• ILikeBoobies
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    7 months ago

    Yes water cooling works because water conducts heat better than air

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      7 months ago

      Idk enough about physics to argue in good faith but I feel like that’s not right…

      I thought it was because water was good at cooling because it dissipates the excess energy ridiculously quickly.

      Maybe that’s the same thing idk I just fuckin woke up 🤷‍♂️

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        7 months ago

        Heat sink heats the water which then moves to the fans

        The cool water takes it’s place to absorb more heat

        In air cooling you’re hoping for passing air to cool off the heatsink