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Konovalov · 07-11-10, 10:51 AM

My personal preference is for air. Pretty easy to open the case and go to it with an air blower once every few months or when required. At the end of the day fans are still used in water cooled systems and I think it is pretty difficult to have a 100% complete dust free system. You can go air cooling over 4Ghz with ease and the cost is far less than a proper water cooled system. Also by proper water cooled I mean not one of these self contained water cooling setups such as the Corsair H50. At the end of the day go with what you feel comfortable with.

07-11-10, 10:51 AM	#7
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	My personal preference is for air. Pretty easy to open the case and go to it with an air blower once every few months or when required. At the end of the day fans are still used in water cooled systems and I think it is pretty difficult to have a 100% complete dust free system. You can go air cooling over 4Ghz with ease and the cost is far less than a proper water cooled system. Also by proper water cooled I mean not one of these self contained water cooling setups such as the Corsair H50. At the end of the day go with what you feel comfortable with. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)