Recent content by andrewhawkins986

Just thought I'd update this. About a week ago I made sure that the RAD would fit in the top of the case. Once I was sure of this, I had PCS send me out a replacement, and fitted it late last week. Apart from a minor brain fart (deliberately leaving the protective film on the processor pump...

Thanks both. There was a case fan in the top of the case initially, I've moved that to the front. Will double check that it's set to pull air in, and arrange the rad fans such that they're blowing air out. Thanks again Andy

Hi all, When PCS shipped my system, they installed the AIO rad in the front of the case. However, in this position it meant that the CPU pump was the highest point in the system, and as a result it's now become noisy. When the rad was in the front of the PC, the fans were on the 'outside', with...

Hi, That's a fair point I guess. I'm not sure how I was supposed to know the exact position of the CPU socket in relation to the RAD positioning though. I'd have thought it would have been nice if the guy building it had thought "this isn't right" and at least had them contact me to decide...

Had a look at the case, and I'm not sure there's room to mount the RAD and its fans at the top of the case. The motherboard seems to be very close to the top of the case which might prevent this. Have to say, the more I think about this the less pleased I am that PC Specialist have installed...

Ah ok, I see. I assumed that the bubbles would just naturally migrate to the highest point again. Will have a look. Andy

With the PC on its side, the block is now signicantly lower than the highest point of the RAD (now the side of the RAD). It's lying on the side such that the motherboard is effectively lying on the floor, with the RAD now sitting a good few inches higher than the block. Andy

Ok. It just doesn't sound like that kind of noise to me, but I'm far from an expert! Will see if having the PC lying on its side has any beneficial effect. Andy

I wouldn't describe this sound as a 'bubbly' noise. It sounds much more like a noisy fan to me (although I'm as sure as I can be that it's not coming from any of the fans). If I disconnect the power going to the CPU cooler block, the noise stops. I posted a video above that tries to capture the...

Been keeping an eye on CPU temps, and they seem Ok to me. Continuing to monitor. Looks like the case might have room to roof mount the RAD, but all the stuff I've read suggests mounting it vertically rather than horizontally, so not sure that's the way to go? Andy

Hi @VirtualDevil By 'in this state' I meant with the air bubble in place, rather than with the CPU cooler block off. I obviously wouldn't do that! I had a quick look at the manual for the cooler and it did seem relatively involved. It's the thermal paste and stuff that I'd be most concerned...

Hi, What's involved in removing the pump and refitting it? I seem to remember the last time I built a PC myself (admittedly several years ago now) the mounting of the cooler onto the CPU was a real pain. Similar question regarding if they send a new pump out, what's involved in refitting it? I...

This is the full spec. Case is a Fractal Focus G. Case Send In Your Own Case Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® TUF X570-PLUS GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX) - ARGB Ready! Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4...

Hi, Received my new system just over a month ago, and have been very happy with it. However, yesterday the CPU cooler pump started making what sounds to me to be a rattling noise. All my research has suggested that this may be due to air bubbles within the system. All the advice I've found...

Ignore that, just received an email confirming they've received the case :) Andy