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As some of you know I recently completed my first water cooled custom loop.
It's perfect except for the noise which has me completely stumped. It's not the pump (at least not directly), which seems quiet when I put my ear to it. Instead the noise aka 'the hum' seems to be coming from everywhere.
I assume that the pump is creating a vibration that's going through the case and creating a steady noise which is why I cant locate a source. However the pump/reservoir is mounted with foam padding (that it came with).
The noise is still present with all fans off so it's definitely a pump thing.
Is the default foam padding that ships with the D5 Photon not enough?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc-d5-photon-170-reservoir-pump-combo-wc-272-xs.html
Am I missing something obvious?
It's perfect except for the noise which has me completely stumped. It's not the pump (at least not directly), which seems quiet when I put my ear to it. Instead the noise aka 'the hum' seems to be coming from everywhere.
I assume that the pump is creating a vibration that's going through the case and creating a steady noise which is why I cant locate a source. However the pump/reservoir is mounted with foam padding (that it came with).
The noise is still present with all fans off so it's definitely a pump thing.
Is the default foam padding that ships with the D5 Photon not enough?
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/xspc-d5-photon-170-reservoir-pump-combo-wc-272-xs.html
Am I missing something obvious?