DreadPirateRoberts said: What PC are you referring to? Do you have the link for the one you're referring to? If you can share that, I or they might be able to better answer.
DreadPirateRoberts said: @dpt Hmm. I think you're right. Based on Dell's specs and requirements for the prebuilt I'd assume they don't ship it without an AIO cooler. As compact as this case is, I think you're probably better off with an AIO. Is there a specific reason you don't want it liquid cooled?
dpt said: well it will be my first gaming pc and I’ve heard liquid cooled PCs require a lot of maintenance and was advised against it since it could damage my components if it broke.
TSTonyV said: dpt said: well it will be my first gaming pc and I’ve heard liquid cooled PCs require a lot of maintenance and was advised against it since it could damage my components if it broke. Liquid cooling requires a lot of extra maintenance if you're building a custom open-loop. For a pre-built with a closed-loop AIO like this, there isn't really any extra maintenance you'd have to do. If we want to be technical, yes, if the water cooler starts leaking you run the risk of damaging your other components, and since you're dealing with both a pump and fans there's technically more points of failure. However, failures like that are pretty rare and I don't think your overall risk on the system is much higher than it would be with an air cooler.
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