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So.....liquid is better...? lol For clarity, I'm not doing anything SUPER crazy by any measure. I'm only looking at like a simple custom loop with standard parts not unlimited rads vs like a hefty noctua cooler or something. Thanks again for theinformation despite how sidetracked this may have gotten...

I must say as a first time poster it is incredibly fast how quickly and informatively this community replies. Appreciate the help everyone who posted. I guess since I was mainly looking at water loops to help cool for future overclocking I'd be better off going for some heavy air cooling.

Hey everyone, I'm considering doing my first custom water loop I was wondering if anyone had evidence of whether or not a custom water loop actually increases CPU performance over either AIO or heavy air cooling. I know LTT came out with a video not too long ago comparing AIO's vs air cooling with air cooling coming out on top, but how does that compare to custom water loops? Also in a much older video Linus did mention that you shouldn't expect much of a CPU performance with a custom loop as its desired more for aesthetics and noise reasons, but I found that somewhat hard to believe. Any thoughts?