fabianc

Well, I did it. Ended up replacing my H150i Capellix with a Kraken Z73. Pretty big difference in terms of noise levels, even in its "performance" pump profile, the Z73 is quieter than the Capellix in its Silent mode.

For now I've resorted to "drowning" the pump noise with the front and top fans. I'm not getting them to a super super high RPM, mind you, but just enough to mask the pump. Pretty ridiculous for one of their top tier products though. I'm this close to pulling the trigger on a Kraken Z73 though, I'm just debating whether or not it's worth having CAM along with iCue (I'd still keep the M140s on my case).

How is the Phanteks? I’ve been considering that one to replace my Capellix.

To add to the offense, they've been marketing the Capellix as a "Low-noise RGB pump" AIO on social media. I've called them out on a couple of posts (as well as others) but they are silent about it. It is beyond me why they would actively mislead potential buyers when pump noise is the one consistent complaint from Capellix owners.

H150i Elite Capellix with the same "issue" here. Clearly not a hardware fault, but rather disappointing that this happens on one of Coarsair's top of the line AIOs. I came from air cooling and was well aware pump noise was something I was going to run into but, not to this extent. The only real workaround I've found is to ramp up the fans to a point where they mask the noise, which is ridiculous considering the price tag. Like others, I'd love to stay in the ecosystem but this is driving me insane.

Not sure if my issue is specific to this version but, when I launch iCue it takes a good 20-30 seconds for the main UI to come up, to the point where Windows flags it as a non-responsive app. It does come up eventually and I can set everything up on my H150i Elite Capellix but, it is painfully slow to launch. Also, when I move from Home / Dashboard to Settings, it lags for another good 5-10 seconds. This is on a fresh iCue 3.34.161 install, I did not have it installed prior to setting up my AIO yesterday. Already uninstalled / reinstalled but the issue persists.