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Are custom liquid-cooled PCs even worth it anymore? Why we’re fast approaching the end for bespoke cooling

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Liquid cooling first came about in the late 90s and early 2000s as a remedy to the overachievements of the day .

EKWB, Alphacool , and Primochill products were developed well into the mid-2010s .

Today , turbo-boosts and smart auto-overclocking elements were baked in as standard across both sides of the aisle.

AMD ’s AMD lost in the performance fight, and as GPUs became more specialized, a top-tier GPU became even more specialized in the process.

Intel and AMD chips at stock run at ridiculously high temperatures already.

Modern 360mm AIOs will be more than enough to deal with that extra heat.

Custom liquid-cooled builds require no small amount of skill and look incredible.

But they’re massively awkward in comparison to a closed AIO loop.

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