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See, that’s what I thought until I saw a properly built system. Sure, you can buy good components and that will get you fifty percent of the way. But it won’t

• dangus 4y ago
  Water cooling rigs aren't literally inaudible, either. They still have a pump and fans for the radiator. I'm talking about noise performance that is "more than good enough for most people." The price to dB reduction ratio of most water cooling setups, whether it's a cheap AIO or full blown custom loop, just doesn't make any sense when compared to air. These are seriously diminishing returns on investment. The reason people install custom loops is because they look cool, that's 80% of it. It's a hot rodding culture, and that can be fun and appreciated for what it is. But if all you want is a system that's quiet enough for the game audio on a relatively low volume to drown out the sound of the PC, air is all you need.