Beefy air coolers running cool and quiet? That's hard to believe. I've always associated high-end cooling with liquid systems, especially for overclocked setups. At the last LAN I attended, the hum of pumps was everywhere, and I figured that was the standard. But if air coolers are keeping things silent under load, maybe I've been overspending on AIOs for no reason. The idea of a simple heatsink outperforming a complex water loop is genuinely shocking.