From what I've read, these are actual 980s not the mobile version. They are just in MXM form. Either way, apples design is nice. Imitation is flattery.
I would be ok without water cooling support. I like direct airflow and maybe just the use of an AIO water cooler (H80i). In builds like these, I typically tend to use the blower types of gpus anyways. I don't need any optical drives and maybe only 1-2 ssds. I love the M1 and contemplated the...
So if the h80i is too tight, what's a good air cooler to use in this case with 3570k. Only want a mild overclock (4-4.2 ghz) and a gtx 690? Decent air flow impossible with that combo?