Air is better than water

  • zurohki@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    It’s definitely easier, simpler and cheaper.

    Water cooling can be quieter, though. Some big radiators and you can cool a gaming PC with hardly any airflow.

    • Custoslibera@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yep, it’s the GPU fans that are the real noisy ones. I can tolerate a noctua CPU cooler but GPU’s are like jet engines under load.

      • DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        I use a PowerEdge T620 as my daily driver, let me assure you the CPU fans at full speed can be heard clearly through 3 closed doors :P

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          1 year ago

          Server hardware with their 15000rpm fans will do that. We have a customer specializing in GPU intensive number crunching. They have little storage cupboards accessible from the hallway for every two person office. Their workstations sit there and the cables go through the wall to the desks.