Ditching water and going back to air

JJimmyJ · 17 Aug 2023 at 19:59

Evening all.
After a recommendation (or a justification) for ditching my watercooling kit and going back to air. I just haven't the time or passion for modding a loop any more.
Currently on a 3700x, so low wattage part and I tend to stick with mid tier, so just need a good air cooler (preferably quiet) to move to.
Thanks

JJimmyJ · 18 Aug 2023 at 12:54

Thanks folks, nice to hear that others have moved on and don't miss it, or that the cooling wasn't compromised.
I've been googling and came back to the Phantom Spirit as mentioned above. I think I'll pull the trigger on it. I can then sell my rads, pump, fittings etc and make a bit of cash back

JJimmyJ · 25 Aug 2023 at 09:38

Morning

Thought I'd just do an update. Got the Phantom Spirit and I'm liking it so far. Could probably still tweak my settings etc, and I think I may have been unfortunate and got a toasty 3700x (it also ran hot even with water).
In Cinebench, temp maxxed at 73, but got fans set to max out at 60%, so good bit of headroom if I wanted to push it more. Case fans also run low, 50% or less.
It's about as 'loud' as my water, so not really missing out and a lot less maintenance

JJimmyJ · 25 Aug 2023 at 13:28

Vimes said:
@JJimmyJ Was it more to do with cost and or just wanting to go to an air cooler as to why you didn't bother with an AIO?

Probably cost and knowing that I won't have to do any maintenance etc. The fans are really the only failure point, whereas an AIO has other moving parts (pump) and evaporation etc and a shorter shelf life.
I don't have as much time on the comp, and haven't built a new one for a while so my needs/wants aren't what they once were (I blame kids!!!)