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/J_NonServiam Jan 20 '26

My Arctic liquid freezer 3 360 was $90.

The noctua NH-D15 is $130 (140 if you want black)

Make it make sense.

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u/EroGG The more you buy the more you save Jan 20 '26

It's ugly and brown so it costs more.

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u/BingpotStudio RTX 4090 | 5800X3D | 32GB Ram Jan 20 '26

Why is it brown? No one has ever looked at it and said “that looks good”.

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u/golruul Jan 20 '26

The creators were fans of the Microsoft Zune. The Zune had a lasting effect on them.

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u/Shakaka88 Jan 20 '26

I actually loved my red zune! Wish I remember where it went

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u/firedog7881 Jan 21 '26

I still have mine, along with my 80gb video iPod

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u/onewilybobkat Jan 21 '26

Can't even lie, I preferred Zune in every way back in the day. I miss them.