Iv always ran air cooling usually the stock cooler. But I I’m usually running rust. Beamng drive or city skylines so I feel water cooling would be lost in me.
Abrakresnik
Thermalright Peerless Assassin
Hotelblvd
I’m also air cooling. I only rebuild/replace my system every 5-7 years, and really appreciate the simplicity and affordability of very good air cooling options. I basically set it and forget it until the next build.
Are AiOs now reliable enough that you set it and forget it for the next 5-7 years?
vkucukemre
My treshold for air cooling is 170-200w. AIO above that
Not worth bothering with it for GPUs tho. Last couple generations run pretty cool.
borislavk14
The moment you need to justify your choice is the moment you are living in denial.
wolviesaurus
I like big heatsinks and fans, it’s sexy.
ShowPlus7927
LCD screens anyday
Evil_Eukaryote
I started my build at the beginning of 2023. I was ultimately going to do DIY liquid cooling. Then the DeepCool Assassin IV came out. It looks way too sexy in my North XL to ever look back. I regret nothing!!
Laserwitz
I initially thought AIO meant AIr cOoling.
harry_lostone
10000000th time repost jfc
TheZupZup
aircooling with kryosheet from thermall grizzly, no mess just clean ❤️
Considering that there are companies that are willing to pay for any and all damages done by an AIO going bad, to the entire system, i see no compelling reason to NOT go with one. More space for the RAM sticks, better cooling, less strain on the MB, etc.
Temporary_Ad927
Air cooling takes too much space around the cpu so i don’t like air cooling.
Otherwise-Dig3537
Aircooling is just rubbish, I don’t understand how anyone can be so ignorant to deny the numbers of a 360mm AIO compared to an air cooler. Lower = better, it’s that simple. Lower noise, lower temps. 240mm AIO are just worthless and directly comparable to crappy air coolers. I had aircoolers for decades before AIO were invented and the numbers don’t lie.
El_Basho
Who tf aside from the most enthusiastic of enthusiasts even bother with a custom loop these days, it’s so 2016. Paying a price of a mid-range gpu for optional components just to be stuck with an unsellable maintenance hog, at least compared to a normal PC, that also can kill your components in case of failure, given that those joints are as reliable as your own work.
isadlymaybewrong
Stop posting this stupid meme
firezero10
I take air cooling so that I can spend more on other parts.
Siddyus
As long as my temps aren’t averaging in the 90s it’s air cooling for me. CPUs are built to last around constant 85 degrees anyways. My 7 yrs old gaming laptop is still alive and that thing handled constant abuse back when I didn’t care too much about temp management.
Either way, solid AIOs are cheaper than premium Air Coolers and the debate was always which was more cost effective. Not to mention Higher core count CPUs overwhelm the best heatsinks.
Trivial jabs like this are a demonstration that people rather pick a virtual religious stance than the appropriate tool for the job.
GrandpapiBrodz
My NH-D14 has survived 15 years of half a dozen different builds. I truly believe it will out-live me.
abrahamlincoln20
Air cooling is good unless you don’t like noise.
Titanium_Eye
Both are technically air cooling. Just different medium of transfer to the radiator.
(it’s a joke, don’t quote me bro)
Feeling_Ad3857
stock cooler
Norgur
Liquid cooling is just air cooling with extra steps
theallstarkid
Air cooling, I’ve never worried about it.
LostDream_0311
This again?
He literally build his system with AIO.
In the end it is what works best for what you want to accomplish.
Relevant-Bonus-2735
This was posted like a week or two ago. We recycle fast here.
DuckSleazzy
My system already has a fuckton of failure points and if I be paranoid about it I won’t be able to enjoy anything, from building to using.
AIOs ain’t as bad as this subs makes them look.
Sendflutespls
The whole idea was feasible for about 3 weeks in 2013.
brodiwankanobi
Air cooling is still liquid cooling…..
rrd_gaming
Doesnt cool core i9 14900k.the ones that ppl still keep.
azicre
Yeah I also got a AIO water cooler for my current built but it is from 2021 so I will be switching it out soon for an air cooler.
RedWedding12
GPU outputs more heat than CPU nowadays, and I’m not seeing many AIO for these (where it might actually be a good idea as sometimes you end up with the fan right up against the bottom of the case!)
Are AIOs fully out of favour now or are there certain configurations and usecases where they are still recommended?
Competitive-Web-1500
Use what you want. This isnt xbox vs playstation shit
37 Comments
Didn’t Henry get an AiO in his system?
