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If your SSDH is 2.5" drive then it should have no problem fitting. The 970 should also fit if we go off https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-3975-RX.
MB and CPU is up to you. If you decided to go Ryzen (which seems to be quite popular) then...
The only issue I have is that a 1080 is overkill for my usage, maybe if I find one at a decent price I'll pick it up. I'll just keep my 980 for now then. Thanks for the input!
On the site, the Height of the card is 125mm, which is 2mm less than what the GPU compatibility diagram on the first page says so that's why I thought it would fit.
But my main concern was which would be better to have in the case. Would a blower fan be better to direct the heat outward or...
I know that the zotac 1070 mini won't fit since it's too tall, but the new 1070ti mini doesn't look as tall. https://www.zotac.com/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1070-ti-mini#spec
Would this card be a good choice for a Sentry build? https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16814137094
And if not, would be a better replacement?
I mainly play League, which I know isn't too gpu intensive, but may pick up PUBG soon while waiting for Destiny 2.