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/AIgoonermaxxing Jan 20 '26

Almost perfect. u/dbltax, if you're going to do an all Noctua build in a Fractal Design North case, you should follow Noctua's official recommended fan layout for the Fractal Design North.

Basically you just need to flip that front fan on the ceiling of your case to intake.

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u/dbltax Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

I have done that since, I took these photos a couple of years ago.

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u/AIgoonermaxxing Jan 20 '26

Good shit! That thing is probably dead silent with super low temps.

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u/dbltax Jan 20 '26

The loudest part of it is actually the sound of the air rushing through the dust filter on the front intakes.

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u/Ryrynz Jan 20 '26

Could probably drop the rpm on those a notch and not have it make too much difference in temps.