under load is infinitely quieter, but the pump noise that is clearly audible during idle makes it not ideal for those looking for silent computing

The best way that I can describe the pump noise is to imagine the sound of a salt/pepper grinder, which makes sounds every half-second or so.-In addition to pump noise, the fan is extremely noisy when it spins up to high RPMs

There was some worry about noise, but mine is perfectly quiet - no unusual pump noise or anything

I was skeptical to buy this water-cooled 1080 after everything I researched and seen about the pump noise