Not really. Outside of the commercial usage (like data centers), liquid-cooing is used more just for show.
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greedytacothief@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Is liquid cooling even worth it these days? I’ve always used air cooling and just vacuumed my pc every once and a while.
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Having a noctua cooler and an insulated case will go a long way, especially if you don’t need to think about possible leakages
CucumberFetish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Depends. For performance? Not really. For sound? Definitely. Unless you go for one of those passive air cooled PC cases (15+ kg of aluminum and no fans), you won’t get anything that is quieter than a liquid cooler with a 360mm rad. With a custom loop and a GPU water block you can get your PC to essentially silent.
tetris11@feddit.uk 1 week ago
I swear even back in the liquid cooling heyday of 2005 it still wasn’t worth it. If you can afford liquid cooling, you can afford a case and a mobo with more fans
Atropos@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Nah, I’ve always air cooled. I’d rather have a chonky cooler instead of yet another failure point.