Air Vs Liquid Cooling: Which is Best For YOUR PC? CPU Coolers Explained.

Mr Matt Lee November 11, 2024
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#gamingpc #pcbuild #howto - PC Cooling isn't the most exciting of topics, but realistically, there's a lot to learn and know. It's time to revisit the age old debate: Liquid Vs Air Cooling. All of the PC build clips featured here have been taken from other videos on my channel. Please do browse through if something caught your eye to see the full build video and cinematic! Timecodes, though I don't recommend skipping for visual narrative reasons! 00:00 - Introduction to PC Cooling 01:20 - Air Cooling Roots 02:09 - Common Air Cooler Sizes / Uses 03:15 - How Does a Tower Cooler Work? 04:05 - Heat Pipes, Size & CPU Efficiency 05:15 - What's Inside an Air Cooler? 05:47 - Optimising Airflow & Fan Placement 06:47 - Air Cooling Drawbacks 07:57 - Liquid Cooling Roots 08:55 - Looks & Performance 09:32 - Radiator Sizes Explained 10:55 - What's Inside a Liquid Cooler? 12:06 - Airflow and Radiator Placement 13:02 - TUBES UP? DOWN? Watch This. 14:52 - Liquid AIO Drawbacks 16:47 - Round-up You could say over the years I've been hands on with a lot of liquid and air coolers. Through that time a lot of knowledge has been obtained with nothing more than hands on experience and a willingness to learn. Time for me to speak on the channel again? Well, it would be rude not too! There's a lot of reasons to choose either of these two popular cooling solutions for your PC. Both are strong, both have perks and downfalls, the hard reality is that they will both perform admirably assuming that you've purchased parts to compliment the rest of your hardware. Here's a selection of my personal recommendations for Air and Liquid Cooling in 2024 going into 2025: (USA Amazon) My Top Air Coolers (as of November 2024) Noctua NH-U12A - https://amzn.to/3O3niUc Scythe Mugen 6 - https://amzn.to/4fDELhK Arctic Freezer 36 - https://amzn.to/4fCPEjO Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 - https://amzn.to/3CfyLNF Noctua NH-D15 G2 - https://amzn.to/4hJbOCJ ID Cooling IS-67 XT - https://amzn.to/4fHLJlK Be Quiet! Dark Rock Elite - https://amzn.to/3UNq83n My Top Liquid Coolers Arctic Liquid Freezer iii - https://amzn.to/4ex1ifm NZXT Kraken Elite - https://amzn.to/4fhZUOT ROG Ryuo III - https://amzn.to/3Cjxcyl Cooler Master PL Flux - https://amzn.to/3YAG364 EK-Nucleus - https://amzn.to/4hFi5iV Lian Li GA II SL-INF - https://amzn.to/3ClSmMl ROG Ryujin III - https://amzn.to/3YYVB59 (UK Amazon) My Top Air Coolers (as of November 2024) Noctua NH-U12A - https://amzn.to/3Z0nJF2 Scythe Mugen 6 - https://amzn.to/4eqsyft Arctic Freezer 36 - https://amzn.to/4er7Rjs Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 - https://amzn.to/3YLrqNq Noctua NH-D15 G2 - https://amzn.to/3CxErmf ID Cooling IS-67 XT - https://amzn.to/4euTkTD Be Quiet! Dark Rock Elite - https://amzn.to/3YZKYyX My Top Liquid Coolers Arctic Liquid Freezer iii - https://amzn.to/4fGXARi NZXT Kraken Elite - https://amzn.to/40Aru5k ROG Ryuo III - https://amzn.to/40AOFMR Cooler Master PL Flux - https://amzn.to/3Clwlgx EK-Nucleus - https://amzn.to/4hGdyNe Lian Li GA II SL-INF - https://amzn.to/4hG588C ROG Ryujin III - https://amzn.to/4fGh3kK As an Amazon Associate, I may earn from qualifying purchases. To wrap this up, cooling your CPU doesn't have to be complicated. Take note of what the brand recommends their coolers up to (TDP) and make sure your CPU doesn't exceed it, if it does, it's always best to look for a more efficient option. What's your thoughts on the points made in this video? Anything you'd do different or explain differently? Let's chat in the comments! --------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to my 2nd Channel for more! @MrMattLeeV2 --------------------------------------------------------------- ☕☕ BUY ME A COFFEE! ☕☕ Show you support for the channel. Bonus - get a shout out in the next video! No subscription or sign-up required! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MrMattLee ---------------------------------------------------------------- Find me on socials: https://www.instagram.com/mr_matt_lee https://twitter.com/mr_matt_lee https://www.facebook.com/MrMatthewLee https://twitter.com/mr_matt_lee https://www.facebook.com/MrMatthewLee --------------------------

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