The bundle generously including a fan controller
The mounting kit includes the main motherboard backplate with pre cut holes supporting all the sockets and the necessary screws and brackets for each configuration. A fan controller is also provided as we have grown accustomed to with their Tower 120 Extreme and a small tube of the excellent TX-3 thermal paste. More on the installation later on.
The cooler with the side bracket for the rubber gromets
The cooler has a distinct square shape when looking at it and rather than having just one sideway mounted heat sink like the Noctua, it uses two radiators through which run the 4 heat pipes. This means that the two heatsinks are receiving a lot of heat from the CPU. On the sides of the heatsinks are two brackets which hold the fan. The cooler is also very pleasing to the eye with its nickel coated finish that shows it means business.
4x8mm thick heatpipes!
The unique feature with the Tuniq Propeller is the way the heat pipes come out of both sides of the base forming a bent u-shape design normally reserved to tower heatsinks. The aim of this to transfer as much heat from the CPU as possible. The cooler uses 4 8mm thick heat pipes.
The side of the cooler
Here we see how the two ends of the heat pipes are oriented with regards to the heatsink, with 4 going ends going into each radiator. The cooler has a distinct triangular shape, which allows for a lot of clearance between itself and other components on the motherboard such as tall Northbridge/Mosfet heatsinks and RAM. However it does cut down the surface area of the fins.
Looking at the fin spacing of the radiators
To compensate for the small surface area of each fin, the cooler makes use of a dense fin array, through which heat from the heat pipes can be dissipated more effectively. Because of this, the fan has to be suitable, hence the high RPM fan for higher static pressure. Unlike the Tower 120 Extreme, it does not share the same wave like fin pattern and instead settles for a regular straight edged design.
