Don't make the wrong choice!

I built a CPU water loop not because my pc needed it, but because I like building things.

"typically the pumps last 5 years" then theres me chilling with the same aio for a decade

You forgot one thing. "Icue has encountered a crash and was forced to shut down" is a monthly or weekly maintenance issue with corsair.

"Don't make the wrong choice" - proceeds to show us Corsair RGB products 👀

you forgot the biggest pro of custom loops: clout and upvotes

personally, i'm probably going to stick to Good ol' AirCoolers because i like that "it just works, no need to get fancy" HOWEVER i strongly admire the absolute bonkers silliness that Custom loops can achieve

There are so many really great air coolers in the $40-60 range, performing just as good as the older NH-D15. The new "NH-D15 g2" only performs slightly better, but it's goal was to have long lasting fans and a more 'comfortable' noise profile (terrible if you don't care and/or looking for price to performance).

With 6 year warranty, Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420. Is the only choice for me.

Heat pipes don't wick heat. They use phase change to absorb heat at the source (turning a liquid into a vapor), vapor pressure distributes this hot vapor evenly through the pipe, and then the heat is transfered to the fin stacks vis the vapor condensing back into a liquid. The "wick" is used to ensure that the liquid makes it back to the heat source regardless of the cooler orientation. Most modern heatpipe based coolers used a sintered metal layer for this, which is technically a capillary action, vs wicking, but same net effect.

Another advantage of liquid cooling (open loop or AIO) is that you don't have 3lbs of heatsink hanging off your motherboard.

Open loop all the way for me. Tinkering is half the fun for me.

I made the right choice in watching this video.

The only interruption I don't mind watching again😂

I've gotten an AIO Cooler because I work 12 to 14 hours a day and I look at it as set it and forget it, plus I don't do much overclocking. Word.

Allways Air... no service needed! im lasy 😏

You gotta Noc-'tuah' and put some fans on that thing....

It’s kinda funny how I went through all the possible cooling solutions. I started with a stock cooler in a pre-built. Then, I bought an Arctic Liquid Freezer II to replace that. A year later, I decided to build my own PC and used a Noctua air cooler. And recently, I did a full custom water loop in the Fractal Mood.

I swear, the only ad I'm happy to watch is the Ifixit one on this channel. Some may think it's cheesy but it makes me chuckle every time.

If it aint Noctua, I don't talk tua

Not sure about other brands, but I have topped up quite few Corsair aio all you need is premixed custom loop coolant, big bowl, screwdriver to remove screws on the coldplate that gives you access where you can top it up. There are few videos how to do it.