The entire heatsink is painted a dark gray color, even. Oct 14, 2009 tuniq, one of the trust names on the market, continues to design and create some artistic, yet contemporary cpu coolers. Jan 15, 2007 the tuniq tower 120 is one example of this. Their latest cpu cooling solution, the tower 120 extreme, can cool every processor available from both intel and amd.
Jul 11, 2009 tuniq tower 120 extreme aka the shredder, it shreds the competition. The tuniq tower 120 extreme universal cpu cooler offers you an extraordinary solution for heat dissipation. Maximum turbo mode cpu voltage not working properly on z97. For the price the tuniq 3 really is a great deal and a great case. Jun 29, 2005 the tower 120 looks very modern, it has wave shaped fins and 3 heat pipes. Extreme adventure recreation naturally carries its own hazards. Lets have a closer look at tuniq tower 120 extreme. This video takes a look at tuniqs tower 120 extreme aftermarket cpu heatsink, which while dated, has proven to be one of the best midrange. Nov 29, 2012 tuniq s tower 120 extreme may be aging, but its aging well.
By increasing the aircontact area, this extreme cpu cooler is built to deliver unprecedented thermal performance. I am thinking about upgrading to a new 1151 board with an i5 skylake. Will fit asrock extreme4 only if you dremel off a small part of the mounting. Tuniq tower 120 extreme cpu cooler looks fantastic in its all black theme. Need help w p8p67 install no post, no video signal. Mar 01, 2008 yes the tuniq tower 120 does fit into the cm690. It then goes into a large array of 42 fins that surround the 120mm. By airman november 10, 2009 discuss this article 5 more. Sep 03, 2009 first introduced back at computex 2009, the tower 120 extreme is a bit larger 1. Right now i m seeing temps as high as 20c to tjmax under prime and the fan seems to be the weak link. Accessories come in a box,there is mounting hardware,thermal paste, fan speed controller and a user manual. Apr 16, 2007 the silent square is still a big cooler, though it is a good deal smaller than a tuniq tower 120. After the enormous success of their tower 120 cpu cooler, the masters of performance cooling have returned with a radical redesign that is made to impress with both its style and performance. Nov 10, 2009 the tuniq tower 120 extreme is a recent addition to tuniq s line, designed with the latest lga 66 processors in mind.
The instructions are written in broken english with poor diagrams and are incomplete. Excellent heat dissipation and cooling performance the pure copper base and 5 copper heatpipes with corecontact technology conduct heat fast. Tuniq has also included the top performing tx3 thermal compound and a fan controller into products retail package. This is designed for intel socket 478, lga775 and amd k8 754939940. We dont know when or if this item will be back in stock. First of all we have to place the four screws at the packplate and secure them with the four.
Fan controller includedthe included fan control bracket features a manual fanspeed control dial for convenient adjustments of fan speeds. Find the user manual and the help you need for the products you own at manualsonline. Tuniq tower 120 extreme hsf next month guru3d forums. In summary, tuniq tower 120 extreme is quiet, beautiful and good performer but just a little bit expensive. Jun 09, 2010 tuniq claims with such a design, the propeller 120 is able to achieve the same top level performance of competing designs with eight heatpipes. The cooler has unique wavelike fins for increased aircontact area and thus higher thermal performance. The conductive surface is copper for fast heat transfer and the heat pipes stretch to the top of the cooler for maximum cooling. This is a great resource for people who tend to misplace. The much praised tuniq tower 120 has gone through a radical redesign that made it look cool and hopefully more efficient, according to tuniq. The wavelike fins of tower 120 extreme look pretty sharp actually, you can find five different shapes of fins, which undoubtedly increases the manufacturing cost. I made this video because when i was trying to find information on the web about how to install this on an am2 motherboard, i could not really find an answer. I have the older tuniq tower 120 not extreme on my q9550.
I soon noted extremely high temperatures with no overclock and default bios setting up to 90 degrees with few minutes of prime 95. Today we have with us the new tuniq tower 120 cooler, the. Therefore it deserves the hardware secrets silver award. Installation is very easy and the manual very nice. On top of the cooler, it shows tuniq taken from the old. A division of sunbeamtech, tuniq has received many awards for its products and continues to produce products worthy of ownership by the highest pc enthusiasts. There is thankfully a backplate here, making installation immeasurably easier than the antiquated pushpin method that intel insists. Jan 11, 2010 the 120 extreme comes as a five heat pipe, black nickel plated beast that utilizes direct touch technology to bring on the heat. Low noise level with mfdb fanthe tuniq tower 120 extreme universal cpu cooler provides a led ultrasilent 120mm magnetic fluid dynamic bearing fan, keeping the temperature low with under 16db noise level. Tuniq tower 120 extreme quick thoughts anandtech forums.
Thanks to the pwm control, the fan speed adjusts according to the cpu temperature and thus the noise level remains at an absolute minimum which qualifies it. The tuniq tower 120 does however use a somewhat unique design where the fan is mounted inside the heatsink with very little wiggle room, which seems like there would be potential for certain fans to not fit even if it seems like they would. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Companies are now becoming wise to the fact that revising an existing product is often an all together better choice than starting from scratch to try and create something intrinsically different. With a fan slotted in the midst of its vast heatsink, few coolers that copied the. For the price the tuniq 3 really is a great deal and a great case, i wholeheartedly recommend it.
