Which do you prefer, air cooling or water cooling?

10 Tem 12:52

Air cooling always comes out on top in terms of simplicity and price-to-performance in my book. For example, I’ve got a budget-friendly i5-12400F system with a 2060 cooler, and it runs super quiet and stable. Liquid cooling takes up space and comes with a (rare, but still) risk of leaks. Sure, if you’re pushing overclocks or heavy rendering workloads, water cooling makes more sense. Short answer: for everyday use, air’s all you need, bro.