Hoopladoodle
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I've using a 6600K and a 1070 to drive my predator. In hindsight, I would have got an i7 - but the 1070 is still fine for 95-ish FPS in BF at ultra.
Also GTA performance would benefit from the i7 so that reinforces the point.
A 1080 would be great - any of them. They all OC and cool the same really
I'd also say that some people have had some noise issues with the silverstone PSU so the corsair SF450/600 PSU's are preferred. Either should be fine for power.
I'm using an SF600 and it's basically silent. The fan sometimes spins but so slowly the label is still obvious.
In your case, and many others I'd assume; the 1070 instead of the 1080 is a matter of cost? I've seen far more 1070 builds than 1080 builds so I began to think that it was for heat management after hearing about throttling that may occur with reference style GPU's despite how beautiful and slimmer they are for this case. I'd like a FTW for higher out of box clock speeds, and would feel a little more comfortable overclocking something with better heat dissipation.
After looking at it closer you can probably do it. The card is 5.06" wide and you have a total of 5.50" to work with. As long as the right angle connector was under .5" it should work.
Chapeau is correct about the PSU. The Silverstone is a SFX-L and the longer L versions have problems with clearance with the graphics card and the modular plugs from the PSU. Causing the graphics card to be pushed down.
Got it. I did hear about some Silverstone PSU's sounding like a buzzsaw when under load, and would gladly not risk that! In the picture posted, is that to show the cable being bent? To my untrained eye it looks fine, but in my case is it a more of a problem as I'll be using a FTW card?
Don't forget to at least TRY putting the card on the MB outside the case which is what I did with the STRIX. The whole thing then slid into the case perfectly.
That actually sounds much easier than putting it in traditionally! Looking at your post I see your 6700K/Asus Z170/H100i and Asus Strix build; is that the guts of your Ncase M1? Do you think you could fit an extra 100mm of AIO tubing in if Corsair's AIO coolers featured 400mm length tubes instead of their 300mm standard?
I ask since the Kraken series coolers feature 400mm tubes, plus the cooling block has that infinity mirror which looks like a potential problem. Also, since it looks like I plan on having a build very similar to yours, what are the temps and performance I should expect compared to a larger airflow case like the Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX? The fit of AIO and heat dissipation of ACX coolers has really been a major stumbling block for me after I found out about the NCase M1 (and wanting to build in one for a first time build) a couple of days ago.
Thank you all for responses, they definitely eased a good portion of my concerns before ordering parts!