Why you shouldn't water cool your PC
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as evidence that a good air cooler matches pricier liquid cooling, so water cooling is often unnecessary.
Recommended by 0 people across 0 different months, 2019 to 2021.
What it is
Linus Tech Tips argues that big air coolers beat AIO liquid coolers for most PCs. They compare quietness and temperatures, using the Noctua NH-U12A as the example.
What people said
Cites jdietrich · 2019-05 · Hacker News · on “AMD Ryzen 3000 announced”
Linus Tech Tips recently published a video called "why you shouldn't water cool your PC"; they found that a Noctua NH-U12A ran cooler and quieter than an AIO liquid cooler. [this video]
Cites pkroll · 2020-02 · Hacker News · on “AMD Threadripper 3990X 64-Core beats dual Xeon Platinum 8280 in benchmark leak”
I'd expect it to be pretty high: given reviews, I went with the stock Wraith Prism, and it's been fine. If I did bump up, I'd go to a Noctua, as the water cooling just seems like theater. [this video]
Cites 66fm472tjy7 · 2021-04 · Hacker News · on “Alienware Doesn’t Want You to Buy an AMD Ryzen PC”
> The motherboard is also their custom chipset It's a custom motherboard but not a custom chipset. The chipset comes from AMD. > I'd also be keen to swap the Ryzen 3700 for the newer series chip .. but have no clue whether that is possible on that motherboard If the chipset is A520, B550 or X570, you have Ryzen 5000 / Zen 3 support, though it probably requires a BIOS update. You might also have Zen 3 support on B450, B550A, X470 [0]. Check the BIOS release notes for your machine. > I made the mistake of not getting the system watercooled Most water cooled systems only water cool the CPU, which in your case (a 65W TDP CPU) is absurd. Good air coolers match the performance of twice as expensiv