XPS 8950, cooling options, air or liquid

Question

I am in the process of purchasing the XPS 8950 with an I-7 12 gen and the Nvidia 3060 Ti. I am not sure if I will need the liquid cooling option or the air cooling option? The system will not be used for intense gaming, but it will be working with 4 monitors and and a constant stream of data being uploaded throughout the day. I believe I read that the cooling and air flow was drastically improved with this new Dell XPS. Also, some voiced concerns about liquid cooling break downs that could severly damage the box and would be in need of repair in a few years. I am not well versed in the proper configurations needed. As a result, I am looking for some advice from the community with much more knowledge than I possess. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for some help.

kras1 · Accepted Answer

If you get a non 'K' series cpu, you will get the tiny cooler and it will most likely overheat easily. If you are getting a 'K' series, the premium air cooler will probably be fine but the liquid cooler should work the best. Liquid cooling has come a long way since it first came out. I wouldn't worry too much about it springing a leak. If it does break, it will more than likely just not work.

Joe Shades · Accepted Answer

Here is my experience with the I7 non K standard cooler in the last 3 days or so, Idle temps are good, all cores running upper 20s to 30C, SSD drive runs around 31C, web browsing, video watching downloading files even if at the same time does not really increase temps and the fan is silent.....but for some reason when plex is doing a scan the temps hit the 70s and fan goes into overdrive but only lasts for a few seconds. I just have the Intel graphics also since I do no gaming but I suspect if I did gaming I would need to get the  K and the better cooling

blue.D · Answer

This will help my decision process.  Thanks for taking the time to make a well thought out response.

blue.D · Answer

Thanks for the response I feel better prpeared now to make a decision.

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