H105 Buzzing Noise

jaspervandervalk

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Hey everyone,

So I installed the H105 into my 350D last night and placed it at the front of the case because it doesnt fit at the top, anyway I turned it on to test it out and its been making a rather annoying and loud buzzing sound ever since, I tried to change where it was plugged into my mobo but it makes no difference and its currently plugged into CPU_OPT. I have also set the fans on the case to DC rather than PWM which helps the noise go down a bit so I am pretty sure it is something to do with voltage. More volts = more noise.

I read online that it may be an air bubble so I tried moving it around a bunch but again made no difference, I also heard it may be because the pump is being given less volts than it needs, but this makes no sense to me because it comes with a 3 pin connector so it should'nt be getting any less than 12V? I have also heard its just the mechanical noise and its normal but I used to have a H55 and NEVER had any noise come from it.

If anyone has any clue as to what might be wrong and a fix for this, please let me know! I already had buzzing issues with my last CPU cooler and a PSU I replaced so this extra buzzing is annoying.

For reference this is the kind of noise coming from the cooler and the orientation of the CPU cooler: THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO and THIS IS NOT MY IMAGE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH3jYWCCn0s

http://i60.tinypic.com/2qdapes.jpg

Thanks Jasper!
 
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Have you tried a 3 pin to Molex.

Before i got my H105 i followed TTL's video and i did everything he said in the video.
 
All 3 I had sounded like that. It doesn't matter how you power it or what voltage, I tried several PSU's and power sources. RMA it but the replacement will probably be the same.

JR
 
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All 3 I had sounded like that. It doesn't matter how you power it or what voltage, I tried several PSU's and power sources. RMA it but the replacement will probably be the same.

JR

How is this not considered an issue, I can hear the noise constantly from across the room it is really quite annoying.

Jasper
 
How is this not considered an issue, I can hear the noise constantly from across the room it is really quite annoying.

Jasper

It is an issue. But clearly not enough are effected for Corsair to do anything about it, just RMA it and hope you get a better one. All 3 of mine were the same but evidently some are ok unless they were all reviewed by deaf people.

I got a refund and bought a Fractal Kelvin, it's noticeably quieter.

JR
 
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