AIO bubble or swish sound during power-on indicates a minor issue.
AIO bubble or swish sound during power-on indicates a minor issue.
Hey everyone. I swapped out my Lian Li Galahad Trinity AIO for another identical model, but it kept making that bubbling sound every time I powered it up. The new one is louder and does the same thing. When I leave the PC on for over eight hours, I can still feel the air bubbles when it starts. It doesn’t happen when the machine restarts or shuts down for an hour. If my pump runs at 80% speed and I’ve shifted my case multiple times, it’s strange that all units behave alike. The noise disappears after a few seconds, then I hear those little pops pushing bubbles out for about twenty seconds… It doesn’t make sense. I asked a few folks, and one suggested moving the tubes on the AIO block to the top. Trying that by rotating the pump 90 degrees might help, though it could get messy. I’m not sure if that will solve the issue. I also lowered my pump speed to around 2700 RPM instead of the default 2800-2900 for the Trinity 2 AIO. The photo below shows my old PC and the video of the previous pump; you can hear the noise clearly, but the new one is significantly louder. Maybe sticking with the old setup would have been better… video1.mp4
It's perfectly normal for air to mix with water. During idle or when low-pressure areas are created by the pump, tiny air pockets can develop. The fast movement of water through the narrow fins produces the sound you hear. An AIO won't experience this issue.
That noise in the video is now present on the new model, getting progressively louder with each playthrough. It’s typical behavior. You won’t see a reduction in volume over time, so ignoring it might not help.
I powered up my PC and heard the sound again, didn’t think I’d spun the radiator pump wrong lol
The clip you shared plays the identical sound each time it's activated. File: IMG_4974.mov