Liquid Cooling VS Air Cooling

Discussion in 'Computer DIY' started by NorseNerd83, Jul 26, 2012.


  1. NorseNerd83 Bronze Member

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    Looking for some opinions working on building a new system and just curious in the pros and cons of the two different cooling systems available for CPU cooling. Thank you all for any tips and help in making my decision.

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  3. jg8472 Bronze Member

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    Liquid cooling is good for cutting down on dust and extreme heat temperatures. But if you're not running a super-elite system, overclocking, or want to avoid the chance of a water leakage that may damage components (rare but possible).. you may just want to stick with the traditional heat sink. You can always buy more fans for your case or get a new one that allows for better air circulation, but that would also increase the noise level of the system. (Solution: turn your volume up louder. :))
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  5. NorseNerd83 Bronze Member

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    Yeah I've decided on the air flow cooling all together my tower will have 6 fans on the tower itself and I'm going with the Thermaltake Frio OCK CPU Cooler, only I'm not going to do any over clocking so should keep everything nice and cool :).
  6. FIREAGLE I help with cooling

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    Umm.. I found that it does cut down on dust, most of the time and usually, it's worse. You get that ever so little bit of cold/hot mixture which causes ever so little condensation in the radiator and thus attracts and holds dust.

Liquid Cooling VS Air Cooling