Is it worth it

[compnoob]

is it worth spending the crazy amount it cost to water cool if i'm not OC and getting temps of 32 with air cooling

[unidentical]

No.

 

Unless noise is an issue, and even then, switch to Noctua fans.

[felixbearpig]

no

[naca1227]

If you aren't overclocking then no. Those are good temps too. Unless ya want to show off then stick with air cooling ^.^

[tp95112]

No. its the same idea as buying something you wont ever use

[BroKenFingers]

I had very cool temps with air cooling on my non OC'd system but I had a very hard time keeping the temps below 55C (AMD have a lower thermal threshold than Intel) when the weather outside was hot. I would run stock cpu speeds for the summer and do everything I could not to over tax my system. It always seemed to just keep climbing to over 60C on some hot days.I added my first loop with a XSPC kit. It worked much better at maintaining a max thermal threshold in the hot weather, meaning it would get to 55c, but no more , I could OC my cpu in the summer and not see my temps go over 57C. I think it was worth it. I have replaced parts of that XSPC kit over time, and this year I will replace the cpu block with a new one.It is a hobby,and it is expensive..I am still formulating a plan on how to tell my wife about the new cpu block..but for me, it is worth every penny. 

[airdeano]

simple - no.

 

airdeano