Faulty H100i?

badbiddy

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I've recently bought some items for my PC.

"Quiet" fans
New SSD

The result is a lot less system noise, as part of the new SSD upgrade I re-installed W7 and downloaded the latest Corsair Link software for the H100i.

Since then I have noticed a dreadful whistling/whirring noise that is not constant, and I cannot locate. I have stopped each of the fans in my system which are now < 1 week old Corsair "high pressure low noise" fans, although they feel exactly the same in build quality to the ones I took out (from my 540 Air).

I have a BeQuiet PSU which frankly since I've bought I've wondered whether I paid over the odds for a PSU, it was so much more expensive than the equivalent Superflowers etc, but it's literally silent and everything about it seems rock solid.

Anyway, here is a link to a video I just recorded, has anyone heard of a H100i pump making this noise??? I've seen vids of clicking/grinding, but this is something else.

No HDDs are spinning while the video was recorded, only other thing I could think is some sort of electrical noise from the Mobo? But that doesn't seem likely personally.

Help appreciated!!

https://youtu.be/BTdLbFl8r8Y
 
Id make sure its not a fan bearing. I had a h100i gtx and when i made my pc silent could hear a mystery noise. I ripped it all out and put a nh d15 in there. The noise persisted. Turns out it was a dodgy case fan. So yeah id isolate it all down. And make sure your sure. If u put your ear to the psu grill whilst the pc is on, case fans turned off and graphics card fans turned off, or stopped with a finger/ card removed. You should be able to know whether it's the psu.
Graphics card fans can make some funny noises also. But yeah you might have to take the h100i out and fit another cooler (the stock one, or anything lying around) to isolate the cause of the noise.
 
One of the fans seems more likely to me just from the sound. I have experienced a similar noise myself and it turned out to be one of my case fans.
 
It is 100% not a fan. I've unplugged fans and the noise persisted. Definitely something in the H100i unit after further testing.

I agree it's a strange noise for a pump though. Maybe air in the system?!?
 
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