Installation

To install the Tuniq Tower on a Socket 939 system, the following parts are required: the chrome H-plate, two thumbscrews and springs (marked for K8 installation) and the four small screws.


After cleaning the heat spreader on the CPU, the next step is to remove the stock retention module.


It is a good idea to remove the fan assembly at this point to make the installation much easier. The H-plate needs to slide between the heatpipes, and the small tab on the heatsink base should be located in the small hole in the center of the plate. Apply the thermal compound according to the manufacturer's directions and lower the Tuniq Tower over the CPU, making sure to line up the holes on the plate with the holes on the CPU backplate. For a Socket 939 CPU, this can be done easily by viewing from the top and looking between the fins.


Each of the two springs need to slide onto the thumbscrews as pictured above. Insert one screw into the hole on the H-plate marked "K8" and tighten it until it catches in the backplate, and repeat for the other screw. Tighten each screw a little at a time, going back and forth from one side to the other until the plate is secure.


After installing the heatsink it was immediately removed to check the thermal compound underneath. Although there was a suction effect with the compound, it did not spread out very much, probably due to the concave nature of the base.


With the heatsink reinstalled, the next step is to replace the fan assembly. Simply slide it in from the top, making sure to align the shape of the top with the shape of the fins, and making sure to not pinch the fan wires. Once in place, the top can be secured with the four small screws.