Is this leaking?

[sintri]

Have a 110GTX, when temps are high, sometimes there's a slight clicking similar to an HDD cept nowhere near as loud.

Opened the case, noticed one of the rear fans (away from the tubing connectors) had a bit of water in a ring around where the blades are Not much, but just enough to glisten.

 

Just wondering before I take it out if anyone knows whether or not the radiator is actually leaking or not.

[c-attack]

It's more likely to be fan lubricant, although you don't really want that shooting around in your case either. You do need to take it off and inspect it (and clean). If this is the original grey SP140L fan, contact customer service and see if they will mail you a replacement. In the meantime, I would put something else up there. If no other option, run with one fan and be mindful of your CPU load.

 

Another option for a quick check is to disconnect the one fan. See if the noise goes away. Both the fan and the pump are capable of making a "click" type noise.

[sintri]

Thanks for the reply. Slight update in case anyone else has this issue in the future. Does seem likely it's a fan issue, swapped the two fan positions in case it would a radiator leak. The non-leaking fan that was swapped into the leaking is still dry, and the leaking fan now in the non-leaking position still has a bit of moisture gathering which would seem to indicate it's the fans and not the radiator itself. As for the fan no clue why, but it is still spinning, bit under 4 months atm so no clue, worst comes to worst run on one set while the fan goes under warranty. Bit of a shame though, the dba/cfm range for it is really nice.

[c-attack]

Lubricant leaks can happen to any fan and it is most likely this was a defect in the seal at the point of manufacture. Contact customer support and request a replacement. As long as you have the purchase invoice, the fans are part of the warranty. Be careful if you continue to use it in the interim. You don't want fan lubricant on your GPU.