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Well... I don't think temperatures are not under control. I'm just guessing that they probably wouldn't be with an RTX 3080? Would need to get my hands on a specific model before I can say for sure. EK also recently released some true single slot blocks that probably fit in the Ghost S1 for the RX 6000 series that actually open up more options for GPU upgrades now.

As for the case choice, I've just had the Ghost for a few years now and there aren't any cases that I feel are worth switching to. I don't think there's really much to gain from going to a larger case, and I don't think I would be able to fit everything into a smaller one. I guess if I could find a case (and platform) that had the following I would make the switch:

ITX motherboard with Thunderbolt 3/4 or DP over USB Type C ports
ITX motherboard with support for at least one 110 mm M.2 drive
Sub 10L case with standard (not sandwich) layout
Front panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C connector

The closest one I've found it the Deng A12 which I've really considered ordering from TaoBao in case it goes out of stock. But I'm probably going to wait until Intel releases their 10nm desktop chips until I really contemplate an entire upgrade. Or I guess if Asus shrinks their B550 Creator to ITX but that's unlikely...

<blockquote data-quote="trees_z" data-source="post: 241523" data-attributes="member: 24506">Well... I don't think temperatures are not under control. I'm just guessing that they probably wouldn't be with an RTX 3080? Would need to get my hands on a specific model before I can say for sure. EK also recently released some true single slot blocks that probably fit in the Ghost S1 for the RX 6000 series that actually open up more options for GPU upgrades now.As for the case choice, I've just had the Ghost for a few years now and there aren't any cases that I feel are worth switching to. I don't think there's really much to gain from going to a larger case, and I don't think I would be able to fit everything into a smaller one. I guess if I could find a case (and platform) that had the following I would make the switch:ITX motherboard with Thunderbolt 3/4 or DP over USB Type C portsITX motherboard with support for at least one 110 mm M.2 driveSub 10L case with standard (not sandwich) layoutFront panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C connectorThe closest one I've found it the Deng A12 which I've really considered ordering from TaoBao in case it goes out of stock. But I'm probably going to wait until Intel releases their 10nm desktop chips until I really contemplate an entire upgrade. Or I guess if Asus shrinks their B550 Creator to ITX but that's unlikely...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trees_z, post: 241523, member: 24506"] Well... I don't think temperatures are [B][I][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]not[/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] [/COLOR][/I][/B]under control. I'm just guessing that they probably wouldn't be with an RTX 3080? Would need to get my hands on a specific model before I can say for sure. EK also recently released some true single slot blocks that probably fit in the Ghost S1 for the RX 6000 series that actually open up more options for GPU upgrades now. As for the case choice, I've just had the Ghost for a few years now and there aren't any cases that I feel are worth switching to. I don't think there's really much to gain from going to a larger case, and I don't think I would be able to fit everything into a smaller one. I guess if I could find a case (and platform) that had the following I would make the switch: ITX motherboard with Thunderbolt 3/4 or DP over USB Type C ports ITX motherboard with support for at least one 110 mm M.2 drive Sub 10L case with standard (not sandwich) layout Front panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C connector The closest one I've found it the Deng A12 which I've really considered ordering from TaoBao in case it goes out of stock. But I'm probably going to wait until Intel releases their 10nm desktop chips until I really contemplate an entire upgrade. Or I guess if Asus shrinks their B550 Creator to ITX but that's unlikely... [/QUOTE]

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