AIO not working properly

[b3lastro]

Hi everyone.

 

My PC has been behaving strangely lately. 

It all started when my PC turned off about a minute after I started it. First I thought it was because I accidentally unplugged the pump because my AIO would always make bubble noises when turning on and there were no noises.

Long story short what fixed it was when I lay the PC on its side so the mainboard would lay horizontal the pump started pumping again and after doing this once, it worked flawlessly for several months.

 

Now this issue has returned and I read through some forums and they suggested repositioning the radiator so the tubes would be lower than the pump. 

Unfortunately, this has only worked for one day and after turning the PC off for a few hours the pump appears to be full of air again.

 

I attached a video of the bubble noises and a picture of the repositioned radiator.

 

Is there a better position for the radiator or could it be that the pump is starting to fail?

 

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Specs:
Ryzen 5 3600

GTX 1080

Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240R

 

[Origami Cactus]

Can't really tell from the pictures of what exact model of AIO you have, but Coolermaster had at least a couple of bad batches of AIOs, so I would just RMA that to get a new fixed one. The noise is def not normal.

 

If you think it is because of air, you can try mounting your AIO to the top of the case, but right now it should have plenty of room for air, unless your AIO really has dryed up  (air is collected to the highest point of the loop)