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How much 'breathing room' does a GPU need?

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How much room would you need on the fan side of a KFA2 EX OC 680?

The reason I ask is that I'm currently planning to get a Xonar DX soundcard and will probably need to plug it in in the first free slot right in front of the graphics card (allowing the 2 slots for the graphics card). Is this likely to cause a problem with temperatures?

It'll be in a HAF 932 so there will be the 230mm side fan blowing onto that area.
 
I would allow a free slot even with the 230mm pointed at that general area, if you were getting a reference cooler I'd say it would be fine as the pick up would probably be clear of the sound card and most of the heat would be dumped out the back, but with that cooler if you don't allow any space you're going to have very poor air flow right beneath the graphics card
 
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