WHICH COOLER SHOULD I BUY FOR MY PC AIR COOLER OR WATER COOLER

[RISHIKESH ANIL]

I am planning to build a pc which cooling option should I go for air cooling or water cooling

[Electronics Wizardy]

Whats the build? It depends on what your goals are.

 

Id normally use air cooling if you can, but depends on your needs.

[Skiiwee29]

No, neither is required. 

[Chris Pratt]

It depends on how power hungry the chip is. More watts equals higher thermals. TDP doesn't really mean anything, but it is a somewhat rough measure of what kind of cooling solution you should be looking towards. 65W and lower, you're generally fine with a single tower air cooler. 125W and higher you should probably go for a dual tower air cooler or AIO. You need a 280mm or larger rad to do better than an air cooler can achieve, but 240mm works as an alternative to a bigger dual tower if compatibility is an issue. Don't waste your time with anything smaller.

 

In general, I'd say go with an air cooler until you can't, i.e. a high end, power hungry CPU, that you probably plan on overclocking. In all other scenarios, air cooling is usually quieter and more reliable.

 

[More Spencer]

58 minutes ago, RISHIKESH ANIL said:

I am planning to build a pc which cooling option should I go for air cooling or water cooling

Are you the same person who asked about AMD vs Intel? Glad to see someone is keen to learn things

 

I suggest messing around on https://pcpartpicker.com (you can change the currency/country in the top right) and sending the list here and we can help you improve it from there. That's how I learned about PC parts and what works well, I used PCPartPicker and just looked at other peoples lists/builds.

 

To answer your question, it depends on personal preference, both are pretty efficient when it comes to cooling, so for me personally it's mostly about aesthetics and sound. Your PC will run quieter with water cooling because it's obviously not a fan running but instead water, and as for RGB it just depends if your budget allows.

 

Hope this helps

[Middcore]

Is this a serious thread?

 

How do you imagine RGB would be necessary for a PC build?

 

If water cooling was necessary, then why do you imagine air coolers exist?

[RISHIKESH ANIL]

1 minute ago, More Spencer said:

Are you the same person who asked about AMD vs Intel? Glad to see someone is keen to learn things

 

I suggest messing around on https://pcpartpicker.com (you can change the currency/country in the top right) and sending the list here and we can help you improve it from there. That's how I learned about PC parts and what works well, I used PCPartPicker and just looked at other peoples lists/builds.

 

To answer your question, it depends on personal preference, both are pretty efficient when it comes to cooling, so for me personally it's mostly about aesthetics and sound. Your PC will run quieter with water cooling because it's obviously not a fan running but instead water, and as for RGB it just depends if your budget allows.

 

Hope this helps

yes am the same person who asked about intel vs amd

[More Spencer]

Just now, Middcore said:

Is this a serious thread?

 

How do you imagine RGB would be necessary for a PC build?

 

If water cooling was necessary, then why do you imagine air coolers exist?

I think it is, he's just new and doesn't know much English from what I can tell c: 

[G_GenieBoy]

3 hours ago, RISHIKESH ANIL said:

I am planning to build a pc which cooling option should I go for air cooling or water cooling

I personally would pick liquid because as well as it being cleaner looking it adds style to your build, i like to think it also helps to the overall airflow of your build to keep it nice and cool

[Downkey]

7 hours ago, G_GenieBoy said:

I personally would pick liquid because as well as it being cleaner looking it adds style to your build, i like to think it also helps to the overall airflow of your build to keep it nice and cool

It also performs the same as a cooler half the price, and will have significantly more issues. 

[Covelight]

On 8/26/2021 at 5:30 AM, Middcore said:

How do you imagine RGB would be necessary for a PC build?

This brings me joy, like, unsarcasticly