Should I replace the Tuniq Tower fan?

[xyberfighter]

Should I replace the 120mm fan it comes with, if that's possible. I just ordered the tuniq tower and was just wondering if I should for better airflow

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: xyberfighter
Should I replace the 120mm fan it comes with, if that's possible. I just ordered the tuniq tower and was just wondering if I should for better airflow

Yeah, you can easily replace the fan, but...

The Tower 120 fan is already optimized for this application.

I highly doubt that you're gonna find a better one!

Just turn the rheo up all the way...

You'll be surprised how good it works, I'm sure! Probably won't leave it @ full speed for long...

 

[SantaAna]

its noisy as hell at full tilt

 

[DrMrLordX]

The Tuniq Tower 120 doesn't perform much better with a faster fan. You can toss a faster one in there, like the Silverstone FM-121, but you may only drop temps by around 1C doing so.

 

[Sparky6string]

According to Tuniq their fan is better since it has more blades. I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

B.S.

At 1500 RPM, the sound is masked by other components! Under 1200 RPM, it's totally silent - doesn't work worth a crap either! 1500-1750 RPM is the sweet spot...

If you are running silent, you ain't moving air! The more air you move, the more noise it makes!

This has NOTHING to do with Tower 120s! It's a fact of life...

 

[Sparky6string]

Look, if I turn my Tuniq Tower 120 all the way up it's extremely noisy. That is not BS. I didn't go into the physics behind the noise, just that the noise is present. To suggest that you cannot cool without noise is the BS. Have you ever had 80mm case fans then moved to 120mm ones?

I'll agree that the Tuniq Tower doesn't need to be completely cranked to achieve good cooling results. In my system the thermal difference created by turning the Tuniq fan up from 1700 rpms to the max isn't worth the sonic payoff.

 

[kallekill]

I tried to adjust the fan speed on my tuniq, but it is a little weird. It seems as if it is only working between 0- 50%. Above 50 % it doesn't affect the speed. Max seems to be at 50%. If I leave the fan monitoring at default in BIOS max speed seems to be 1500 RPM, but if I set it to manual in BIOS I get 2000 RPM if I turn the Tuniq meter to 50%.

I haven't dared try it, but what would happen if I disconnect the Tuniq fan adjust meter? Would it default to the lowest speed or to max speed?

 

[Stefx]

Originally posted by: xyberfighter
Should I replace the 120mm fan it comes with, if that's possible. I just ordered the tuniq tower and was just wondering if I should for better airflow

The stock fan is very good and the Tunic comes with a variable speed knob, so you can adjust your fan speed to balance noise/cooling. No need to change it.

If you change it to get a few extra degrees, then perhaps it would have been more cost efficient to go with the thermalright Ultra 120.

 

[Fallen Kell]

I replaced mine with a Scythe S-FLEX-F and couldn't be happier... I let my motherboard control the speed of the fan.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

B.S.

At 1500 RPM, the sound is masked by other components! Under 1200 RPM, it's totally silent - doesn't work worth a crap either! 1500-1750 RPM is the sweet spot...

If you are running silent, you ain't moving air! The more air you move, the more noise it makes!

This has NOTHING to do with Tower 120s! It's a fact of life...

My Tuniq @ 2,100 was really loud. Actually, I take that back, it was more of an anoying high pitched sound that made it bad. I am running a P180B with Four case fans on high... I could hear the Tuniq Tower 120 easily over the the Antec 180B fans. But, mostly it was because of the God Aweful pitch of an noise it made. Turning the Tuniq down to 1,000 made it silent and 1,500 was pretty good, had to REALLY listen for it.

Anyway, replaced my Tuniq Tower 120 with a Thermalright 128-SI SE + Silverstone FM121 fan and works slightly better. I keep that one turned down to 1,200 and is silent.

To agree with many that others have stated here, using a more powerfull fan might not drop temperatures anymore and if it does, it likely won't be much more than 1c or so. Not worth it, IMO.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777
To agree with many that others have stated here, using a more powerfull fan might not drop temperatures anymore and if it does, it likely won't be much more than 1c or so. Not worth it, IMO.

Yep! And that's the topic at hand...

Look, Tower 120s are brutal coolers! They aren't for wussies!

They have a high fin density and require a LOT of air pressure/movement to cool properly, hence the 2000+ RPM, 9-blade OEM fan...

"Should I replace the Tuniq Tower fan?"

No...

 

[tomoyo]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

B.S.

At 1500 RPM, the sound is masked by other components! Under 1200 RPM, it's totally silent - doesn't work worth a crap either! 1500-1750 RPM is the sweet spot...

If you are running silent, you ain't moving air! The more air you move, the more noise it makes!

This has NOTHING to do with Tower 120s! It's a fact of life...

Silent can still move air...the 35C cpu temp and 50C gpu temp on my setup is a testament to silence
Assuming a decent airflow, running at even 1000rpm should be more than enough for the tower. I run at 550-650rpm on my SI-128 even.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: tomoyo

Silent can still move air...

I hate that, especially on a crowded bus!

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: tomoyo

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

B.S.

