Question 1

Would the Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card fit in this case?

Accepted Answer

I just took some measurements inside the case. It doesn't look like that card will fit... The problem is the that R9 280X DC2T is 5.7" deep measured from the motherboard (according to the asus product description website). The SG08 will only support cards that are ~4.5" without hitting the left internal support bar and the top fan mount. This limits you to cards that just larger than the reference design (which I don't see asus selling anywhere).

Best of luck to you

Question 2

I want to put a Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 in this. Will I have to replace the 180mm fan with the 120 that comes with the cooler. Or can I mount the radiator to the 180 fan that comes with this case?

Accepted Answer

On the basis on an article in MaxPC describing a build using this case, I bought the SILVERSTONE NT06-PRO Low Profile CPU Cooler with Thin 120mm fan (designed for this case).  The 120mm thin fan sits on top of the low profile CPU Cooler and fits just below the 180mm case fan.  After a quick look at the H60 liquid CPU cooler, I suspect that the problem will be that there is no mounting bracket for a 120mm fan (the NT06-PRO fan is clipped to the top of the cooler fins).  I would recommend against removing the 180mm case fan as it is the primary fan for cooling the entire case (mobo, memory, SSD, HDD, etc.)

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