Basically just the CPU fan, case, and PSU (if you’re lucky). If someone can figure out how to get Doom running on just those 3 things, young people will be able to ascend.

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    Free in that you paid a $120 premium to get a $10 part every 5 years with an upgrade.

    They make good stuff, but it just isn’t worth the markup. If actually you need the level of performance to justify spending that kind of money, just go with liquid cooling.

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      3 days ago

      The “premium” you are talking about were 60€ in 2015. It survived 3 builds until now, pretty good deal. If you need pretty LEDs and fancy colours you can always choose a competitor.

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        3 days ago

        60 euro premium and how much money has it saved you versus buying something cheaper and an adapter at each upgrade?

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          13 hours ago

          It cost me nothing because I did not need to buy a new one each time.

          So what should a cooler in this category should have Costed in 2015 for you?

          You keep rambling about premium but do not define what that means for you.

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            4 hours ago

            When I built a PC in 2015, I just used the cooler that came bundled with the processor and it worked just fine.