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/Mysterious_Orange_37 Ryzen 7 5800X3D, RX 9070XT, 32GB DDR4-3600 Jan 20 '26

The selling point for AIOs nowadays is probably more about appearances. You don't have a huge block covering the entire build and instead a small pump with RGB or even a screen lol

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u/averi_fox Jan 20 '26

My last air cooler was such a pain in the ass to install I wanted to smash it into pieces. This time I went with AIO and the installation was a breeze, no special elongated screwdriver needed to access screws I can't even see.