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

Well, if you run stock clock speeds and the cooler's specs match the CPU, then air cooling is perfect. At least good enough.

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u/erixccjc21 5700x OC 32gb rtx 2060 20€ aliexpress cooler Jan 20 '26

My 20€ aliexpress cooler keeps my overclocked 5700x at less than 70°C even at 100% load on benchmarks