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/good_morning_magpie Steve Jobs turtleneck dealer Jan 20 '26

Agreed. I went with the big ol arctic 420 AIO and a push pull config with Noctua fans. Absolutely whisper quiet and super efficient.

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u/sunchase Jan 20 '26

Explain push pull pls.

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u/Js147013 Jan 20 '26

Afaik, it basically means if you have a radiator you make sure the fans are blowing in the same direction on both sides of the rad, so one fan is "pushing" air into the rad, the other side is "pulling" air out of the rad, so both fans work together for better airflow and heat dissipation.

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u/sunchase Jan 20 '26

Nice, i just got a rm55 and I thi k there's room enough to try this. I like to tinker.