Ninja or Tuniq Tower?

[mushroom3]

Which one would you recommend, the ninja would be paired with an antec tripower 120mm fan. Note, the two are the same price (including the fan). One more question, does the tuniq backplate work with other HS or do i have to remove it if i decide to change HS in the future?

TIA

 

[Rubycon]

AFAIK the Tuniq backplate is compatible with the Zalman one. Of course the holes line up the same with all of them but the threads may be different.

Why not a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme?

If not the Tuniq is definitely better than the Ninja. The problem with the Ninja is its pressure mounting system isn't that great and the plate interferes with a lot of capacitors around the socket particularly on Asus boards.

 

[mushroom3]

It's too expensive since i have to buy a fan with it and i am not aiming for extreme overclocks, thanks for input
edit: 1 more question, is it safer to move around a pc with a tuniq tower than a ninja? since the tuniq has a backplate

 

[Cheezeit]

The ninja and Tuniq both weigh a ton. However, the tuniq mounting is much better. With the ninja's stock clips, you can't even get good contact with the cpu. I own a tuniq myself, and I would definately lie the case on it's side if I had to move it in a car or something.

 

[moosey]

If noise is a concern, the Ninja will work better with a lower CFM/quieter fan. Otherwise, the Tuniq should be cooler overall.

 

[manimal]

I have never used the Tunic-tho I have worn one- but do own a ninja. The Ninja was really hard to mount even though it was a revision model with the LGA stock mounting clips. Someone was saying that a Thermaltake mounting kit of some sort works with the ninja but I gave up on the thing after getting a deep cut on my finger while trying to get good contact. I had reset that hsf at least 5 times and I never felt like it worked right. I may have had a lemon but it was flat and I did spend a lot of time trying to get it to work. In the end I went back to my Zalman 9700.


my 2 cents.....