H100i Noctua fan users, pls answer!

[Tassadar]

I need some help. For almost 2 years now, I've been using my corsair h100i, with the stock fans on quiet mode. There is always a pretty loud humming sound coming from either the pump or the fans. It is ALOT louder than anything else in my computer and I can confirm it's the h100i or at least some part of it. I've done my research on forums, but nothing helps. I tried updating the firmware from 1.0.3 to 1.0.7 but that didn't help.

 

So what I'm asking here is the following:

 

If YOU have changed your stock fans to noctua fans, does the humming sound go away? If not, have you found another way? Please, only answer this if you have a 100% sure answer, I don't care for discussing this, I just want someone who understands this better to explain it to me, hope that's not too rude : D

 

-peace

[Bluuz]

I own a h80 and swapping to a Noctua noticeably reduced the noise I heard from the system, but a consistent humming sound still persists. Of course, this is only noticeable when it is super quiet. 

[NotAParadox]

Use the low-voltage adapters on NF-F12's and you pretty much won't hear a thing when your case is closed.

[Prokart2000]

I need some help. For almost 2 years now, I've been using my corsair h100i, with the stock fans on quiet mode. There is always a pretty loud humming sound coming from either the pump or the fans. It is ALOT louder than anything else in my computer and I can confirm it's the h100i or at least some part of it. I've done my research on forums, but nothing helps. I tried updating the firmware from 1.0.3 to 1.0.7 but that didn't help.

 

So what I'm asking here is the following:

 

If YOU have changed your stock fans to noctua fans, does the humming sound go away? If not, have you found another way? Please, only answer this if you have a 100% sure answer, I don't care for discussing this, I just want someone who understands this better to explain it to me, hope that's not too rude : D

 

-peace

maybe try to put your fingers on the top of the fans too see if it stops for a second then you know if its the pump not the fans

[MrSuperb]

AIO water coolers are never silent.

[lani100]

AIO water coolers are never silent.

I have a h100i with Fractal fans and that thins is quiet.

[topsu]

AIO water coolers are never silent.

 

Anything put passive cooling is never silent.

[Barodil]

I have a H100i with Nocuta NF-F12s which I run fixed a about 1100rpm through my mainboard and the only thing I can hear is a little bit of air noise. Right now I use them in push as a top exhaused, but I have noticed a humming noise when they are mounted in pull.

This might be due to the fan blades spinning very close to the fins of the rad creating turbulance. Also the pump unit makes some noise but it's only noticable if I stick my head into the case.

[SeanE]

In my experience with my H100i, it's the fans that are the loud part of the setup. Since I switched those out, it has been quieter than ever.

[Faa]

Probably comes from the pump. What you should get is a sata female to molex male and put here a resistor and then hook it up to a molex.

I got two of those resistors (http://cdn.overclock.net/e/e1/e12e487e_9.jpeg) although I don't use them anymore.

Noctua fans are pretty much silent but I wouldn't hook them up to the pump, it should be on the motherboard because the pump controls the fans based on the water temp and not on the cpu temp where as motherboards bases it off the cpu temp.

[Tassadar]

Allright, some good advice finally. Thank you people.