Mostly they do it when they're planning to overclock or if they consistently put it under heavy load (rendering, video editing, heavy gaming + streaming). Air cooling is enough for normal use and normal gaming/use.
Super heavy overclocking. I don't even think putting the cpu under high load matters that much, they are spec'd out to handle load and maintain normal temps at stock frequencies.
Also liquid I think is potentially much quieter that air cooling.
Considering that unlocked intel cpus don't come with coolers, nor do some of the higher end ryzens, it wouldn't be that much more to go liquid cooling cus you have to buy a cooler anyway. I think the price difference is like $40, 40 or so for a good air cooler, 80 or so for a good liquid one, though you can spend over $100 easily if you want.
Air cooling and liquid cooling both render the same amount of noise
Liquid is for greater cpus with much cores and is also great for the look.
Otherwise air cooling is always better because cheaper
Hmmm idk a lot of liquid cooling advertises as quiter. But tbh you probably won't notice cus your psu and gpu still are air cooled and you will still need case fans which are probably the majority of noise.
A good open loop liquid cooling setup will have less noise under load because it doesn't matter too much what speed the air moves past the radiators at, just that it moves.
Liquid cooling is really only necessary for overclocking because at standard clock speeds everything in your computer is designed to be cooled with air. It can be fun to throw together something liquid cooled for style points though.
If not overclocked no need to use liqiud cooling. A properly built cpu with stock cooler should not overheat no matter how high load you put in it. Because if its not then that means manufacturer is shit and you must return it to wherever the fuck you buy it
If you want to get the maximum overclock possible, then yeah. But air cooling should suffice for okay overclocks and stock clocks. If on a budget, I wouldn't suggest it.
I have a liquid cooler for my AMD FX-8350. It doesn't make any sounds that I am aware of and keeps the CPU extremely cool (~20C idle, ~40C heavy load) compared to the stock fan. It is closed-system, so no mess involved.
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When u should go for it ? Pros and cons ? Why and when air cooling is not sufficient ? I'd like to just know about these things ..thank you !!