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  • 2 months later...

Bit late to the party but I installed my new XC7 last week and I've got the clicking too.

 

They are quite few and far between, and usually happens on shutdown, but it's there - I do have 3 x 360mm rads tho, so my water temp doesn't change too much.

 

I didn't use the stock paste however, I wiped it off and put Kryonaut on, so it's not that.

 

No sign of any leaks or physical cracks, but I'm sure it's from the CPU block.

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Just to add what I think it is, as well.

 

My guess is it's static friction between the black plastic cover and the clear plastic which is expending under pressure/heat.

 

Once the threshold is met it "clicks" as the surfaces move ever so slightly against each other in one "jump" instead of gradually, due to static friction.

 

This would also explain how loosening the fittings helped someone on here too, as that would reduce the friction between the 2 surfaces.

 

Corsair's version of tectonic plates lol

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Quick update on this, I think it's the LEDs, or related to them anyway.

 

If you starting playing with the LED's, turning them on and off etc, the cracking sounds become more frequent, here at least.

 

Overall, I'm not overly concerned, but I'll keep an eye on it.

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