Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme i7 Ready CPU Cooler Review

[ad#review1041-top]The 120mm tower cooler. They have been around for what, maybe four years, maybe a little less. During that time, there have been a few that were fairly unique, most recently the Zalman CNPS 9900LED using Zalman’s circular cooler technology, but generally they are basically the same, copper heatpipes running through a series of crimped aluminum fins that form a radiator, with a fan on one side, and recently a second fan. Most of these radiators are of a similar design.

So it isn’t often that we run across a radical departure from the radiator norm. Our friends at Sunbeamtech, in their Tuniq division, has done just that, created a 120mm tower cooler that looks like nothing we’ve seen, the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme. Besides a unique radiator design, the five core-contact heatpipes have a different twist too. Even the fan is in an odd place for a square tower cooler. Will it cool the i7? Read on to see!

Specifications

Model: Tower 120 Extreme
CPU Support: Intel LGA 1366/775, AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2/939
Dimensions: 131mm x 112.3 x 150.7mm (5.15″ x 4.42″ x 5.93″)
Heatpipes: 5 (3 x 8mm, 2 x 6mm)
Base: Aluminum/Copper (heatpipes directly touch CPU heatspreader)
Fins: Nickel-plated aluminum in a wave pattern
Fan Size: 120mm x 120mm x 25mm
Fan Bearing: Magnetic Fluid Dynamic Bearing (MFDB)
Fan Rated Voltage: 12v DC
Rated Current: 0.16A (Max)
Air Flow: 90.65 CFM (Max)
Noise: 16-20dBA +/- 10%
Speed: 1000-2000 RPM
Life: 50,000 hours
Thermal Resistance: 0.092 (degrees C/W)
Overall Weight: 885g (1.95 lb)

Features

– Silent 120mm MFDB Fan
– Ultra Silent Low-Noise Level (16dBA)
– Includes Tuniq Fan Controller
– Includes Tuniq TX-3 Thermal Compound

Packaging

The Tower 120 Extreme comes in a sleeved box. The outer box looks sharp with lots of graphics. Unlike most hardware boxes, all text is large and easily readable.


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Inside the box within the box, the cooler is in a heavy blisterpack, hardware is in its own padded box.


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