At 1500 RPM, the sound is masked by other components! Under 1200 RPM, it's totally silent - doesn't work worth a crap either! 1500-1750 RPM is the sweet spot...

If you are running silent, you ain't moving air! The more air you move, the more noise it makes!

This has NOTHING to do with Tower 120s! It's a fact of life...

Silent can still move air...the 35C cpu temp and 50C gpu temp on my setup is a testament to silence
Assuming a decent airflow, running at even 1000rpm should be more than enough for the tower. I run at 550-650rpm on my SI-128 even.

Yes, it certainly can move air. I run my SI-128 SE @ 400rpm, all case fans on low (4, antec 3 speeds) and am cooling my Q6600 @ 3Ghz (1.22v) at 39c idle and 65c load. However, if I turn up the fan speed on my SI-128 SE, it will drop temps about 6c within 30 seconds and hold them there at the expense of a high pitched noise (much like Tuniq on high). I have done a lot of experimenting with air cooling on my setup trying to figure out why things run hot and so on...

The Tuniq Tower on the other hand already has a top notch fan. So you will not improve thems by replacing it.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: tomoyo

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
I agree though- all the way up it's quite noisy.

B.S.

At 1500 RPM, the sound is masked by other components! Under 1200 RPM, it's totally silent - doesn't work worth a crap either! 1500-1750 RPM is the sweet spot...

If you are running silent, you ain't moving air! The more air you move, the more noise it makes!

This has NOTHING to do with Tower 120s! It's a fact of life...

Silent can still move air...the 35C cpu temp and 50C gpu temp on my setup is a testament to silence
Assuming a decent airflow, running at even 1000rpm should be more than enough for the tower. I run at 550-650rpm on my SI-128 even.

Yes, it certainly can move air. I run my SI-128 SE @ 400rpm, all case fans on low (4, antec 3 speeds) and am cooling my Q6600 @ 3Ghz (1.22v) at 39c idle and 65c load. However, if I turn up the fan speed on my SI-128 SE, it will drop temps about 6c within 30 seconds and hold them there at the expense of a high pitched noise (much like Tuniq on high). I have done a lot of experimenting with air cooling on my setup trying to figure out why things run hot and so on...

The Tuniq Tower on the other hand already has a top notch fan. So you will not improve thems by replacing it.

exactly!! Good point!!

 

[BadRobot]

Originally posted by: Sparky6string
Look, if I turn my Tuniq Tower 120 all the way up it's extremely noisy. That is not BS. I didn't go into the physics behind the noise, just that the noise is present. To suggest that you cannot cool without noise is the BS. Have you ever had 80mm case fans then moved to 120mm ones?

I'll agree that the Tuniq Tower doesn't need to be completely cranked to achieve good cooling results. In my system the thermal difference created by turning the Tuniq fan up from 1700 rpms to the max isn't worth the sonic payoff.

Don't take anything VinDSL says seriously. He is a troll and a tuniq homer, he can't help but be rude.

Tuniqs cool well and their fans they come with work fine.

With that said... you should be able to find a new fan that moves just as much or more air with less noise, if the noise bothers you.

 

[nataku00]

The stock fan on the Tuniq works fine at 1300-1500 rpm. Near silent in my set up with a small overclock on an e6300. Turning up the speed to 2000+ rpm doesn't help cool that much better, but you definitely get a lot more sound. Think 'wind tunnel' whooshing sound.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

how big of a diff would the tuniq be compared to a freezer 7 pro in cooling a q6600 OC'ed to 3.5-3.6?

 

[imported_TimBob]

I just replaced my Tuniq fan with the silverstone FM121. Prior to the swap, I was getting about 68 high on load temps. I'm now at a max load of 58 even with a slightly higher over clock. Needless to say, I'm quite happy with the switch.

Although this helped, I'm still not happy with my setup. My q6600 G0 is running at 3GHZ with only 1.18 actual VCORE and about 40 idle, 58 load (since the FM121). I feel like I could get a lot more out of this if I could up the voltage to around 1.3. But, I can't keep my temps down with higher voltages. I've reseated like 10 times now and always end up around the same temps.

 

[BadRobot]

what goop you use Timbob?

 

[imported_TimBob]

tried AS5 and Zalman STG-1.

I think I may be putting too much on though. I might try reseating one more time with barely any on.

 

[BadRobot]

People say that AS5 requires a "burn in" period before it transfers heat efficiently...some say as much as a week of load temps. Not sure about other goop...

You had the as5 on there for a while?

 

[DrMrLordX]

Originally posted by: TimBob
I just replaced my Tuniq fan with the silverstone FM121. Prior to the swap, I was getting about 68 high on load temps. I'm now at a max load of 58 even with a slightly higher over clock. Needless to say, I'm quite happy with the switch.

Interesting. I didn't think the Tuniq Tower had dense enough fins for increased airflow/pressure to make that much of a difference.

The FM-121 is a nice fan though. I like mine.

 

[2112Rush]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
how big of a diff would the tuniq be compared to a freezer 7 pro in cooling a q6600 OC'ed to 3.5-3.6?

I'm wondering the same thing. If I OC it will probably be only up to 3. If the Tuniq is that loud should I just go with the Freezer 7?