Maybe I’m misremembering…
Edit:
https://preview.redd.it/inmpnio96w5f1.jpeg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d6f85528754af7f4448b65760069b83ba6b47b9
Nope, not misremembering. He went AiO
This could happen to you
https://streamable.com/6c9pbh
Iv always ran air cooling usually the stock cooler. But I I’m usually running rust. Beamng drive or city skylines so I feel water cooling would be lost in me.
Thermalright Peerless Assassin
I’m also air cooling. I only rebuild/replace my system every 5-7 years, and really appreciate the simplicity and affordability of very good air cooling options. I basically set it and forget it until the next build.
Are AiOs now reliable enough that you set it and forget it for the next 5-7 years?
My treshold for air cooling is 170-200w. AIO above that
Not worth bothering with it for GPUs tho. Last couple generations run pretty cool.
The moment you need to justify your choice is the moment you are living in denial.
I like big heatsinks and fans, it’s sexy.
LCD screens anyday
I started my build at the beginning of 2023. I was ultimately going to do DIY liquid cooling. Then the DeepCool Assassin IV came out. It looks way too sexy in my North XL to ever look back. I regret nothing!!
I initially thought AIO meant AIr cOoling.
10000000th time repost jfc
aircooling with kryosheet from thermall grizzly, no mess just clean ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/76hb2hod9w5f1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c5919ef4bff5fbcbd172f0fe66889717837dad7
I like big booty heatsinks and I cannot lie.
Considering that there are companies that are willing to pay for any and all damages done by an AIO going bad, to the entire system, i see no compelling reason to NOT go with one. More space for the RAM sticks, better cooling, less strain on the MB, etc.
Air cooling takes too much space around the cpu so i don’t like air cooling.
Aircooling is just rubbish, I don’t understand how anyone can be so ignorant to deny the numbers of a 360mm AIO compared to an air cooler. Lower = better, it’s that simple. Lower noise, lower temps. 240mm AIO are just worthless and directly comparable to crappy air coolers. I had aircoolers for decades before AIO were invented and the numbers don’t lie.
Who tf aside from the most enthusiastic of enthusiasts even bother with a custom loop these days, it’s so 2016. Paying a price of a mid-range gpu for optional components just to be stuck with an unsellable maintenance hog, at least compared to a normal PC, that also can kill your components in case of failure, given that those joints are as reliable as your own work.
Stop posting this stupid meme
I take air cooling so that I can spend more on other parts.
As long as my temps aren’t averaging in the 90s it’s air cooling for me. CPUs are built to last around constant 85 degrees anyways. My 7 yrs old gaming laptop is still alive and that thing handled constant abuse back when I didn’t care too much about temp management.
Except he did use an AIO
https://preview.redd.it/7ucai652bw5f1.png?width=666&format=png&auto=webp&s=d03c3e2d4a093fc2d528774beed6c764702b8977
Either way, solid AIOs are cheaper than premium Air Coolers and the debate was always which was more cost effective. Not to mention Higher core count CPUs overwhelm the best heatsinks.
Trivial jabs like this are a demonstration that people rather pick a virtual religious stance than the appropriate tool for the job.
My NH-D14 has survived 15 years of half a dozen different builds. I truly believe it will out-live me.
Air cooling is good unless you don’t like noise.
Both are technically air cooling. Just different medium of transfer to the radiator.
(it’s a joke, don’t quote me bro)
stock cooler
Liquid cooling is just air cooling with extra steps
Air cooling, I’ve never worried about it.
This again?
He literally build his system with AIO.
In the end it is what works best for what you want to accomplish.
This was posted like a week or two ago. We recycle fast here.
My system already has a fuckton of failure points and if I be paranoid about it I won’t be able to enjoy anything, from building to using.
AIOs ain’t as bad as this subs makes them look.
The whole idea was feasible for about 3 weeks in 2013.
Air cooling is still liquid cooling…..
Doesnt cool core i9 14900k.the ones that ppl still keep.
Yeah I also got a AIO water cooler for my current built but it is from 2021 so I will be switching it out soon for an air cooler.
GPU outputs more heat than CPU nowadays, and I’m not seeing many AIO for these (where it might actually be a good idea as sometimes you end up with the fan right up against the bottom of the case!)
Are AIOs fully out of favour now or are there certain configurations and usecases where they are still recommended?
Use what you want. This isnt xbox vs playstation shit