Low volume cases would probably prefer blower-style cards, just so you can remove the heat from the small enclosure instead of spreading it around, increasing the ambient temperature inside the case, which then diminishes the cooling performance of the components contained therein.
I do believe founder edition GTX 1080 Ti cards fit, too.
But before you decide, you should read some testimonials and experiences of Ncase M1 users using open air GPUs vs Ncase M1 users using blower style GPUs.
Many cases have room for full size cards, but a single slot card gives another back panel slot for a header for something like a 10gig network card connected to a sata-express slot or something.
200 - 250W has to be dissipated somehow. If you shorten the x axis, it's quite difficult to also reduce the z axis. Hence why there are half hight cards with dual slot coolers, shorter card with dual slot full hight coolers and then single slot full sized cards. If you want performance, you need cooling in at least and that means size in at least one axis can't be small. If you want single slot, you can always get a water cooled card.
In most cases water cooled won't get you single slot because like with this one the IO takes the 2nd slots bracket anyway. Single slot either means only 3 outputs instead of the standard 5 on high end cards or no DVI and 5x mini DP/HDMI ports on the back and a few dongles to convert them back up to the larger size.
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Eden-K121D - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
I wonder about the cooling performance if it is good enough ill put it in the Ncase M1JoeyJoJo123 - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
Low volume cases would probably prefer blower-style cards, just so you can remove the heat from the small enclosure instead of spreading it around, increasing the ambient temperature inside the case, which then diminishes the cooling performance of the components contained therein.I do believe founder edition GTX 1080 Ti cards fit, too.
But before you decide, you should read some testimonials and experiences of Ncase M1 users using open air GPUs vs Ncase M1 users using blower style GPUs.
gfody - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
so small but still double slot?meacupla - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
and it's not even half height!The Audacity!
but no, seriously, none of the recent high end cards have been single slot, so why are you even asking?
Guspaz - Saturday, June 3, 2017 - link
Many cases have room for full size cards, but a single slot card gives another back panel slot for a header for something like a 10gig network card connected to a sata-express slot or something.Death666Angel - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
200 - 250W has to be dissipated somehow. If you shorten the x axis, it's quite difficult to also reduce the z axis. Hence why there are half hight cards with dual slot coolers, shorter card with dual slot full hight coolers and then single slot full sized cards. If you want performance, you need cooling in at least and that means size in at least one axis can't be small. If you want single slot, you can always get a water cooled card.DanNeely - Friday, June 2, 2017 - link
In most cases water cooled won't get you single slot because like with this one the IO takes the 2nd slots bracket anyway. Single slot either means only 3 outputs instead of the standard 5 on high end cards or no DVI and 5x mini DP/HDMI ports on the back and a few dongles to convert them back up to the larger size.