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edithegodfather

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Hy, i'm thinking for quite a while of buying a new cooler for my processor but i'm not sure if the cooler model fits my pc case.

The cooler model i'm looking forward to is a tuniq tower 120 and i did all the research and it fits my motherboard, intel dp35dp, but i'm not sure if it fits my case. From the looks of it my cpu is pretty close to the psu and my concern is that the cooler won't fit because of the psu. Do you have any suggestions on what can i do to get that cooler or if i can actually get it in fact?

Thnx
 
The tuniq tower 120 is a bit old in the tooth now, its been around for a few years. Have you considered a more up to date cooler?

What is you budget? What socket is your motherboard? What case are you using? What processor are you cooling? Will you be overclocking?
 
Well it is 775, so you don't need an overly expensive cooler. Xigmatek Dark Knight is dated, but it should still work reasonably well for a 775 CPU.
 
According to the Tuniq site the Tuniq Tower 120 supports the following sockets:-

Socket 478, LGA775, k8 ( 754 / 939 / 940 ) Support AM2 Socket (New Version)

I think that its better to buy a new cooler that is compatible with the old sockets, so that when you upgrade you may still be able to use it. If you buy an old cooler that won't work with the newer sockets then....
 
I haven't really thought about other cooler models but it's true i chose to buy this one a year back but i got cought up with some other spendings and i kinda put it on hold since then.

I'm not too familiar with coolers though (actually, i'm not familiar at all
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), can you make any suggestions on newer models or point me to a site where i can browse any?

Also i'm not planning on doing any oc and my pc case is a JNC RJA 274.
 
Just out of interest why do you want to replace your current cooler, if you are not going to oc?
 
looking at the case but not finding and specs i think you will be limited by the height of the heatsink that you can fit.

i think something like th noctua c12p might be a good choice.
 
That's not a big problem, i can always take off the case lid but from what i see here these noctua coolers make quite a hole in the budget, i was looking for something around 50-55 $ , do you know anything around that price?

@sheroo: My processor heats a lot with this cooler i have now, it stays around 60ºC constantly and when i'm running anything it goes all the way up to 80ºC so i thought getting a new cooler would be my best option.
 
Have you tried cleaning the fans, filters and heatsink? Have you tried reseating the cpu heatsink?

What fan do you have on the rear of the case, as that will be responsible for removing most of the hot air from your system?

If you run the system with 3 of the 5.25 bay covers removed from the front bezel do your temps improve?

Just thinking that one of these may help improve airflow across you processor...

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http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/008/sckb1000_detail.html
 
I did take off a lot of dust last time i cleaned my pc but i haven't reset any heatsync (don't know what that is).

Also i don't have any fan on the rear of my pc, i wasn't sure i needed one :-/ .

"If you run the system with 3 of the 5.25 bay covers removed from the front bezel do your temps improve?"

Not sure what that means, sorry for my noobness
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Can you post some piccies of your rig, front, sides, back, top & bottom?

Not having a fan on the back may be a good indication as to why your temps are high...
 
edithegodfather said:
i haven't reset any heatsync (don't know what that is).
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CPU Heatsink is another name for the CPU cooler. Reseating it means taking the cooler off, reapplying thermal paste and putting it back on.

Arctic Silver 5 (AS5) is a well respected Thermal Interface Material (TIM), here is their instruction page for applying it.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/intel_application_method.html

You will need to refer to your specific heatsink instructions for fitting that....

A piccie of the inside of your rig would be good as well..
 
edithegodfather said:
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Generally most standard pc cases have a front to back airflow model. Cool air is sucked in from the front, and as it passes over your components it is warmed up (and as a result your components are cooled), this warm air is then vented out of the back or the top of your case by an exhaust fan(s).

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In your chassis the heat is only exhausted out of your case through the PSU. You have a couple of spots for fans on the back of the chassis, I would start there and get some exhaust fans fitted to get rid of the warm air.

Its unclear from your pictures, but is there anywhere were you can mount an intake fan on the front?
 
Don't think so, in the front of the pc case i have the dvd rom and the hdd stationed. And i also don't have any holes in the front of the case.

Anyway, i was in fact thinking of buying one or two small fans that go on the pc case it's just that i wasn't sure wether it's worth it or not but still i think a more potent cpu cooler would be a good aquisition, what do you advice?

It's no rush in any case, i can just buy the small ones and see the results and then get the big guns if the results aren't satisfying
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It's all about air flow. Even if you get a big cooler all of the hot air will still be trapped inside your case. Get rid of the hot air and your temps will drop. It looks as though there is space for a couple of 80mm fans on the back of the case - so you could start there.

What kind of budget do you have? For the price of mid range cooler you might be able to buy yourself a swanky new case with included fans...
 
Umm... that's not good, in my conutry that case is around 140$
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and the cheapest cooler master is elite 310 which is around 65$ . Is this model any good?
 
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