was a bit dipping in the middle. (I didnt get a shine as its not needed)

Now Im back on Prime 70c max but its jumping from 62 - 70.

Could my tuniq be faulty. But how do you tell as I dont have another system to try it in.

Do you get RMAs on coolers.
 
C64 said:
Try spreading a thin layer accross the surface just enough so you cant see anything but silver then add a rice grain size in the middle might help create a better contact and tighten those screws until its hard to turn them anymore by hand.From what you say it does sound like it's not making proper contact and is not fitting properly on that board ? have you tried taking the board out and seeing what the idle temp is when it's run outside the case
Which case have you got out of interest ? if heat is building up in the case it will be like running it on a hot summers night and we all get high temps then.
Also are you sure the fan is running ? as 50 idle sounds like what it would be without the fan on.
To see how concave your chip is get a straight edge on it and hold it up to the light.
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hmm i might try that suggestion of spreading then putting a blob on, my case is a lianli pc61, and yea ive tried it out of the case, same temps as im getting now (44 idle 68 max load)
 
Alexrose1uk said:
One thing I noticed is that after twisting the Tuniq slightly after seating like you're meant to, next time I took the heatsink off I noticed that the cpu now has some slight scratches in the top (nothing deep or really wide so should affect cooling, as thermal compound can fill the nicks...hooray for tuniq doing a good job of completely flattening the base of thier coolers. :(
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Well then, you're not using enough paste if it didn't spread to the outer edges of the cpu...

Also, it's been widely discussed that the C2D IHS is concave, and that the Thermalright Ultra 120 even has a slightly convex base to account for it! Read that whatever way you will, but flat-flat is the best, and you can't blame Tuniq for a flat base.

If your IHS is concave, live with the temps, splash the cash on a TRU120E, or lap it.
 
Richie P said:
Well then, you're not using enough paste if it didn't spread to the outer edges of the cpu...

Also, it's been widely discussed that the C2D IHS is concave, and that the Thermalright Ultra 120 even has a slightly convex base to account for it! Read that whatever way you will, but flat-flat is the best, and you can't blame Tuniq for a flat base.

If your IHS is concave, live with the temps, splash the cash on a TRU120E, or lap it.
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Who said anything about not enough paste? Its fairly accepted its a good idea to twist the heatsink by a couple of degrees to ensure the paste fills all the small cracks between the heatsink base and IHS.

I was being sarcastic about the Tuniq having a flat base...it obviously doesnt due to the irregularity of the scratches on the IHS.

Also, I'm using a core2quad not a duo, some IHS may be concave but I doubt that is a design feature, as it makes good cooling harder; if this is regards the scratches I mentioned, the nicks are in various places on the cpu heatspreader, not just the middle or outsides as would be expected if it was due to curves in the heatspreader or heatsink base causing incorrect contact.

Thermalright 120s have also been commented as INCORRECTLY not having flat bases, where some do and some don't, so again I doubt that is a 'design' feature, as you shouldn't HAVE to lap a cpu or cooler, you should just be able to fit it, and if it is a design feature, its a shame that they can't decide whether they need it or not :P
 
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Well I have put the case on its side and no difference. The fins are ice cold and the pipes are not hot at all. The only way it gets warm is for me to stop the fan, then they start to get hot with temps hitting just over 80c.

so

a) core temp 96 is wrong
b) my case air flow is so good the temps going before they get to the heat pipes.
c) some one lends me there TRUE to compare temps.


My RAM is 100x hotther than my tuniq base or pipes.

Something is not right. I cant belive that so many people are getting high temps with the tuniq.
 
Just a quick update after installing my new Tuniq Tower. Idle temps at stock speed are currently 31 31 25 26 using coretemp 0.96.
 
schumi84 said:
Just a quick update after installing my new Tuniq Tower. Idle temps at stock speed are currently 31 31 25 26 using coretemp 0.96.
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Sounds like yours is a good one then.

Given a lot of people are reporting funky temps though I am inclined to believe theres perhaps a less than perfect batch going around, as several people are reporting higher than expected temps with them, with various CPUs.

Have ordered a Zalman CNPS 9500 for peace of mind (and so I can test what being able to actually fit the 23cm side fan into my case does to air flow), will report back when I get a chance to fit that next wednesday. £35 will be worth it to set my mind at rest over whether its a hot cpu, bad tuniq or bad contact :)
 
Yeah, looks a shame that yours could be a duff one. Now it has been on for a while, the temps are now reading 34 34 28 30. Hopefully this will drop a bit once the MX2 settles in.

When you get your new cooler at least you will have a definitive answer as to whether it the heastspreader on the CPU or the HSF. Pain that it costs so much to find out.
 
schumi84 said:
Yeah, looks a shame that yours could be a duff one. Now it has been on for a while, the temps are now reading 34 34 28 30. Hopefully this will drop a bit once the MX2 settles in.

When you get your new cooler at least you will have a definitive answer as to whether it the heastspreader on the CPU or the HSF. Pain that it costs so much to find out.
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I didnt think MX2, had to settle in. My temps never changed on my optys.
 
schumi84 said:
Yeah, looks a shame that yours could be a duff one. Now it has been on for a while, the temps are now reading 34 34 28 30. Hopefully this will drop a bit once the MX2 settles in.

When you get your new cooler at least you will have a definitive answer as to whether it the heastspreader on the CPU or the HSF. Pain that it costs so much to find out.
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On the plus side, even if it does turn out to be the CPU, at least with the zalman I can turn the fan speed down, and hope the additional 23cm fan airflow wil do the rest to equalise temps, so my computer is quieter; my Tuniq is on full fan speed right now and its quite noisy, not to mention as I had to take the side fan out to fit the Tuniq, there's no large plastic fan to muffle the cooler noise, just a metal grill over the cpu cooler; bit of a difference coming from an Antec Sonata II case!

At the end of the day though although its a shame I'd rather pay £35 and have this extra zalman to test, for peace of mind; plus if it doesnt make a difference I can use it on another pc around the house at a later date, or sell it :) (Zalmans do look very nice)
 
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Well chaps i have a tuniq and will be fitting it to a q6600 quad very soon whats the best paste the stuff that comes with it or artic silver i have both!

Will let ya know temps once done:cool:
 
My idle temps for the Tuniq are in 37-42 range. On a Q6600 @ 2.4!

I have the LED tuniq tower, which i orderd early november, if you think there is a bad batch going round.

Am going to resit tomorrow aswell so will report back.
 
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