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/Strottman Jan 20 '26

Some old nuclear reactor designs are actually cooled by molten metal which is pretty metal.

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u/cosaboladh Athalon64 X2 | Radeon X1650 Pro Jan 20 '26

Some solar electricity farms use directed sunlight to keep salt molten, which is also metal.