Verdict: A great HSF, so long as you don't rev the fan to maximum speed.

The Tower 120 is the first product from Tuniq that we've seen, and considering how good it is, we're keen to see more of the company's products.

The Tower 120 seems to have been built using the 'bigger is better' principle. It weighs 798g and measures 131 x 103 x 153mm, making it one of the biggest HSFs to be produced. That said, it should be possible to install the Tower 120 on most LGA775 motherboards, as the aluminium fins are more than 5cm above the CPU socket, thanks to the extra-long copper heatpipes. Hidden inside the fins is a 120mm fan that can be adjusted to spin at speeds between 1,000rpm and 2,000rpm via a backplate-mounted rheostat. If you don't want to use this fan, it can easily be replaced.

Mounting the Tower 120 to an LGA775 CPU isn't hard, but you have to remove the motherboard from the case to install a retention plate. With the fan at 1,000rpm, the Tower 120 cooled our Core 2 Quad test CPU to 7ûC below the reference Intel HSF, and it was quiet too. With the fan at 2,000rpm, the noise is best described as 'whooshtastic', although the cooling performance was fantastic, lowering the CPU temperature by 13ûC more than the reference Intel HSF.

The Tower 120 is a powerful HSF, and it's also quiet, providing the fan is run at low speeds. But the competition is tough, so make sure you read all the reviews before deciding which HSF to buy.

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