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I ordered a bitfenix pandora (set to arrive tomorrow 2/23) and I also ordered an MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T OC today (here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127833&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-127-833-_-Product) and the GPU height (not length) seems to be within the limits according to some sources but with the PCIE pin connected to the gpu (which will add another 5/8ths of an inch) I wanted to know if I should cancel my order and get something a bit shorter, although the card seems to be barely taller than the pci bracket on the back, making it reasonably low profile. I can't really find good information on case limited GPU height, any help is much appreciated.

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I just sold my old rig after three years (FX 8320/Hd 7950 in Phantom 410) and I wanted to get something a bit smaller. I ordered a Bitfenix Pandora (the Silver/windowed/matx) and I've been ordering some of the basic core stuff. 4690k on the way, with Gigabyte GA97 DS3H matx, got a Seasonic X650W off of craigslist, some Kingsotn Hyper X Fury 16gb kit, and a cheap Crucial BX200 240gb, I'm also gonna use an old WD Blue I had laying around. I'm meeting up with a guy to buy a reference GTX 770 on craigslist on Sunday (not even really much faster than my old 7950 but $150 and sexy). I basically just wanted some tips on CPU cooling. In my old build I had an XSPC kit, which turned out really nice and kept temps really low. But with the 4690k, I didn't get the best motherboard for oc'ing so I don't need to get the best, but this build is going to be aesthetics based af. I'm sleeving the 24 pin, 8pin and Pcie connectors this weekend -hopefully- with some white/gray paracord 550 and I was looking for a good 120mm single radiator all in one with good looks and decent performance. I was looking at corsairs H60 but I heard it isn't much better than the 212 evo in terms of cooling (although I couldn't fit a 212 evo). I'm basically looking for recommendations on a single AIO cooler that looks nice (color neutral) to fit the case, thanks: https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/pandora/