darrysmi Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Hi everyone, After years of fan cooling I decided to make the jump and get a water cooler... having read a lot of reviews i chose the h100i. It was delivered today and after installing into my system I am very disappointed with the noise coming from the pump! I put a video on YouTube which shows how loud it is... [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UEgQGbCMyY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UEgQGbCMyY[/ame] I started reading through various threads and have done the following.. Plugged the fans into the pump headersPlugged the fans into the mobo cpu headersSwapped the fans out with Antec onesUpdated the link software (2.6.5214) and checked for new firmware updates None of these have made a difference, however.... If i bash the side of the case the sounds stops and is pretty much silent, a reboot starts the sound again. Am i missing something? Is the pump faulty? Its been driving me nuts for the past four hours and having spent £80 I feel a little let down... Please help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggsy Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Did u resolve this issue im having the exact same problem.Updating the FW makes no difference .Ive tried all that i can any setting over quiet kicks the noise in sometimes when it starts in quiet mode i change up to balanced then back down to quiet and it goes other than that im having to wear a headset to stay sane........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrysmi Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 actually... yes. I had no response on here but finally figured out a fix. I plugged the pump into an external USB port on the back of my case using a standard mini USB cable. If i tried to power the pump from the internal headers using the supplied cable the pump would start making a grinding noise, im guessing there wasnt enough power being supplied to it? That was the first issue fixed! so now the pump was running ok the stock fans that come bundled with the h100 started to rattle when not at full speed, searching about reveals it is a common issue with that pump! I purchased two new fans Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition issue resolved and h100 working ok, i would recommend getting the sp120 and save yourself a whole heap of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggsy Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 yeh ive swopped the fans for SP120's after researching to drop noise, not sure how ill get a external cable inside the case though......!!! i guess i'll have to drill out one of the covers on the pci slots as you say it worked for you ...anything to save that noise either that or stick the pc in another room....* _/ * so connected to the back usb port and the pump and fans wasnt be recognised...uninstalled /reinstalled didnt help,reverted back to the mobo connx and there being picked up i pressume the usb/mini i had laying around is dodgy.But deff i got get rid of the 2 fans that came with the H100i im actually gonna get some more right now as for the pump with my ear close to it and updated FW atm its quiter than one of those fans.Ill keep my fingers crossed and ears plugged and order a new lead when i order the new fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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