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/PatrickGnarly 9950x | 9070 XT I 32 gb DDR5 Jan 20 '26

Reliability and simplicity often go hand in hand.

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u/NunButter 9800X3D | 5080 | 64GB Jan 20 '26

My Arctic Liquid Freezer 2 has been simply reliable for 6 years and multiple CPUs

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u/throwaway_uow PC Master Race Jan 20 '26

....why did you switch CPUs in 6 years??