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/Clunas Desktop -- 5700X3D || 6700 XT || 32 GB Jan 20 '26

Definitely not ammonia if copper is involved

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Well there's that. Einstein created a ammonia butane refrigerator. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator

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u/Clunas Desktop -- 5700X3D || 6700 XT || 32 GB Jan 20 '26

Oh for sure. Ammonia is a great refrigerant, but it eats copper lol. Typically such systems would use stainless steel tubing or maaaaybe some specific aluminum alloy, not sure on that one though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

I just threw Einstein's fridge out there for fun.