Cannot figure out this clicking noise on cpu. very worried

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Xander Konrad

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I built my first computer yesterday and everything runs fine. The Cpu is at a steady temperature of 38c with my h100i. For some reason there is this clicking noise that seems to come from the water block. There is no pattern to it and ive ruled out the psu, fans and HDD. seeing as i dont have a HDD right now.
So im at a loss of what could be causing this, show i be worried?
 
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Yes. There is a very small amount of 'settling' in the paste as it is heated, so make sure the 4 screws are decently tight. Do this in an X pattern not circular until it becomes obvious that the pump is well seated.

Without removing the pump and starting all over, the easiest way to remove any chance of air in the pump is to turn your case so that any air will travel up the pipe to the radiator. It's a pain in the ... But easier than repasting.

Since you are sata powered, make sure you are using the Intel sata ports not the Marvell, if your board has. They have a better power delivery.
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a) pumps run better under pressure, so make sure the screws are pretty tight, use star pattern to do so, very small adjustments at a time.
b) (gonna hate this lol) unplug everything from the rear and grab the case. Turn it so as the radiator is directly over the pump, following the line of the piping. Do so slowly. If any air is in the pump it should gravitate towards the radiator.
c) where is the pump plugged into?
 
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Do you mean tighten the screws on the cpu block? also the pump uses a sata cable for power. so i have that plugged into my psu. also, im having trouble picturing your description of how to get rid of air, do you mean turn my case upside down?
 
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Yes. There is a very small amount of 'settling' in the paste as it is heated, so make sure the 4 screws are decently tight. Do this in an X pattern not circular until it becomes obvious that the pump is well seated.

Without removing the pump and starting all over, the easiest way to remove any chance of air in the pump is to turn your case so that any air will travel up the pipe to the radiator. It's a pain in the ... But easier than repasting.

Since you are sata powered, make sure you are using the Intel sata ports not the Marvell, if your board has. They have a better power delivery.
 
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