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I've been having this problem for a couple of months now. Every time I boot up my computer, I can hear what sounds like a water splashing noise coming from the back of the computer (where the power supply is located). I always have headphones plugged into my PC, so it isn't the speakers.
There seems to be no dip in performance due to this.
What is causing the sound, and should I be concerned?
TLDR, computer makes water splashing noise on bootup (from hardware), what is it?
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Hello!
Thank you for responding. I just found out that my system is indeed water cooled! The noise of the water occurs towards the back of the PC.
Should the two water pump lines be cold?
One more thing that has been happening is a random vibration will occur inside of the case. Is this just the fans?
Sorry for asking so many questions! Thank you again for helping.
Hi Xavier. I'm Greg, here to help you with this.
Does it have a water cooler?
Can you open the case and get up close to listen when you start it, try to isolate where the sound is coming from?
For hardware issues you'll get better help at the best hardware forums Tom's Hardware here: https://forums.tomshardware.com/ as this is a general Windows forum.
If the hard drive is dragging, Test the hard drive or SSD with one or more of these diagnostics:
https://www.lifewire.com/free-hard-drive-testin...
https://mashtips.com/ssd-health-test-and-perfor...
HP and Dell have hardware diagnostics triggered by tapping the ESC or F12 keys respectively as you power on.
Best is to use the HDD/SSD manufacturer's own if there is one, otherwise use Seatools bootable long test:
http://blog.nowherelan.com/2013/04/04/boot-seat...
https://www.seagate.com/manuals/software/seatoo...
Follow this up with a full Disk Check from the Command Prompt in Repair Mode or from bootable media: https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-hard-dri... if necessary from the Command Prompt at boot: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-advanc...
Feel free to ask back any questions. Based on the detailed results you post back, I will have other suggestions if necessary.
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I don't see anything wrong with the water lines being cool, they are there to cool the system. But you can always monitor system temps by installing Test for overheating by installing CoreTemp to monitor temps from the System Tray: https://www.thewindowsclub.com/core-temp-monito...
I'd consult the manufacturer's documentation on the cooler so you know how to maintain it. If it's not readily available on their Support webpage for your model PC, they will have a way to contact them to ask about this. You can also look for branding or a model number on the cooler to google it for the documentation. These require maintenance and you may be behind on this and already have a leak if you just became aware that you have a water cooled system which is not at all common.
