> Air vs water cooling
> Bored with games
> 12VHPWR confusion
Blowing hot air
In regards to the cover build in the August 2023 issue of Maximum PC—the pairing of an overclockable Intel Core i5 13600K CPU and Z790 motherboard in conjunction with an Intel stock CPU cooler just doesn’t make sense. You're paying a $30-$50 premium per part for OC capability, yet you lack sufficient cooling for the task. Furthermore, one of the top features of the Corsair 2000D case is that it can fit a full-size GPU in conjunction with a 360mm AIO liquid cooler. While such a cooling solution is overkill for this particular CPU, it would have been nice to have highlighted this feature at the very least.
However, I love the editorial from your last issue bemoaning the current state of GPU pricing. Not only is Nvidia’s 4060 Ti woefully overpriced in either VRAM configuration, but AMD is also so apprehensive, it decided to lower the MSRP of the Radeon RX 7600 by $40 mere hours ahead of launch, according to some outlets. We’re inin the hardware space, in which previous gen GPU models remain compelling options given the lack of good low and midrange options under $700.
