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Just wanted to ask if a platic fan can destroy a radiator when it grinds very soft against a raidator, because on my h110i i have a very high piched but realy quiet grinding sound when i hold my ear against the radiator. Also i can only hear it when the fans are on a realy low rpm, when they are on a high rpm this sound isn´t there. Could it be that the sound comes from the Fans? 

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7 minutes ago, Flauschi said:

Just wanted to ask if a platic fan can destroy a radiator when it grinds very soft against a raidator, because on my h110i i have a very high piched but realy quiet grinding sound when i hold my ear against the radiator. Also i can only hear it when the fans are on a realy low rpm, when they are on a high rpm this sound isn´t there. Could it be that the sound comes from the Fans? 

Sound is most likely coming from the fans

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Just now, MrJarhead said:

you sure its not coming from the pump?

no its coming form the radiator/fan

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You mean the fan is grinding against the radiator?

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Probably yes

1 minute ago, Jamiec1130 said:

You mean the fan is grinding against the radiator?

 

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13 minutes ago, Flauschi said:

Just wanted to ask if a platic fan can destroy a radiator when it grinds very soft against a raidator, because on my h110i i have a very high piched but realy quiet grinding sound when i hold my ear against the radiator. Also i can only hear it when the fans are on a realy low rpm, when they are on a high rpm this sound isn´t there. Could it be that the sound comes from the Fans? 

I doubt the fan is touching the radiator. It sounds like you have Corsair's patented noisy-fan-motor-technologyTM. I have never seen any company sell fans as obnoxiously noisy as corsair.

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What fans are you using?

If it is the fans grinding against the radiator it's probably time to get new fans, it'd mean the fan isn't sitting flush with the housing for whatever reason. the blades shouldn't be able to go past the housing.

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1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

What fans are you using?

If it is the fans grinding against the radiator it's probably time to get new fans, it'd mean the fan isn't sitting flush with the housing for whatever reason. the blades shouldn't be able to go past the housing.

I am using the fans that came in the box with the h110i. And they already got stuck on time (but that was my fault because i tried to stop them with my finge and yes that was absolutly stupid) 

 

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10 hours ago, Flauschi said:

Just wanted to ask if a platic fan can destroy a radiator when it grinds very soft against a raidator, because on my h110i i have a very high piched but realy quiet grinding sound when i hold my ear against the radiator. Also i can only hear it when the fans are on a realy low rpm, when they are on a high rpm this sound isn´t there. Could it be that the sound comes from the Fans? 

If its under warranty RMA it but other wise go buy some washers.

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A fan could damage a radiator if it grinds against it or the blades smash into it but it's probably not grinding and it's just your fan making the noise 

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