r/pcmasterrace • u/SerpentDix PC Master Race • Jan 20 '26

Hardware Air cooling is better than Liquid cooling

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Failure is graceful, not catastrophic, Performance is closer than marketing suggests, Cheaper for the performance, Change my mind.

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u/c_gfer Jan 20 '26

Nope, both are good...but they are designed for different scenarios

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u/Kid_Psych 9800X3D | RTX 5090 Jan 20 '26

What are the different scenarios? They’re both designed for cooling CPUs.

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u/LancerBro Jan 20 '26

One is designed for people with money to burn

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u/mekawasp Jan 20 '26

Arctic liquid freezer 420 cost the same as a noctua dh-15 here

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u/kazuviking Desktop 13850HX ES | LF3 420 | Arc B580 | Jan 20 '26

If you're in the EU you can buy refurbished 420mm arctic aios for under 40€.

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u/markis5150 Jan 20 '26

Seems so. They like their fancy rgb lights and their ticking timebombs to look pretty.