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WoodenPints said:

JEMC said:

What a small and cool (pun intended) powerhouse. Congratulations!

The Fractal Terra has really become the go-to case for mini-PCs, and for very good reasons! And shorter cables will help a lot to keep it tidy and maybe even a bit cooler.

Once again, congratulations for your new little beast..

Yeah I never really was set on the Terra from the start I looked at a bunch of stuff but as I started looking at clearances everything just seemed to line up so well and since I got the 2 slot reference card I had room for a 67mm CPU cooler which tbh is way more than the 7500X3D needs and with it's movable spine if i upgrade I could down size to the Thermalright 53mm cooler and it opens up a GPU Height of 60mm which is most cards other than the expensive flagships so it's not a dead end case either.

It's a well thought out case, with a lot of options.

In any case, I'm not sure the Thermalright X53 could be a good option if you need it in the future. Jay, from Jayztwocents jumped in the wagon of making Steam Machine like PCs and build one with a 7600X CPU and the X53 (video here), but temps weren't exactly great and replaced it with another Thermalright cooler that would be a tad too big for your possible future needs (the video changing the cooler here).

Mind you, he used a different case and that also matters, but it's still something to keep in mind.

Also, having a GPU in an actual sensible size is a huge bonus. I have the 9060XT version of your same card and it's surprisingly small, at least compared to my former 1070, and also very quiet... most of the time.