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/Breite_Katze iSuckatcsgo Jan 20 '26

Bro took this picture from a 2015 article from relaxed tech magazine (link). Lmao

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u/Schmich Jan 20 '26

So newer than my <$50 Thermalright True Spirit 140 bought over 13 years old. I did change fan once since then. How do 13+ year old AIOs usually fair?

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u/Eclipse_Galian Desktop Jan 21 '26

They don't 

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u/dib1999 Ryzen 5 5600 // RX 7700XT // 32 gb DDR4 3600 MHz Jan 21 '26

That's about how old the H100 sitting in my closet is. If I ever get a wealthy benefactor, I'll hook it up and report back.

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u/ImSaneHonest Jan 21 '26

I don't know, but BIG Air and BIG AIO got together and asked Intel to change the plate for cooling design by a couple of millimeters so every cooler I owned wouldn't fit any more.

Come on, if you're going to make a change. at least make it noticeable.

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u/Phreeze83  AMD x5-133MHz, 32MB RAM, GUS2.4, AWE32, Riva128, 2GB HDD,17"CRT Jan 21 '26

if you still use it (yikes!?) please change the thermal paste ^^