EVGA Hadron Hydro

[adamnieri]

Hello Everyone,

 

I recently built a mITX PC with EVGA's Hadron Hydro and Hadron Hydro Watercooling Kit (I've never built a waterloop in a mITX form factor before so I wanted something simple). After installing all the parts and finishing the water loop I switched it on, installed Windows and everything is great. The computer works fantastic, but there is one slight annoyance that I hope can be solved. Whenever I attach the windowed side panel there is a pulsating sound reverberating from the case. My first assumption was that it could be resonance; since it is a small case and there is no anti-vibration mounts or foam. I can't think of anything else other than that. I did think it could be the GPU, but it's really doubtful. Maybe the water pump? I know may be a vague question, but any help or insight would be appreciate. Also, If you think I should buy anti-vibration mounts and/or foam where is the best place to buy? 

 

Here are my specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i5 4670K @ 3.4GHz

MOBO: ASRock H97M-ITX/ac LGA 1150 Intel H97 HDMI SATA 6G 

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz

HDD: Silicon Power S60 3K P/E Cycle Toggle MLC 2.5" 120GB 7mm SATA III 6Gb/s Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 960 Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card

PSU: Integrated 500W Gold Rated Power Supply w/40A on +12V Rail

 

Thank you for any and all help! 

 

Adam Nieri

[Nup]

I'd imagine its the pump alright. Is it touching bare metal? 

 

If its not too visible you could just ghetto something for it out of old foam form packages. 

[Wauthar]

It only happens when you put on the windowed sidepanel? Maybe check if the window itself doesn't move, a plastic sheet can make some noise.

[adamnieri]

I'd imagine its the pump alright. Is it touching bare metal? 

 

If its not too visible you could just ghetto something for it out of old foam form packages. 

 

That's a good idea, I'll see if I can put something behind the pump. Thanks! 

[adamnieri]

I put some left over foam from the water block installation on the side panel and it seems to be working. Thanks for the advice. 

[Nup]

That's a good idea, I'll see if I can put something behind the pump. Thanks! 

 

 

I put some left over foam from the water block installation on the side panel and it seems to be working. Thanks for the advice. 

 

Glad it worked!

 

Anytime