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jd1020 · 06-02-2020, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

And fans versus water cooled? What are your thoughts?

Price to performance = Air.

I havent seen any compelling reason to go to water cooling other than aesthetics and the RGBs which turns your PC into a "pro" model and makes it run 30% faster.

Fish · 06-02-2020, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

And fans versus water cooled? What are your thoughts?

I wouldn't bother with water cooled, unless you just want it to look fancier. Just get a decent CPU fan and it'll be fine. Make sure you have decent airflow through your case. A case fan in the front pulling air in, and another in the back pushing hot air out. I overclock my GPU, and still have never had any heat issues.

Pants · 06-02-2020, 04:23 PM

I went with an AIO water cooler for the CPU on my current build (8400k OCed to 4.8GHz) and I honestly think that was a waste of money. A good air solution would probably do a better job. It does look very nice and clean but that doesn't make it worth it at all.

I thought I would be able to hit 5Ghz with water AIO. The results were hilarious.

Bill Brasky · 06-02-2020, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

And fans versus water cooled? What are your thoughts?

I’ve done water. I don’t recommend it at all.

06-02-2020, 04:23 PM	#4
Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Pants's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park	I went with an AIO water cooler for the CPU on my current build (8400k OCed to 4.8GHz) and I honestly think that was a waste of money. A good air solution would probably do a better job. It does look very nice and clean but that doesn't make it worth it at all. I thought I would be able to hit 5Ghz with water AIO. The results were hilarious.
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