Install guide for Tuniq Tower 120?

[VirtualLarry]

Anyone know of any install guides for installing a Tuniq Tower 120? I'm fairly mechanically-inclined, but so far I only have experience with push-pin coolers for 775.

I suppose I'm most concerned about how hard and in what order to torque down the screws.

I'm also concerned about clearance with the northbridge tower cooler. The mobo is a DFI X48 LP LT T2R.

I recall reading a review, stating that it was a very tight fit between the Tuniq and the northbridge tower cooler. In fact, I cannot remember if they needed to change the orientation of the Tuniq in any way in order to accomodate the northbridge tower cooler.

Edit: Nevermind, I got it figured out. I put scotch tape on the back to hold the X brace in place. I think I overtightened the screws at first, they just keep screwing in, they don't ever get "tight". But it looked like the H bracket got bowed, so I undid the screws a bunch, and tried to even them out.

Some pictures that I found of a Tuniq Tower 120 on a DFI X48 LP LT T2R mobo:
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[zagood]

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[LOUISSSSS]

okay so u place the cooler on top of the cpu, tighen first screw about 2 rounds, then the next diagonal one in 2 rounds, then next then next, just keep tightening each screen in a cross pattern in 2-5 rounds each until it is completely tight and u can't turn anymore by hand.

i know what i said above makes no sense lol

 

[roid450]

thats what I did but a I was getting to the point where they were done tightening (running out of threads) it felt like too much force and i thought it would break my CPU top, also when looking down from my top case fan, the Tuniq mounts are bent slightly downwards on the ends, probably from oer tightening. But i havent had problems in 4 months soo :roll:

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
okay so u place the cooler on top of the cpu, tighen first screw about 2 rounds, then the next diagonal one in 2 rounds, then next then next, just keep tightening each screen in a cross pattern in 2-5 rounds each until it is completely tight and u can't turn anymore by hand.

i know what i said above makes no sense lol

I did that, and then I realized that I was overtightening it. So I looked at the backplate, and untightened the screws until they were all even and just slightly sticking out past the edge of the backplate.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: zagood
sunbeam tuniq tower installation

I clicked on the first item of that link, and I started watching the video, and then the page shrank down and I got a prompt:
"Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence.
Your system requires immediate anti-viruses check! Antivirus 360 will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs."

Thankfully, I'm running as a limited user with software restrictions policy enabled, so I'm not worried I'm going to get "Antivirus 360", but it's a little disturbing.

Edit: Went back again to that link after end-tasking IE, and I didn't get the warning. Must have been a poisoned ad.

Edit: Just went to that link on a friend's computer, to test, and I got that antivirus warning crap again. (His computer is also a limited user with SRP enabled.)

Edit: If you're not running as a limited user and have SRP enabled, DO NOT CLICK THE ABOVE LINK.

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: zagood
sunbeam tuniq tower installation

I clicked on the first item of that link, and I started watching the video, and then the page shrank down and I got a prompt:
"Warning!!! Your computer contains various signs of viruses and malware programs presence.
Your system requires immediate anti-viruses check! Antivirus 360 will perform a quick and free scanning of your PC for viruses and malicious programs."

Thankfully, I'm running as a limited user with software restrictions policy enabled, so I'm not worried I'm going to get "Antivirus 360", but it's a little disturbing.

Edit: Went back again to that link after end-tasking IE, and I didn't get the warning. Must have been a poisoned ad.

Must have been because all that video is a youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhA0X6_z3lY&fmt=18

 

[zagood]

whoa. it's just google...didn't figure there'd be a rogue malware popup on one of the results, sorry about that.

 

[WoodButcher]

Hey guys, if it is a bad link edit and delete the link. Don't leave it up for other schmucks to get stung.

 

[Quiksilver]

The link itself is fine, it's the first link in the search results that were bad. (The Wonder how to site)

 

[WoodButcher]

Thanks, I generally trust the links put up here at anand, especially those posted by those of us that have been here awhile. Thanks for the heads up.