Tuniq Tower installation question

[whattaguy]

I just installed this big ol' thing, but noticed that the heatsink was installed upside down compared to all the pictures I've seen. My guess is that the fan is pointing inward?

Do I need to pull everything out again and start over?
Or can I just pull the fan from the top and turn it around?

Thanks for your help!

 

[imported_Scoop]

I'm not sure which way you have it but make sure the fan is blowing in the direction of the rear exhaust.

 

[whattaguy]

the fins are pointing down when the case is upright.

 

[thilanliyan]

nm.

 

[DSF]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

But like someone already said, if the fan is blowing towards the rear exhaust, you're good to go.

 

[SantaAna]

Its hard to tell unless you take the fan out and watch it. I found I couldn't feel the direction. If you Google this topic, there are a few opinions out there that say that the hear flowing up and out is better. I have monitored mine both ways and the difference for mine is negligible.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: SantaAna
Its hard to tell unless you take the fan out and watch it. I found I couldn't feel the direction... I have monitored mine both ways and the difference for mine is negligible.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winner!

Correct answer... :thumbsup:

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: whattaguy

Do I need to pull everything out again and start over?
Or can I just pull the fan from the top and turn it around?

All you have to do is remove the four small screws on the cover, and the whole fan frame assembly will pop out!

As SantaAna said, it doesn't really matter which way you turn it...

Most ppl would be shocked if they knew how little air comes out of a HSF!

Having said that, if you'll notice, the fan in a Tower 120 hangs out the bottom quite a bit.

What I do is point the fan toward my NB, so the part of the fan sticking out the bottom blows air across my NB HS.

It doesn't do much, but it removes a little trapped air from this dead spot...

 

[whattaguy]

yeah...i just pulled the fan out, plugged it in my running pc to figure out which way the fan was blowing. I put it back in with the flow going towards the rear fan blowing out of my case (P180). Thanks for all your help!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

damn i hope i can mount it in that orientation in my Lian Li v1000 case... i have that damn case divider separating the MB and PSu

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
damn i hope i can mount it in that orientation in my Lian Li v1000 case... i have that damn case divider separating the MB and PSu

turns out i CAN fit the tuniq blowing front-rear in my LL case with DS3R motherboard

 

[astralsolace]

I looked for the answer to this too. I saw people who said "make the pointed edges point down." This was wrong, for me. I felt the hot air blowing on my video card!

Just make sure the air is flowing up towards the exhaust.

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: astralsolace
I looked for the answer to this too. I saw people who said "make the pointed edges point down." This was wrong, for me. I felt the hot air blowing on my video card!

Just make sure the air is flowing up towards the exhaust.

That's impossible. The airflow cannot blow thru a Tuniq in the direction you are suggesting, look at the sides of the Tuniq, the side you are describing are completely blocked off with aluminum as the Tuniq is made to be an air tunnel.

See this tilt image of a Tuniq installed and you can clearly see the sides prevent airflow from blowing down on the video card: http://i272.photobucket.com/al...to_bucket/IMG_5598.jpg

Originally posted by: whattaguy
the fins are pointing down when the case is upright.

Here's a photo: http://i272.photobucket.com/al...to_bucket/IMG_5596.jpg

Precisely. If you have a rear-exhaust fan then you want to install the Tuniq so it moves air horizontally from the left to the right, thru the Tuniq and right into the exhaust fan.

I tried both ways, blowing air vertically from bottom-to-top into my PSU fan versus blowing air horizontally from left-to-right into my rear exhaust fan and the difference was about 5C at full-load (small FFT).

It made the difference whether I could clock my G0 Q6600 to 3GHz or 3.3GHz at stock voltage on a DS3L mobo.

 

[astralsolace]

I'm not trying to sound like an ignorant newb making wild assumptions--I'm just saying what I felt.

I'm not recommending he position it any specific way. Merely that he feel where the air is going..

 

[RussianSensation]

TT120 directing air towards the exhaust case fan

I find this orientation optimal as the hot air isn't trapped inside the case.

 

[Narse]

Originally posted by: Idontcare


Precisely. If you have a rear-exhaust fan then you want to install the Tuniq so it moves air horizontally from the left to the right, thru the Tuniq and right into the exhaust fan.

I tried both ways, blowing air vertically from bottom-to-top into my PSU fan versus blowing air horizontally from left-to-right into my rear exhaust fan and the difference was about 5C at full-load (small FFT).

It made the difference whether I could clock my G0 Q6600 to 3GHz or 3.3GHz at stock voltage on a DS3L mobo.

In the Antec Nine Hundred it was exactly the same temps for me.

 

[Rubycon]

The easy part to remember with these fans is if you put your finger in the middle and that part is turning that is the side that draws air in. The part in the middle (motor) that does not turn is the side that exhausts air out.

 

[astralsolace]

Originally posted by: Idontcare

Originally posted by: astralsolace
I looked for the answer to this too. I saw people who said "make the pointed edges point down." This was wrong, for me. I felt the hot air blowing on my video card!

Just make sure the air is flowing up towards the exhaust.

That's impossible. The airflow cannot blow thru a Tuniq in the direction you are suggesting, look at the sides of the Tuniq, the side you are describing are completely blocked off with aluminum as the Tuniq is made to be an air tunnel.

See this tilt image of a Tuniq installed and you can clearly see the sides prevent airflow from blowing down on the video card: http://i272.photobucket.com/al...to_bucket/IMG_5598.jpg

Originally posted by: whattaguy
the fins are pointing down when the case is upright.

Here's a photo: http://i272.photobucket.com/al...to_bucket/IMG_5596.jpg

Precisely. If you have a rear-exhaust fan then you want to install the Tuniq so it moves air horizontally from the left to the right, thru the Tuniq and right into the exhaust fan.

I tried both ways, blowing air vertically from bottom-to-top into my PSU fan versus blowing air horizontally from left-to-right into my rear exhaust fan and the difference was about 5C at full-load (small FFT).

It made the difference whether I could clock my G0 Q6600 to 3GHz or 3.3GHz at stock voltage on a DS3L mobo.

I understand what you're saying. The airflow I felt was from something else.

However, I removed the fan and made sure--when my tuniq tower is in the position you're saying is correct, it blows air back into the case. In order to have it blow out, without switching the fan around, my fins must point upwards.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
The easy part to remember with these fans is if you put your finger in the middle and that part is turning that is the side that draws air in. The part in the middle (motor) that does not turn is the side that exhausts air out.

Thank you, that was the most helpful response.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

a simplest way to figure out which way the fan is blowing is to take a single square of tissue and put it against the side of the tuniq (or whatever you're trying to test).

why hasn't anyone thought of this?

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
a simplest way to figure out which way the fan is blowing is to take a single square of tissue and put it against the side of the tuniq (or whatever you're trying to test).

why hasn't anyone thought of this?

Any paper will work. I use those plastic ziplock bags that all those screws come in. Its a no-brainer to be sure.