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Will NH-D15 give enough room for back exhaust radiator?

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I plan on getting the Noctua NH-D15 for my future build, which will include a hybrid gpu. I was planning on putting the radiator in the back of my case as exhaust. Will I have enough room for a radiator with this cpu cooler being so huge?

Also, is it smart to have my radiator fan as the only exhaust, with 2 intake fans and this cpu cooler so close?

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Just now, ImNotThere said:

what card is it?

EVGA SC2 1080ti Hybrid. 

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58 minutes ago, Dagnis said:

Will I have enough room for a radiator with this cpu cooler being so huge?

You will not (see photo for reference, even though it's not the Dark Base Pro 900 youre going to use, CPU cooler distance to fan wont change)

 

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36 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

You will not (see photo for reference, even though it's not the Dark Base Pro 900 youre going to use, CPU cooler distance to fan wont change)

Could the fact you have an itx board be changing the distance compared to an atx? I've also considered switching to the Define R5. 

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1 hour ago, Dagnis said:

Could the fact you have an itx board be changing the distance compared to an atx? I've also considered switching to the Define R5. 

Well actually now that I look at a few more cases...

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It'll be kinda tight.

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Some more examples (first one is my exact case model) Some would fit, others probably wouldnt. I think the Dark Base Pro will fit but I cant find photos of that combo

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