Hi guys,
I've seen people talking about how they can't hear their Corsair H100i unless they put their head inside the case or something like that. My H100i is definitely audible from about 1m away when it's closed inside a Corsair Obsidian 450D case. Does this mean I have a defective pump? I don't think it's the fans although the ones im using are Corsair (2x SP120 QE PWM-4pin) which are both running in quiet mode in Corsair link (1000 rpm) and the noise is still audible. In HWMonitor the pump is said to be running at 2300 rpm.
Fans in case
Two Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition (one in the back and one is sitting at the bottom) - Both running around 1000 rpm
Two Original Corsair (in front) - Both running around 650 rpm
PSU is Corsair AX860
GPU Gigabyte 760GTX
Cooler H100i
It's a gentle whirring sound, but high-pitched enough for me to find it annoying. I tried capturing the noise with my phone, let me know what you guys think about it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBx-ue8GarI
Thanks!