Pump Whine ?

Quango-uk · 7 Nov 2013 at 12:54

I purchased a pre watercooled case form ocuk the a Carbide 500r with a v8 system in it.

They dont sell it that configuration any more but this is the watercooling
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-041-OE&groupid=962&catid=1532

I'm not too clued up on watercooler and have always been a little scared of it TBH
hence purchasing a pre built one. i really thought I would be silent

Since day one its has this annoying whine, its at a pitch that irritates the hell out of me
when I don't have any sound on. I use it for steaming music and movies around so don't want to turn it off if I can help it.

Is it supposed to whine?
is there anyway to stop it?
or do I need to go to air cooling?
if so what should I go for to be as silent as possible?

Im running a 3770k overclocked a little.
I never hear the case fans and only hear the corsair psu come on every now and then.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-057-CS&groupid=2362&catid=2277

Thanks in advance

Uncle Petey · 7 Nov 2013 at 13:10

Links are dead. Is it an XSPC 750 pump/res?

Quango-uk · 7 Nov 2013 at 17:16

this is the pump i believe
1X XSPC X2O 750 Dual 5.25” Bay Reservoir Pump V4

I repaired the url links

kaku · 7 Nov 2013 at 17:47

I regularly hear differing opinions about the XSPC 750. Some say the noise is awful, others claim it's silent, and others say the noise issues go away after it's 'settled in'.

Have you had a look to see if there's any air bubbles in the system?

~>Dg<~ · 7 Nov 2013 at 18:23

mate had a new http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-104-EK&groupid=962&catid=2141

this sounded like a vibrator lol

Glanza · 7 Nov 2013 at 18:44

Mine only wines for the few seconds it takes to get up to running speed on boot after that can't hear it at all.

Quango-uk · 7 Nov 2013 at 19:03

im not sure how i would knowif there are bubbles in it.

I just see the fluid moving a bit in the window, every now and then it makes a whoshing noise
as well

Glanza · 7 Nov 2013 at 19:42

Tilt your case from side to side and lift the front up to get any trapped air moving around, you'll know if you have some as your pump will get a lot louder for a few seconds as it pumps the air through it.

Quango-uk · 8 Nov 2013 at 12:10

I tired that and it did get louder for a few secs

how do you go about getting the air out

btw the reservoir is not completely full, is that normal ?

daveip · 8 Nov 2013 at 12:24

Radiator not being completely full is normal. Air bubbles that could/would have been in the system collect at the reservoir.