Tuniq tower 120 extreme has a really nice design as we can see. The tower 120 extreme is a revision of the original tower 120, said to have many improvements and capable of providing much more cooling capacity over its older companion. Jul 29, 2009 tuniq will release the tower 120 extreme cpu cooler in august this tower heatsink features five directtouch heatpipes and is cooled by a 120mm fan. So im trying to set the bios in order to have a lower core. Dec 03, 2009 the tuniq tower 120 was an hsf of formidable proportions and formidable cooling.
Ryzen 2700x oc air cooling and a scratched heatsync base. The tuniq tower 120 extreme is well protected in transparent plastic. Thanks to its unique wavelike fins, the tuniq t120 e xtreme led cpu cooler delivers an. Just like it happens with tuniq tower 120 extreme, propeller 120 accessories come organized in a foamfilled box with matching holes. The test done by toms hardware has shown that the freezer 7 pro is 315 dba quieter compared to the cooler master hyper 212 plus, tuniq tower 120 extreme and thermaltake frio at full load. There are two versions being manufactured in dong guan china, the vanilla tower 120 and the tower 120 lf with its led illuminated fan. The tuniq 3 is a great looking little mid tower case. Tuniq crt120exbkrv1 tower 120 extreme rev1 cpu cooler 120mm led fan controller brand.
I checked tuniq s site but they seem to have bought out a new tower for the i7 and i cant find any info on whether itll fit or i need a bracketor whether i can get one. Tuniq is a small taiwanese division of sunbeamtech set up in 2005, and the tower 120 is basically that companies only heatsink. Hi, i mounted a 4790k on my z97ar motherboard with a tuniq tower extreme 120 cooler. With a fan slotted in the midst of its vast heatsink, few coolers that copied the design had much success. Tuniq tower 120 extreme universal cpu cooler 120mm. Adjustable fan speed the tuniq tower 120 provides a pci fan controller so you can fine tune the fan speeds for an optimal balance between cooling performance and noise level. Thanks to its unique wavelike fins, the tuniq t120 e xtreme led cpu cooler delivers. Tuniq tower 120 extreme universal cpu cooler 120mm magnetic. Extreme quiet fanthe tower 120 installs a midset high performing ultrasilent 9blade 120mm fan, which offers better performance than the regular 7 blades.
The tuniq tower 120 also comes with mountingadapter plates to fit most other processors, which is nice if you ever switch platforms. With hwinfo64 ive noted that when the cpu was running in turbo mode 4. I am currently using in and the hsf has about 121 inch of space to the side panel. Once you have it in your hands you understand the design theme more and can appreciate its creativity.
Sep 25, 2009 i have a tuniq tower 120 on an lga 775 board. Oct 05, 2007 the tuniq tower 120 ultra silent cpu cooler is available on and wherever huge cpu coolers are sold. E6600 reaching thermal trip frequently techpowerup forums. Keeps the cpu nice and chilly considering the fact that the cpu wont be getting any extra airflow. Sunbeam tuniq tower 120 lfb processor cooler specs cnet. There is thankfully a backplate here, making installation immeasurably easier than the antiquated push pin method that intel insists. Tuniq tower 120 universal cpu cooler 120mm cooling fan and. Does anyone know whether i can get the appropriate rear bracket to fit it on the gigabyte ex58ud5 motherboard with an i7 920. This is a very large heatsink, heavy heatsink id check interior case dimensions before buying.
The good guys at tuniq were nice enough to send a sample of the tuniq tower 120 heatpipe heatsink to try out. The tuniq tower 120 extreme cpu cooler is one of those heat sinks you canat quite grasp by just looking at the picture on the box or on a web page. Now christened the tower 120 extreme, this cpu cooler has been beefed up a little to make it. In this instance, tuniq, a subsidiary of sunbeamtech, have attempted to improve upon the tower 120 design. To begin with, the tower 120 extreme is the first cooler in todays. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. The tuniq tower 120 extreme cpu cooler the 120 extreme comes as a five heat pipe, black nickel plated beast that utilizes direct touch technology to bring on the heat. Tuniq crt120exbk 120mm magnetic fluid dynamic bearing. Its design is solid and has resulted in its tenure at the neartop, but there are, of course, challengers who cool much more. With good cooling, tool less features, and a sleek and stylish look it is worth a look for people out there with a mid range or home theater pc that needs a case. Now,lets move on to the tuniq tower 120 extreme itself, as usual, old tuniq tower and new tuniq tower, both are bulky like potato, but this is one big black heavy potato the famous flame lookalike design from the old tuniq tower 120 the closer look on the fin, stacking design. Now christened the tower 120 extreme, this cpu cooler has been beefed up a little to make it more compatible with the newer intel nehalem architectures through a series of improvements designed to uprate the cooling capabilities. Sunbeam tuniq tower 120 lfb processor cooler overview and full product specs on cnet.
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