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Originally Posted by pHaestus
My experience with the AQ50Z is that it's substantially louder than a typical fan used on a quiet heatsink.
The real problem is the pumps (and water gurgling) it seems to me. You guys NEVER get the rush of bubbles making noise through the loop? Or the hum of the pump vibrating against something?
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Yep, it wasnt quiet - hence getting rid of it. I was told it was quiet, alas, definitely not. As i said, the entire set up was cheap - if i was to keep it i would have used a 1048, but realised that i didnt need it for socket A, so i got rid of it.
Regarding the bubbling, as said only when not bled correctly. Pump vibration, thats what grommets, foam and decoupling is for...
My post was mainly to show how neat a loop can be, considering thats not an overly small pump, the heatercore is pretty large (180mm x 190mm), and its half inch. Use 120mm varient sized radiator (ie BIP, BIP2, PA, whatever), DDC and 3/8ths and it gets neater again... Use an external set up and you can get much smaller and quieter. External really is the way to go for a quiet set up, engineering a quiet set up inside a case can be a right pain in the arse.