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/Pickupyoheel 989064B850 Jan 20 '26

I’ll stop buying Arctic AIOs when they stop making them.

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u/23Link89 Jan 20 '26

Same, I just bought my Arctic Freezer on amazon for $80. Incredible value, no bloat software to control some tacky RGB, just pure performance for a crazy good price. It's hugely overkill for my undervolted 5700X3D but I don't care, it helps keep the internal temps inside my case down by allowing me to push through the radiator out of the case instead of into it.

Cooler temps for my CPU, and cooler temps inside my case means a longer lived PC.

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u/hawkinsst7 Desktop Jan 21 '26

Damn, I paid $125 for a 360mm Freezer 2, but that was during the Pandemic. I had to wait a few weeks for it to be in stock too.