GTX 970 in a Mini tower

[Trissia]

Hi all! I'm building my first gaming pc and i would like to know what kind of GTX 970 can fit in this:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/NeologixX_HeRo/saved/Mvjv6h

Do i need to buy the CPU cooler or i can overwrite it?

What kind of RAM can i buy? I need at least 8 GB.

And Is everything working with this build? Or do i need to change something?

If you have a better Mini tower for less it's okay, i need this kind of case because i'm moving to japan in 3 month and would like to take it with me.

Thank you!

Sorry if my english is not perfect i'm French. ^^'

 

[Outlander_04]

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/bitfenix_prodigy_m_review/6

depends on the length of the power supply

If the psu is shorter than 160 mm then any 970 [ except maybe the gigabyte ] will fit

 

[photonboy]

1) The MSI GTX970 Gaming 4 is my top choice and should fit.

2) CPU cooler: personally I'd get the Noctua NH-U14S air cooler. Should fit but verify.

*I dislike liquid coolers in general. They are noisier than a good air cooler, more prone to failure due to the pump, and also reduce air flow over the components next to the CPU on the motherboard (VRM's) and DDR3 memory since the fan is on the radiator now.

3) RAM: get 2x4GB (8GB) of 1866MHz CAS9 like THIS:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl9d8gbsr

Get either another kit if you want for 16GB total but it won't currently benefit any games in the slightest.

Other:
NOISE of the system.
a) the MSI card will turn off the fan below 60degC so in idle, light gaming it's silent.

b) The NOCTUA fan (if you get one) should be silent in idle if you setup fan control software properly and very quiet under load

c) The CASE FANS should be quiet if you have fan control setup properly. Preferably to the motherboard.

d) PSU fan should be fairly quiet though some are better than others. I bought my dad a BeQuiet PSU.

e) should be no hard drive noise once it idles

So you should be able to make this thing almost inaudible in normal usage and barely audible when gaming. The PSU position and whether to use a front or bottom case fan needs a bit of thought though for optimal setup.

 

[Trissia]

Ok thank you very much photonboy and Outlander_04!

What do you think about this Video card?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9010110p

And i see that the GTX970 Gaming 4 is great but where can i buy it? I live in Canada but i can buy in USA.

When i look on the internet there all Out of stock :s

 

[maxtex]

You might wanna get an SSD as well, like a MX100 or 840 evo, for faster OS start-up and to put some programs and games on it.

 

[Trissia]

lol with my phone i put maxtex in best solution sorry -_- and thx but with the ssd it's too expansive ^^"

 

[maxtex]

lolol, and i wasn't even really on topic