Should I use a liquid cooler?

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I was thinking about getting the Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler but I have read about the risks and benefits a little bit and I don't know if I should go liquid or air cooling. Any suggestions?
 
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Go big air. 1st, it's more reliable in general. 2nd, they're usually quieter. 3rs, if they do fail, you've got a little bit of play room if you have good airflow, cause air will still flow over the fins. By your build, I can tell that you either don't have way too much money (that's why I have a custom water loop) or really appreciate bang for the buck (which is why when I build a PC for someone that's not a gamer they get the Hyper 212+/Evo/H7 whatever's on sale). In my case, I was big air on a medium gaming build and my little brother bought me an H100 (not the i model, and refurbished), that got me started in watercooling, since then I've really enjoyed tinkering with my computer, with the H100 you can't really tinker with it...
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Go big air. 1st, it's more reliable in general. 2nd, they're usually quieter. 3rs, if they do fail, you've got a little bit of play room if you have good airflow, cause air will still flow over the fins. By your build, I can tell that you either don't have way too much money (that's why I have a custom water loop) or really appreciate bang for the buck (which is why when I build a PC for someone that's not a gamer they get the Hyper 212+/Evo/H7 whatever's on sale). In my case, I was big air on a medium gaming build and my little brother bought me an H100 (not the i model, and refurbished), that got me started in watercooling, since then I've really enjoyed tinkering with my computer, with the H100 you can't really tinker with it. If you want water, get one of the expandable units. Then you can add a graphics card to the loop or whatever, plus, with some of them you get off the shelf parts meaning if something breaks there's a chance you can just replace one part instead of the whole thing, which can save you some bones in the long run, if you're just looking for a bigger overclock, big air performs as well as the less expensive water coolers, but if you gotta have a chrome grill, water all the way!
 
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