I just built my first PC and noticed a weird high-pitched zooming noise coming from it. After some investigation, I think the sound is coming from my AIO pump. It's not too loud, but it really bothers me since it happens when my PC is idle. When the fans spin faster, the noise disappears, so I'm pretty sure it's the pump that's making it. I even recorded the sound on my phone to check it out. I installed the Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro on a Ryzen AM5 CPU and followed the installation guide. Do you think I might have mounted the pump incorrectly or is there something else that could be causing this? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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It's pretty common to hear some noise from AIO pumps; it's just part of their operation. If it's bothering you, try lowering the pump's speed in your BIOS settings. I run my AIO at 80% speed and don't hear much noise anymore. Just keep an eye on your temperatures to make sure everything stays cool!
I thought it might be normal too, but I haven't heard this noise when I searched up similar setups. My pump was already set to 80% by default in the BIOS, so should I try lowering it more? Thanks for the tip!