Conclusion
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The heat sink is made of a machined copper base that interfaces with the CPU and a set of fins connected by four copper heat-pipes.The copper base appeared to be machined-smooth and free of imperfections, but it not come with a protective plastic sleeve that we�ve come to expect with most coolers.
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The Tuniq cooler was very easy to install onto my AMD test system, so much so that the directions on the side of the package weren�t even needed.The first step in most cooler installations is of course to remove the existing cooler and add a dab of thermal paste- Tuniq provided us with a sample of their TX-2 thermal compound that is easily applied..Next, simply place the cooler on top of the CPU, latch one side of the mounting bracket, then latch the other side using the simple lever.
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While this is a large cooler, there were no clearance issues.No concern with this cooler hitting any of the capacitors, RAM, the Northbridge cooler, etc.After turning it on, I was a little disappointed that there is no LEDs installed on the cooler (the blue glow is coming from the PSU); it seems like most of today�s coolers add that little stylish touch (according to their website, there is a version that has an LED)
Testing:
Test System:
AMD 64+ 4000+ S939
Biostar T-Force Motherboard
Corsair 1GB ValueSelect PC3200 DDR RAM
GeForce 7600GS
Western Digital 250 GB 7200 rpm harddrive
Idle temperatures were taken running Windows and full loads were taken while running SiSandra�s Burn-in Module. Temperatures (in degrees Celsius) were recorded at two fan speeds, with the results compared with two recently reviewed air coolers: the GlacialTech 5750 and the Silentmaxx Frostbite CPU cooler. Ambient temp was about 20C.
Stock speed:
Results after overclocking to 2640 MHz-
Overclocked:
As seen in both tests, the Tuniq cooler�s performance was very respectable, outperforming the GlacialTech and very much on-par with the Silentmaxx, which was one of our top performing air coolers we’ve ever reviewed.I thought sound performance was excellent at low speeds but got a little loud at the higher speeds; for most applications, the low speed setting should be fine..
Conclusion:
The Tuniq Tower 120 CPU cooler is a solid-performing cooler that also delivers quiet performance.The cooler has a sleek design that looks good, and the unique fan mount works well and also protects the moving parts.Plus, it is very easy to install and performs quietly, especially at low fan speeds.While I did have a few issues with this cooler, they were very minor and can easily be overlooked.Overall, this cooler is worth of your consideration for your next computer build.
Pros:
+ Very easy installation
+ Quiet operations at low fan speeds
+ No clearance issues
+ Compatible with both AMD and Intel processors
+ Good performance
Cons:
- No LEDs on the fan
- Somewhat loud operations at high fan speeds
- Fan speed controller is hard-wired to fan
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