Liquid Cooling or Air Cooling

[Allen Clavecillas]

right now i have 5 Case Fans
2 DeepCool XFAN 120U R/R for intake
1 AESOP 120mm Red LED For VGA Cooling, placed it at the top of the psu which is positioned at the bottom
1 PCI Video Card Cooling fan,1 92mm at 3000 rpm 1 small one at 4000 rpm
1 DeepCool XFAN 120U R/R for Exhaust
1 AESOP 120mm Red Led for Exhaust
theres still space for one more fan,
now which is better, cpu liquid cooling for my new mobo or cpu air cool the new mobo
so the processor can perform better at normal temperatures

 

[Rexper]

Depends on the budget, case size, and CPU. Generally all the 120/140mm AIOs are outperformed by similar priced/cheaper HSFs.

 

[USAFRet]

Air cooler will never pee all over your components
Air cooler is probably quieter

Liquid cooler can sometimes fit into a case where a big air cooler cant
Liquid looks geekier
Liquid may create a warm area right near the CPU, due to no dedicated airflow there

120mm liquid is generally not as good as the good air coolers


Now.....
"so the processor can perform better at normal temperatures "

At normal temperatures...there is no difference.
The CPU is not going to 'perform better' at 50C vs 60C.

 

[CellBreak]

Though it depends on the budget... if you have a high one you should go AIO Or Custom Water cooling... Air cooling does a great to decent cooling place if you get AIO it's less to no maintenance. I would go air for a really good way for an ok budget. but go AIO or Custom water cooling or an All-In-One Kit.