Which 1080 for my first build?

edward_french

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Hello, this is my first time building a PC. I have been on part picker and I have selected these parts for my computer:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/49DmsJ

However I have come to a dilemma, I am not sure if I should go with a blower style cooler (In the part picker linked). If so I would go for the "Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Turbo OC Video Card. I have heard that blower styles make more noise, are 10% slower, reach higher temperatures.

On the other hand, I have a case which I think would be big enough to have enough space for an open air cooler, I think if i was to get one of them I would get the "Gigabyte Nvidia GTX 1080 GDDR5 8GB OC WF3 PCI-E" Linked as -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-Nvidia-1080-GDDR5-PCI-E/dp/B01J66BMXC/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1503146496&sr=8-1&keywords=Gigabyte+Nvidia+GTX+1080+GDDR5+8GB+OC+WF3+PCI-E

Obviously, this is my first build so I pretty much have no idea what I am talking about, but it would be greatly appreciated if you could tell me which 1080 graphics card to go for, also if there is anything wrong with the current build on the part picker link I would love to know.

Thank you very much :)
 
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Blower style coolers are good for small pc cases since they exhaust hot air out of the case. But since you have a normal sized case there is no benefit to use a blower style cooler.

rhelmar1

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Blower style coolers are good for small pc cases since they exhaust hot air out of the case. But since you have a normal sized case there is no benefit to use a blower style cooler.
 
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