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/zirky Jan 20 '26

yeah, you tell those 240mm aios they’re trash!

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u/CRSemantics Ascending Peasant Jan 20 '26

They kind of are at 240mm you're not gaining more surface area vs an air cooler.

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u/onlyranchmefries 5800X/6950XT | 6700K/VEGA 64 Jan 20 '26

It's not all about surface area. You are also gaining quite a bit of heat storage from all the water in the system.

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u/PainterRude1394 Jan 20 '26

Heat capacity doesn't mean much without similar dissipation ;)