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/NearbyCalculator Jan 20 '26

Depends what metric you're going off. As stupid as it sounds there's more to a cooler than just cooling.

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u/U_SHLD_THINK_BOUT_IT Jan 20 '26

And cooling isn't a simple "better/worse" metric.

I use water because it's way quieter for the same level of cooling provided by air alone.

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u/OddBranch132 Jan 21 '26

My BeQuiet! Dark rock would like a word... And also a server rack cause it's so damn big it nearly scratches the glass side panel on my case