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Hi Guys I'm super new here.

I am upgrading my old PC from scratch and recently I just bought a case from CUBE GAMING (m-ATX case), I really want to buy MSI GTX 1650 Super GAMING X (visual and performance reasons), but, the problem is my Case GPU space is UP TO 280 mm while said GPU is quiet bulky (248 mm) which will only leave around 22mm space.

My question is, will this be good for my airflow?

Thank you in advance!

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11 minutes ago, tomoii said:

Hi Guys I'm super new here.

I am upgrading my old PC from scratch and recently I just bought a case from CUBE GAMING (m-ATX case), I really want to buy MSI GTX 1650 Super GAMING X (visual and performance reasons), but, the problem is my Case GPU space is UP TO 280 mm while said GPU is quiet bulky (248 mm) which will only leave around 22mm space.

My question is, will this be good for my airflow?

Thank you in advance!

It depends on the case model / fans / etc.

Could you please provide the case model (link preferred) 

aswell as if you plan on adding fans etc

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Most cases I know of only give maximum GPU length, so is that where you got 280 mm? If so, length of the GPU isn't really what matters. So long if there's a good centimeter or two of space between the fans and the PSU shroud/bottom of case you're going to be fine. 

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1 hour ago, pommedeterror007 said:

It depends on the case model / fans / etc.

Could you please provide the case model (link preferred) 

aswell as if you plan on adding fans etc

http://cubegaming.id/?p=1475

 

Here, this is my case! thanks! for the fans, I use 6 fans already, 3 front , 2 up, 1 behind. 

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1 hour ago, bellabichon said:

Most cases I know of only give maximum GPU length, so is that where you got 280 mm? If so, length of the GPU isn't really what matters. So long if there's a good centimeter or two of space between the fans and the PSU shroud/bottom of case you're going to be fine. 

Yes, i saw the spec from the website, they state that the maxium GPU length is 280 mm.

 

I see, thanks a lot!

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2 hours ago, tomoii said:

My question is, will this be good for my airflow?

As we can see on the pictures, the front fans are hidden in the front cover. So they will not effect the GPU clearance.
280 mm - 248 mm = 32 mm for airflow.
The front fan's position in the middle should be good to put air under the graphics card, which is where it's air intake is.

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28 minutes ago, suedseefrucht said:

As we can see on the pictures, the front fans are hidden in the front cover. So they will not effect the GPU clearance.
280 mm - 248 mm = 32 mm for airflow.
The front fan's position in the middle should be good to put air under the graphics card, which is where it's air intake is.

Thanks for your explanation now I can buy the GPU without worry! yes I'm using 3 fans on the front and they are all hidden in the front cover! thanks a lot!

 

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