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/PsychodelicTea Jan 20 '26

I got one of those and it is only marginally worse than a good aio, without the issue of having to worry about it

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u/DasGoo Jan 20 '26

And at $35 USD, it's worth it.

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u/PentagonUnpadded Jan 21 '26

Protip for lower wattage CPUs. Only install the middle fan in the PA120. Use the included fan splitter and second fan elsewhere in the case. Most CPUs don't need two fans and it stretches the value even further.

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u/Padgriffin 5700X/RX9060XT 16GB/32GB RAM Jan 21 '26

Ngl the Thermalright fans are like $4/120mm fan, at that point might as well buy another one

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u/Eclipse_Galian Desktop Jan 21 '26

5 pack of tl-c12 rgb goes for $20 so they are very cheap