A Closer Look

The Tuniq Tower is an upright heatsink made of aluminum fins, a copper base and three U-shaped copper heatpipes.


The fins on the Tuniq Tower have a tribal-flame shape to them, which increases the surface area and the cooling ability. On top there is a black plate which is actually the top of the fan mounting. The fan assembly slides out and exposes the gap between the fins where the fan rests.


The fan is a 120mm model that is adjustable from 1000 to 2000RPM with the included fan controller. There are two sets of wires coming from the bottom of the fan. The first set are the two wires for the controller, and they are wrapped in black tubing and terminated with a two-pin connector. The other set are the fan wires, which are not covered in black tubing and are terminated with a standard three-pin connector. The fan wires are very long, which makes it possible to plug them into a front-mounted aftermarket fan controller if the user chooses to do so.


Instead of covering the base with a plastic film or sticker, Sunbeam wrapped the base in a few sheets of tissue paper. While this does not protect it as much as the other methods, it does not leave any sticky residue behind. The base of the Tuniq Tower is made up of three U-shaped heatpipes sandwiched between a thick piece of copper and a small bracket.


The base does not have any visible mill marks, but it does have sanding marks across the surface. Although the base does feel smooth to the touch, the razor test shows the base is slightly concave.