Have we reached the end of water-cooling practicality?

Gone are the days of inefficient and power hungry GPU's society has used for the past decade. Maximum performance can now be obtained from stock coolers with little risk of thermal throttling. Thinner metal slits and higher density stock heatsinks are all the standard gamer needs nowadays.

For CPU's, heatsinks have evolved and advanced to near perfection. Larger and quieter heatsinks now laugh at EKWB water blocks as they achieve near identical temperatures under load.

Granted, we all know there used to be a time when water-cooling was required to push our hardware to the limits, but what is the tilting point? How good does an air-cooler need to be before self-proclaimed enthusiast's like myself decide water-cooling isn't worth it in these modern times?

Should we switch to air coolers if they can perform identically to water blocks, but just run 5 degrees Celsius warmer? Or should we wait until they actually disippate heat so well that they actually keep the hardware room temperature regardless of time under load?

Maybe we continue the tradition regardless of performance compared to air coolers. Maybe it's the art of the build that matters most.

Sorry, this is just my two cents on what seems to be a dying hobby in terms of practicality.