Tuniq Tower still king?

[ValuedMember]

I'm torn here...

on one hand I have the tried and true Tuniq Tower. It's been the king for a long time, with a little lapping and thermal grease it achieves what most other air cooled heatsinks could dream of... a viable option for overclockers without stepping into the water cooling realm.

Like every great king though, eventually their reign ends. With other options like the thermalright ultra 120 extreme, zalman 9700 and others from scythe the throne is up for grabs.

Which one has your vote?

 

[Jordan1]

I recall reading a recent review favoring the Ultra 120 Extreme over the Tuniq.

 

[RadXge]

The king is dead.
Long live the king.
Ultra 120 Extreme FTW!
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2981

 

[serialtoon]

That Ultra 120 is quite expensive tho.

 

[Spanki]

It looks like the Enzotech Ultra-X is also on par or beats the Tuniq (by as much as 5-6C, depending on your system air-flow setup and fans used). It may also help cool your motherboard, since the fan blows down.

 

[penguin1]

Ultra 120 extreme ftw. although my temps with it is rather high. i think i got a bad cpu.

 

[AthlonXP]

have my 120 extreme coming in today... but yes its reign will be short lived as well as probably something else new will come out soon. But since you have a tuniq tower you are better off saving your money.

 

[Evoic]

...........Unless of course you decide to sell it on Hardforum and buy a new one.........

In which case, I'd love a PM.
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[Spanki]

Yeah, while the TR Ultra 120X, Enzo Ultra-X and even TR Ultima 90 may now beat the Tuniq, I wouldn't recommend 'upgrading' to one of those, unless you just have money to burn and are bored . If you're looking to set up a new system, then those others are worth looking into as alternatives.

 

[forrehmmnd]

tuniq is no longer kink. there are much better coolers out like the 120.