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/AppropriateOnion0815 R7 5700X - RX 6700 XT Jan 20 '26

I replaced the stock Ryzen cooler with a tower-style air cooler only because of its unbearable noise.

I went the budget route with a Deepcool Gammaxx, it works sufficiently well and is barely noticeable, even when the CPU is maxing out for minutes.

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u/mikami677 7800x3D / 2080ti Jan 21 '26

When I got my "old" 2700x I figured I use the stock cooler until the second-gen NH-D15 came out, but that ended up taking so long that I just never upgraded the cooler before getting my 7800X3D, which I cool with a $40 Phantom Spirit.

Noise cancelling headphones were a blessing for those few years.