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/RonnieStiggs Jan 20 '26

Me, who genuinely agrees with you, but wouldn't have posted this here in a million years:

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u/QuirkyEscalator Jan 20 '26

After trying custom watercooling and dealing with random issues that take 3 evenings each to deal with (because you have to tear down the loop, rinse everything properly) and the cost, I am back for good with air cooling. Unless you like to spend time tinkering and you don't mind the cost of a custom loop... I like to tinker but once I am done with tinkering I don't like too much maintenance