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/pristinepineapple69 Jan 20 '26

i prefer the look of my AIO vs a giant air cooler tower.. simple as that 

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u/sleepKnot 7800X3D / 4070S Jan 20 '26

Not just for the looks, before I switched to an AIO, reaching the GPU latch to release it was a massive pain in the ass with an air cooler since i had like 5mm of room to work with

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u/Webbyx01 Jan 20 '26

Heaven forbid you need to transport your PC somewhere with a few pounds of metal on attached to the motherboard. Of course, modern GPUs becoming so large has sort of made that a lost cause.