u/HardTruthSoldier

GPU question before I finalize new build

Bought a Fractal Meshify 2 Compact and planned a low maintenance, less space on my desk for my perpetually dusty office build. The specs say it fits 341mm GPU while keeping the front fans installed. I planned on putting in a 329 mm GPU. My brother looked at the parts list and said he thinks that the GPU is too big and the airflow would suffer.

Should I look at a smaller GPU? Or a bigger case? I'm used to full towers pretending to be mid towers and I'm sick of looking at behemoths on my desk. So I'm waiting to open the box to this case until I'm sure.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xKDsXf

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (Purchased For $439.99)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A chromax.black 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $129.94)

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X870E-PLUS WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard (Purchased For $202.81)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (Purchased For $563.45)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (Purchased For $125.00)

Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact TG Light Tint ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $157.08)

Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i SHIFT 1000 W Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $179.99)

Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 63.6 CFM 120 mm Fan (Purchased For $29.99)

Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 71.6 CFM 140 mm Fan (Purchased For $30.99)

Case Fan: Lian Li Uni Fan SL-Infinity 71.6 CFM 140 mm Fan (Purchased For $30.99)

Fan Controller: Lian Li UNI HUB – SL Controller Fan Controller (Purchased For $28.83)

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u/HardTruthSoldier — 10 days ago

After 3 builds in the same Fractal R6 case I want to get a new one. My room gets pretty dusty so I'm looking for something with dust filters. I don't want anymore 50+ pound cases taking up a ton of desk space either. Current budget is about $200 USD.

I was considering the Mesify 2 Compact, but PCPartPicker was throwing me all kinds of warnings about the PSU size and about how I would have to remove the HDD tray (which I wanted to use). Thanks for the help.

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZDPgtC

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor ($439.99 @ Amazon)

Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H2 3.5g AM5 Edition 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($14.95 @ Amazon)

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X870E-PLUS WIFI7 ATX AM5 Motherboard ($302.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($1216.04 @ MemoryC)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($363.77 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($363.77 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($227.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB Video Card ($1599.00 @ Amazon)

Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i SHIFT 1000 W Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply ($309.50 @ Amazon)

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u/HardTruthSoldier — 16 days ago