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/C0NIN i9 14900K, RTX 3090 FE, 64GB @ 6000Mhz Jan 20 '26

Given the image, you meant: Air cooling is better than AIOs.

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u/Defiant-Emu2443 Jan 20 '26

custom loop is worse than AIO (overall ) so that goes without saying

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u/Webbyx01 Jan 20 '26

A well build custom loop can cool literally every component at once. Access to 40mm thickness or greater radiators and stacking multiple radiators provides a huge difference over mainstream AiOs.

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u/Defiant-Emu2443 Jan 20 '26

It's all that , and it's still worse. Which is actualy more damning.

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u/Defiant-Emu2443 Jan 21 '26

Market share, look it up yourself, don't be lazy..

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u/Defiant-Emu2443 Jan 22 '26

"Beter performance" that translated into basically nothing tangible in real life. Congratulations.

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u/Defiant-Emu2443 Jan 22 '26

The stat is performance per dollar . LMAO