The EK Liquid Gaming PC we’ve featured in Tech Porn this issue is a beaut, even if she is currently taking up a chunk of my living room table as I write this from lockdown. I’m personally not a liquid-cooling fiend like our dear editor, but I have to respect the workmanship that goes into these systems. Filled with clear coolant and powered on, it seems like the light that pours out of it might lead you to a pot of gold.
I do see the appeal of liquid cooling: It represents the cutting-edge of consumer PC hardware, the ultimate in technological coolness (no pun intended). If you rock a fully liquid-cooled gaming system decked out in RGB, you’re probably the envy of your friends. Competitive overclockers use custom liquid loops and refined coolant to keep chips from throttling even as they’re pushed to ridiculous extremes.