H110 Pump buzzing. Is this normal?

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

Hi,

Recently got a H110 CPU Cooler and the pump was making an annoying buzzing sound. I returned it for a replacement, which is no also making the buzzing sound.

Her's a short video where the sound can be heard -

http://tinypic.com/r/oaw0e8/8

Is this normal? Or should I have it replaced (again...)?

Thanks
Paul

mazooni · May 25, 2014

That buzz is normal. No need to replace. It normally happens when the pump is running at low speeds. If you open corsair link software you should see the speed.

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

I don't have Corsair Link but the but is running at it full speed (which is 1500RPM) 100% of the time.

mazooni · May 25, 2014

Try some of the suggestions posted at this link. It might help.

http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=122372

Plusthinking Iq · May 25, 2014

most aio water cooler have a fixed full tilt speed i think, but like silentpcreview have done is change the volt to it, just like a fan controller adjust fan speed.

ingtar33 · May 25, 2014

sounds normal to me. all those pumps will make some noise. it's typically quieter then the fans in the system so most people don't notice it.

mazooni · May 25, 2014

I agree with ingtar33. When I was leak testing my loop with Koolance pmp-450s pump running @24v max it was making a similar noise but when I turned all my fans on you couldn't hear the noise over the fans.

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

mazooni :

It's the loudest thing in my system, hence why I'm considering returning it.

ingtar33 · May 25, 2014

trawetSluaP :

i'm surprised... do you not have fans on the h110?

if you want something more quiet go with a h100i, that allows you to modify pump speeds and fan speeds on the desktop.

Heck... if you really want to get whisper quiet dump water loops all together and get yourself a NH-D14 or NH-D15

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

I have 4 Noctua NF-A14 fans on the H110. I'd rather not go to a H100i as the 140mm fans I've bought won't fit.

I can adjust the pump speeds in my bios and make it quiter but I've read that the pump should run at full speed all the time.

ingtar33 · May 25, 2014

trawetSluaP :

yeah... i'm not sure you want to play with the pump speeds on the h110... but if you want to give it a shot... know that 1500rpm on the motherboard bios control will set it to 100% speed... you can scale it back as you see fit... though i don't know if the corsair h110 should be run with a reduced pump speed.

mazooni · May 25, 2014

4 Noctua NF-A14 fans should be loud enough to cover the pump speed even if the fans are at lowest setting. This is really shocking. My build contains 11 noctua nf-f12s which are all really quiet but still cover the pumps noise. I also have a noctua nh-d14 which is really quiet so if you want ultra quiet + amazing cooling noctua nh-d14 is amazing, I am sure the D15 would be even better.

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

mazooni :

Had a Phanteks air cooler, but decided to with an AIO because of the decent cooling power and the aesthetics - it looks a LOT better round my CPU and RAM now.

My only alternative is to try a different AIO with a 280mm radiator, like the X60 or Nepton perhaps?

Any recommendations?

ingtar33 · May 25, 2014

the x60 is well respected.

mazooni · May 25, 2014

X60 is great. I like building custom loops but if I were to go with aio I would probably get swiftech h220, it is on the border of being aio and custom because it is expandable.

trawetSluaP · May 25, 2014

mazooni :

Thanks for the suggestion but the H220 won't support the 140mm fans I have.

mazooni · May 25, 2014

trawetSluaP :

The X60 is a great choice in that case.

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