Benchmarks: Noise
Performance has been excellent on almost all fronts thus far, but the snag in this tale is that noise levels could, and really should, be lower. On closer inspection, we've found that the fans are well balanced, and the pump/reservoir assembly is the primary cause of high noise levels under load. It is worth pointing out that the system is reasonably quiet when idle, but it does become clearly noticeable when stressed and can be distracting.