Yeah, I don't run the pump there either. Ironically my first AIO went bad on me because the pump failed. I actually did run it on Extreme, and probably why it burned out (also why I stayed away from iCUE for a while). Anway my AIO's after, and with iCUE, are now always Balanced or Quiet.I just run the pump at "extreme" (full speed). Not the fans. The fans are much too noisy at full speed on my Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX. (Which is why I replaced them with quieter ones.)
I'm running the stock Corsair fans with the AIO, also have a rear case fan. I promise if you were sitting next to my PC at this moment, you wouldn't hear any fans. And this is with Corsair's iCUE Balanced setting; front case fans run half its RPMs. The fans ramp when I game but they don't max.
I also don't overclock; I run as few fans as possible, and as low as possible. I need a quiet system since it's part of my desktop audio setup.I don't overclock, but I found that the I9-13900K tended to come close to thermal throttling under heavy, continuous load. I didn't like that.
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.4391)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom built
- CPU
- Intel Core 9 Ultra
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Aorus Z890 Xtreme
- Memory
- 64G (4x16) DDR5 Corsair RGB Dominator Platinum (6600Mhz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Radeon (XFX MERC 310) RX 7900XT
- Sound Card
- Onboard (ESS Sabre HiFi using Realtek drivers)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 27-inch Eizo Color Edge - CG2700X
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 4 Samsung NVM 990 Pro drives: 1 X 1TB (OS) 2X TB, 1 X 1TB.
- PSU
- Seasonic TX-1300 (1300 Watts)
- Case
- Cooler Master H500M
- Cooling
- Corsair Link Titan 280 RX RGB
- Keyboard
- Logitech Craft
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1TB Download. 512mb Upload
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- System used for gaming, photography, music, school.
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (Build 22631.4391)
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 12)
- CPU
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vPro® Processor
- Motherboard
- Vendor
- Memory
- 32 GB LPDDR5X-6400MHz (Soldered)
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Graphics
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 14" 2.8K OLED, Anti Reflection, Touch, HDR 500, 400 nits, 120Hz
- Screen Resolution
- 2880 x 1800
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 Performance TLC Opal
- PSU
- Vendor
- Case
- Lenovo
- Cooling
- Vapor Chamber Cooling
- Mouse
- Touchpad: Haptic Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, Black with Fingerprint Reader and WWAN
- Internet Speed
- 100MB
- Browser
- Edge Chromium
- Antivirus
- Windows Security
- Other Info
- 202. Build Your Own laptop.
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