China has made AIO air coolers cheaper and more reliable. They are 😍 beautiful and really want one with that infinity mirror but I am terrified of one leaking and destroying my entire computer.
I’m struggling to pick an AIO water cooler or a gigantic air cooler
(Random air cooler pictured above)
Is water-cooling safe? Or is it bourgeoise decadence?
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When these first came out it was a lot more risky since people were figuring out all the steps. I personally got scared away since I watched a dude fry his rig with one at a 2010 recreation of the LAN party.
I use an air cooled rig and lots of fans, downside is if you live somewhere hot and humid enough with no ac (like me) you’ll have to find another hobby in summer since you probably shouldn’t run them at all when its 90 some indoors or higher, not because it will damage the machine, but because it will damage you with heat sickness, its already 95 or something in your little slice of hell, pc puts out another 2-10f of heat depending on pc and size of the room, so now its 100 in your damn room, good luck sleeping that night. Might want to consider reverting to stock otherwise in summer. so it doesn’t put out as much heat.
Upside if you live someplace with cold winters, time to push all the settings to high and laugh as you get a warmer room as an added bonus.