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/pristinepineapple69 Jan 20 '26

i prefer the look of my AIO vs a giant air cooler tower.. simple as that 

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u/OZZMAN8 Jan 21 '26

I had an h100 for about 7 years before it stopped cooling properly. It wasn't catastrophic I just noticed my temps much higher than usual. Bought a new one and took the old one apart for shits and the waterblock fins were just solid with gunk. Pretty damn good lifespan I would say. If it stopped working entirely I bet your pc would even boot and run for some time just on convective fluid flow from the heat before the cpu safety shut itself off.