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post Sep 19 2016, 10:00 AM

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Eh guys I want to ask can Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming fits the Corsair Air 240? From the measurement seems able to fit but the card is quite long...hmm
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post Sep 19 2016, 10:26 AM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 10:18 AM)
Do you have any radiator installed at front? If no then it will fit, if yes then you need to measure the thickness of the radiator and the fans attached on it (pull only or pull and push).
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No radiator I guess. Just normal air cooling set up. I am afraid the length of the GPU is too long til cannot fit although the spec sheets say can hmm.gif
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post Sep 19 2016, 10:52 AM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 10:51 AM)
Don't worry then, GTX1070 G1 Gaming's length is just 280mm, I had tried putting GTX970 G1 Gaming (299mm), it fitted nicely even with a radiator installed in front with two 120mm casing fans.

What you need to worry is the width, Air 240 doesn't have the width clearance needed by many cards out there, only G1 Gaming, FE cards (possibly more) are able to fit if you want to close the side window panel.
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Hmm didn't notice the width could be a problem as well...do you think the Gigabyte 1070 Gaming G1 could pose a problem?
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post Sep 19 2016, 11:12 AM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 11:09 AM)
G1 Gaming is fine.

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The width of some cards in the market is very "tall" or "long", so if you install these cards in Air 240, it's either you chop off the window panel for the PCIe power cable or leave the side panel open.
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Wa definitely don't want to chop anything sweat.gif Prefer to just plug in and play style haha. I guess since G1 Gaming is fine then it's better to go for it. Thanks for the opinion man! thumbsup.gif
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post Sep 19 2016, 11:28 AM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 11:26 AM)
Yea it is better to leave everything on "stock" unless you are planning to mod the chassis  laugh.gif

I had this chassis last time but sadly it can only fit few GPU models, so I sold it off and bought another chassis for my current card.

Beware of the PCIe power cable as well, if the cable touches the side window then high chance it gonna leave a "scar" on the window itself.
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Oh shit...the Air 240 seems a lot of trouble. The reason I am asking is that I am currently trying to convert my existing big case to mini ATX case like Air 240. Some part like hard disk, SSD and power supply I will use back..the rest have to change.
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post Sep 19 2016, 12:02 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 12:02 PM)
Air 240 isn't a "real" mITX case though since it can fit mATX mobo  biggrin.gif

If you haven't bought this chassis yet then you can consider other model if you want to have minimum compromise.
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I prefer Air 240 cause easy to carry around haha. Else I would consider Phanteks.
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post Sep 19 2016, 12:56 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 12:30 PM)
Is side window a must for you? If yes then you can consider Fractal Design Nano S  biggrin.gif
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Yea I prefer side window laugh.gif

EDIT: Oh Fractal Design Nano is like the quiet/silent case..not really into that. Corsair Air 240 seems easy to carry around. Else I will go with this:

http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv.html
http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ITX.html

EDIT 2: On second thought, I was planning to move my Asus 970 to my old gaming rig case but macam cannot fit...

The old gaming rig case is Cooler Master Elite 310 sweat.gif

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post Sep 19 2016, 01:21 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 01:18 PM)
Air 240 is easier to carry around compared to Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX, I am using the latter now, owned the former one.

Air 240 is smaller and with limited clearance.

Evolv ITX is bigger and heavier, but you surely have enough clearance for your hardware, downside is the limited amount of drive slot.

Both have pros and cons.
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I don't really use much of the drive slot. In fact I don't even use the dvd drive. Planning to give it to my old gaming rig. As long as the air flow is decent without overheating issue I guess I am okay. No plan for SLI as well.

I think if I were to pass down my GTX 970 to my old Cooler Master Elite 310 I will need to mod a bit like removing the hard disk cage...but then my hard disk put where? hmm.gif
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post Sep 19 2016, 01:42 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 01:41 PM)
Both models don't have DVD drive slot (or 5.25" drive slot) at all.

Air 240 - 3 3.5" & 3 2.5"

Evolv ITX - 2 3.5" & 2 2.5" (can add more 2.5" by getting the dual stack 2.5" drive cage)

I have a very aged Pentium 4 CPU and the design of the chassis is really  doh.gif , I removed the HDD cage (blocked the wires) and "fixed" the HDD with cellophane tape at the bottom  laugh.gif
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I know and I don't need the DVD drive slot. I will pass it to replace my old DVD drive in old case. Yea need to remove the HDD card if I want to fit GTX 970 to my old case hmm.gif But tape HDD with cellophane tape macam not elegant lol

EDIT: Can put HDD in the DVD drive slot? I saw there's like 5 slots there hmm.gif and I plan to add 1 more HDD to my old rig hmm.gif Remove HDD cage already dunno put where

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post Sep 19 2016, 02:03 PM

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QUOTE(terence_nwb @ Sep 19 2016, 01:55 PM)
Get 3.5" HDD to 5.25" bay adapter to put 3.5" HDD in the DVD drive slot.
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Oh this could work. Remove the HDD cage, slot in the 2 HDD into 5.25" bay using that adapter hmm.gif like that my 10" GPU might fit the old casing.
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post Sep 19 2016, 02:38 PM

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terence_nwb Btw, bro are you using stock cooler for the Intel i7 6700k? Any overheat or noise issue?

EDIT: Forgot it doesn't come with stock cooler anymore sweat.gif

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