Internal or rear Exhaust GPU coolers for a small case

[MrMonkey]

Ill be using a bitfenix prodigy with either a internal or rear exhaust cooler gpu (gtx 1070) with some fans. 

i am wondering which to go for in the case of a small case.

[Lord Nicoll]

2 minutes ago, MrMonkey said:

Ill be using a bitfenix prodigy with either a internal or rear exhaust cooler gpu (gtx 1070) with some fans. 

i am wondering which to go for in the case of a small case.

Generally rear exhaust for small cases but it depends on the card itself, some internal aren't as bad as others.

[MrMonkey]

10 minutes ago, Lord Nicoll said:

Generally rear exhaust for small cases but it depends on the card itself, some internal aren't as bad as others.

ty i was thinking a GTX 1070 8 GB DUAL OC from asus or a zotac reference card. if you don't mind what would you think is better?

[Lord Nicoll]

1 hour ago, MrMonkey said:

ty i was thinking a GTX 1070 8 GB DUAL OC from asus or a zotac reference card. if you don't mind what would you think is better?

Well, reference cards by those brands aren't a lot different than by Nvidia, they just change the branding, I'd go with a reference cooler for that case unless you have really high airflow static fans in it, like as many as it would take. Sure the card might get 5-10 FPS less due to thermal but the CPU will probably run 10°C cooler too.

[Mick Naughty]

Fps will be the same if it's reference pcb, as long as you aren't afraid to use the fan. I'd always go blower for small cases. I'd rather the card be the hottest thing in the case. As far as brand I'd get what's cheapest without getting plastic blower. 

[YongKang]

Generally, for small cases, I suggest blower style air cooler for gpus since the airflow isn't really good.