Tuniq Tower is great

[Jumpem]

According to the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool both cores idle around 22C, and got up to ~42C running Orthos.

 

[acegazda]

Where did you get yours? Pretty nice temps too!

 

[Corporate Thug]

those temps seem a little too good, even with the tower...

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
those temps seem a little too good, even with the tower...

They're probably wrong.

 

[Zepper]

Hey Ace,

The Tuniq was back in at SVC.com and on sale too.

.bh.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Those temps are very possible.....

Using the zalman 9500 I have had my overclocked p4 3.2ee down to 19...18 and even 17c

note the temps cannot be lower than ambient temp outside th case!!

 

[Conky]

22c = 71.6F.

If your cpu is actually running at this temp, 1) you live in a Canadian basement, 2) you live in a meat locker, or 3) your software is not accurately reporting.

I'm guessing number 3 but who knows? Maybe you live in your mom's basement in Canada, ehh?

 

[jmke]

at idle it can run close to ambient if it cooled by a big block of metal like the tower; remember that at idle the unused processes on the CPU are disabled, and heat generation drops quite a lot;

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: jmke
at idle it can run close to ambient if it cooled by a big block of metal like the tower; remember that at idle the unused processes on the CPU are disabled, and heat generation drops quite a lot;

Oh, no doubt. A cpu can run very close to ambient under the right conditions.

I just did an unvarnished review of another heatsink/fan Text and my ambient temps are very warm. Room is probably 80-85F and the case temp is 95-100F at any given time. (I like it warm, I've lost a bunch of weight )

Still, 22C? :roll:

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Hey Ace,

The Tuniq was back in at SVC.com and on sale too.

.bh.

Yeah, I know, I'm just trying to see if it can get <$50 shipped.

 

[Jumpem]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
those temps seem a little too good, even with the tower...

They're probably wrong.

Nope. I used Core Temp and the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool. Both are within 1C of eachother.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Jumpem

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
those temps seem a little too good, even with the tower...

They're probably wrong.

Nope. I used Core Temp and the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool. Both are within 1C of eachother.

even still...it could be incorrect. There's no possible way to know if it's working correctly or not. *shrug* whatever if it works then who cares lol

 

[Jumpem]

Just got my new motherboard, and put everything back together.

Used a bit less AS5 this time. Temps are ~17C idle, and ~28C under full load according to Intel TAT.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
Just got my new motherboard, and put everything back together.

Used a bit less AS5 this time. Temps are ~17C idle, and ~28C under full load according to Intel TAT.

I really doubt that. Unless you're room is 60 degrees F or lower.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Those temps are very possible.....

Using the zalman 9500 I have had my overclocked p4 3.4ee down to 19...18 and even 17c

note the temps cannot be lower than ambient temp outside th case!!

Temps can't be lower than the air upstream of the fan on the HS.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Those temps are very possible.....

Using the zalman 9500 I have had my overclocked p4 3.4ee down to 19...18 and even 17c

note the temps cannot be lower than ambient temp outside th case!!

Temps can't be lower than the air upstream of the fan on the HS.

Precisely.

17C is 62.6F. If you can get your cpu cooler than ambient using only ambient air then you need to be working for NASA. :laugh:

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Those temps are very possible.....

Using the zalman 9500 I have had my overclocked p4 3.2ee down to 19...18 and even 17c

note the temps cannot be lower than ambient temp outside th case!!

Temps can't be lower than the air upstream of the fan on the HS.

so whats your point??
My statement was very accurate and correct........
You have no clue how I have my heatsink or for that matter the airflow set up on my computer....

But thanks for pointing out the obvious!!

 

[letdown427]

Core Temp reads registers on the CPU that store (digitally) the values of a thermal diode installed inside the chip. These are calibrated by Intel when they leave production. As such, those readings should be accurate.

 

[Skott]

Well, it is winter more or less now and he doesnt say where he lives or what his room ambient temps are. Get that info then decide if you believe him or not.

 

[de8212]

Does the BIOS report accurate temps. When I first installed the tuniq on my 680i mobo/E6400 I was at 19C in the BIOS. This was without the side panel on the case and before I put it into my "cubbyhole" in the desk. After that I get 24C in the BIOS. I do not have any windows temp monitor programs installed. Last one I used was Motherboard Monitor 5. Didn't they stop updating it? Anything else worth trying?

BTW I live in GA and my room temp gets pretty hot. My wife constanltly complains about the pc (modem, routers, monitor, etc.) heating the room up. I would guess it's in the mid 70F.

 

[BassBomb]

what if he has a underclcoked cpu? its not like he stated which one he has

 

[IEC]

I generally don't believe in diodes for accurate thermal readings. My benchmark is the temperature delta between idle and load - the lower the better. Also, if your HSF is noticeably hot to the touch you've got good contact. That said, I haven't seen temp sensors off by more than ~10C, so I add 10C if the readings seem a bit low.

 

[Noubourne]

Feel free to report your ambient room temps as well folks.

19C is certainly possible - heck, -60C is possible - but on air with an ambient temp of 20C, 19C is not possible. I doubt many of us are bopping around in apartments at 66F. As soon as you apply electricity to the chip, you should already be over ambient.

 

[Rubycon]

Mine works great! It allowed my FX60 to reach 3.0GHz and (now) E6600 to reach 3.6GHz. All very conservative - the FX60 posted at 3.4 and E6600 4GHz but I prefer to have a margin and not run right on the edge and having it screech to a halt when I'm doing something like typing a post!

Thing is it cools better at the lowest fan speed (nearly SILENT) than the Zalman caterpillar looking thing did at full blast (noticeable air noises).

It's heavy and big and I had to get the bulkhead on the PC-V2100+ cut out to fit it properly because the P5WDG2 WS board has the LGA socket so close to the edge. :Q

A good product. Stock levels are a victim of its success.

 

[de8212]

I installed the intel thermal tool and my temps are now at ~43C (as opposed to the ~24C in BIOS).

Seems too high to me considering I got around ~32C on my old rig which was a Pentium 3.2e Prescott which is known for running hot. HS/F was the Zalman 9500.

If it wasn't alot of trouble to take my mobo out I would try and swap the tuniq out. Any other ideas to get the temps down a bit? SHould I swap out the fan in the tuniq?

ALso, on the intel tool I clicked the start button on both cores to load them up but the temp only went up to ~46 - 48C. I would haved thought it would go way up.