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Hi,
I'd be really grateful for some help (and hope I'm posting this in the right place!)
I have a phanteks evolve micro atx case and have just purchased an evga 2080ti blower card. Given I have a micro atx case I have always thought it was wise to go with a blower style card due to the smaller size of the case. However, I am now wondering if I could actually get away with using an open-air style gpu in the case? I attach a pic of the build (the top/front panel of the case has been taken off in the pic).
For info, I previously purchased an msi 1080 gaming open-air gpu and found that it dramatically increased CPU temps (I'm overclocking the CPU) so I went with a blower style 1080 but now I'm wondering if that was just an issue with that particular open-air card. Looking at the pic, is the issue that the GPU is seated very close to the CPU cooler which would thus increase CPU temps if I was using an open-air style card?
If you think I could use an open-air style GPU in the build, I'd also appreciate any advice on whether I could get away with using a card which has an extra thick heat sink such as the evga 2080ti XC ultra gaming or should i stick to something less bulky e.g. EVGA 2080ti black edition (I tend to always go with EVGA cards)?
Thanks very much for any advice you can offer!
Phanetks Matx evolve case
intel i7 6700k overclocked to 4.5
Bequiet dark rock 3 CPU cooler
32 gb ram
Corsair RM750 PSU
EVGA 2080ti blower (currently!)
I'd be really grateful for some help (and hope I'm posting this in the right place!)
I have a phanteks evolve micro atx case and have just purchased an evga 2080ti blower card. Given I have a micro atx case I have always thought it was wise to go with a blower style card due to the smaller size of the case. However, I am now wondering if I could actually get away with using an open-air style gpu in the case? I attach a pic of the build (the top/front panel of the case has been taken off in the pic).
For info, I previously purchased an msi 1080 gaming open-air gpu and found that it dramatically increased CPU temps (I'm overclocking the CPU) so I went with a blower style 1080 but now I'm wondering if that was just an issue with that particular open-air card. Looking at the pic, is the issue that the GPU is seated very close to the CPU cooler which would thus increase CPU temps if I was using an open-air style card?
If you think I could use an open-air style GPU in the build, I'd also appreciate any advice on whether I could get away with using a card which has an extra thick heat sink such as the evga 2080ti XC ultra gaming or should i stick to something less bulky e.g. EVGA 2080ti black edition (I tend to always go with EVGA cards)?
Thanks very much for any advice you can offer!
Phanetks Matx evolve case
intel i7 6700k overclocked to 4.5
Bequiet dark rock 3 CPU cooler
32 gb ram
Corsair RM750 PSU
EVGA 2080ti blower (currently!)