gurgling sound from water cooler

[Rexer]

I recently installed a water cooler on my video card. It's works pretty good but it gurgles. I can tolerate the noise since it's not really loud. Sounds like my old aquarium. Is the noise a sign the pump's defective?

 

[clarkjd]

No, just that there is air in the system.

 

[Rexer]

No, just that there is air in the system.

Thanks! I needed to hear that. The last time I heard a noise like that was the low water level in the car radiator. The video card water cooler is a closed system. I've been yanking the cover off every now and then and not seeing water spills in the case. Lol. I was nervous.

 

[clarkjd]

No, just that there is air in the system.

Thanks! I needed to hear that. The last time I heard a noise like that was the low water level in the car radiator. The video card water cooler is a closed system. I've been yanking the cover off every now and then and not seeing water spills in the case. Lol. I was nervous.

If it is a closed system, did you fill it with coolant, or did it come pre-filled? If pre-filled, you might want to watch your GPU temps to make sure you are not over heating. You may want to consider RMA'ing the cooler. Pre-filled coolers should not "gurgle"!

 

[RobCrezz]

Dont worry about it, some of them occasionally do that. You can try moving the pipes and radiator around just to move the air bubbles.

 

[Rexer]

No, just that there is air in the system.

No, just that there is air in the system.

Thanks! I needed to hear that. The last time I heard a noise like that was the low water level in the car radiator. The video card water cooler is a closed system. I've been yanking the cover off every now and then and not seeing water spills in the case. Lol. I was nervous.

If it is a closed system, did you fill it with coolant, or did it come pre-filled? If pre-filled, you might want to watch your GPU temps to make sure you are not over heating. You may want to consider RMA'ing the cooler. Pre-filled coolers should not "gurgle"!

It's pre-filled.. . ugh.

 

[Rexer]

Dont worry about it, some of them occasionally do that. You can try moving the pipes and radiator around just to move the air bubbles.

I did the same Nzxt Kraken G10 set up with an AMD HD7950. At the time I purchased the bracket, they had a star * next to the HD7950 indicating some boards were manufactured with a low gpu chip set in the die box and needed a shim. Yeah, so it was. The shim needed thermal grease on both sides and slid around in the die box. It needed just the right amount because too little took the temps past 100c. Whoa.
And the beginning of this month (Jun '14), the HD7950 was no longer on the Kraken G-10 compatibility list. Oh, oh. The kit needed 4 post bushings so I used 11/32 grommets and I had to remove the foam block off the back bracket because it wobbled. But when it was finally corrected, I had to trace down a bios update for the motherboard and the vrm/mosfets needed heatsinks. Going through that much of problem.. . the high peak temps came down 20c. It's clocked 1.2ghz from 925mhz and like your GTX 680, appears to have room for more.
And now, this gurgle. Uhmm. If it's harmless, it's weird. It sound soothing like an aquarium water pump and also like the bathroom sink. Makes me think of brushing my teeth. I suppose I could RMA it. I can't move the hoses. How's it going with yours?

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah my H55 on my 680 makes the gurgle noise occasionally, not very loud, im not worried about it as temps are not affected. H105 doesnt do it, but its a newer design.

You should get the temp even lower with the right fan setup. Having push/pull seemed to reduce temps by around 5'c.

Sounds you had a bit of a nightmare fitting yours! Mine has been pretty easy, but I have only fitted it to nvidia cards (a 660 oem and the 680).

 

[Rexer]

I think I'll replace the H55 cooler for another model. Replace it as clarkjd says but buy a larger one like yours, RobCrezz. H55 is sort of small. Thanks guys. Big thumbs up to you.