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I recently built my computer and was wondering if the pump is fairly loud for you guys. Like a ticking noise, or like a mechanical hard drive doing a lot of work. The following picture is how I positioned the radiator.

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I want to note that when I lay the case horizontally the pump is silent. It is only once that I have it vertically that it is loud.

I have tried, flicking the tubes, laying it on its side for a a while and slowing moving it back vertically.

I am wondering if this is how it is supposed to be or if I have a faulty pump.
 
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I agree that there are others who have it mounted similarly and do not have issues. However, given the information of OP's problem, it definitely has to do with air from the rad causing issues for the pump; it's a very common problem with these types of coolers. Rotating the rad to have the inlet/outlet tubes on the bottom should help address the issue.

The best way to do this would be to unmount the rad with it running, rotate it to the position of the tubes being down, hold it higher than the pump inlet/outlet tubes and make sure the noise goes away. Then, move it into position and mount.

Might be a good idea to turn the fan off or just keep your fingers out of the way during these steps.
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I think your radiator is mounted incorrectly, you have the tubes at the 'top' of the case, so when upright it can't get the coolant to flow (damn gravity and Newton). The 'tubes' should be mounted at the 'front' or 'back' (or bottom even works) orientation to the case so the liquid flows side to side, like this pic:

http://www.corsair.com/blog/tag/Hydro%20Series%20H60%20Mounting%20Guide/

I don't think the pump is strong enough for top mounting the tubes.
If that changes nothing, return it. The pump shouldn't make noise. I have an older H50 and it's whisper quiet.
 
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I was thinking the same thing :/ only reason why I did it was because of the following video published by Corsair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjEAfqJVRyA fast forward to the minute mark 1:55

They are showing off a build with the the h60 and positioning the mount as I did.
 
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Don't know what the pump head is on the H60, but I doubt it's 4-6 inches. Usually, pump heads are in the feet range, and what that means is that they should be able to pump liquid several feet vertically (with no restriction, in an ideal scenario, etc., etc.).

In short, the orientation would only be a problem if your pump had a pump head of less than the vertical height the water must travel plus restriction - something I'm pretty sure is not the case. Send the pump back if it's still bothering you.
 
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Unmount the radiator and hold it with your hands with the pump running. Rotate the pump...if the noise stops, good...that's the idea. It's likely you have a partial air lock due to a couple things:

The pump on those units is pretty dismal...it barely pushes enough to make it from the pump to the rad and back. If any air from inside the radiator gets in the way, it becomes airlocked.

There is air still in the radiator...yes, they are sealed from the factory and aren't completely full.

You made the comment that when you lay your case on it's side, the noise goes away. This means the pump isn't faulty, your installation is. Laying it on the side fixes the airlock issue...tipping it back up reinstates it. Unmount your radiator to determine the best way to mount. I'll give you a hint: both tubes facing down. Air will collect at the top of the rad, coolant will run in/out from the bottom.

Once you've fixed the noise issue, run your CPU at load and ensure it's working and keeping it cool.

 
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I agree that there are others who have it mounted similarly and do not have issues. However, given the information of OP's problem, it definitely has to do with air from the rad causing issues for the pump; it's a very common problem with these types of coolers. Rotating the rad to have the inlet/outlet tubes on the bottom should help address the issue.

The best way to do this would be to unmount the rad with it running, rotate it to the position of the tubes being down, hold it higher than the pump inlet/outlet tubes and make sure the noise goes away. Then, move it into position and mount.

Might be a good idea to turn the fan off or just keep your fingers out of the way during these steps.
 
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I will give this a shot before sending it back. Thanks
 
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I figured it out - if you have the fan set to intake air instead of exhaust, it actually pulls in air, sometimes creating bubbles in the tubes which causes infrequent noise for the pump. For me, it happens randomly - one time it will be silent, another time will make a noise that sounds like an old hard drive working away. So try that and see if it works.
 
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if you have the fan set to intake air instead of exhaust, it actually pulls in air, sometimes creating bubbles in the tubes which causes infrequent noise for the pump
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How would airflow direction cause air bubbles inside of a closed loop? The cooler is sealed; none of the liquid makes contact with outside air unless you actually open it up. Fan speed or airflow direction would never contact the coolant and therefore not have any ability to cause bubbles of any sort.
 
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