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Originally Posted by nightic
But why would they bother with adequate?
Adequate can readily be had far more cheaply/conveniently with a well-designed air-cooled heatsink.
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Almost any water cooling is going to be a lot cooler than even adequate air. To get the sort of temps you get with a mediocre water system you need howling fans blowing over a top notch heatsink.
Quiet is something people desire in their computers. I doubt anyone would argue that given the choice between a screaming banshee of a machine and a quietly purring system that had the same performance, they'd choose the banshee.