Downsizing Help + Suggestions for NCase M1

kaboombogus

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Apr 2, 2020
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Plans to OC: No
Games played: CoD MW, WoW, Rainbow Six Siege at max settings on 1440p resolution.
Programs used: Visual Studio Code, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and NUKE. (Nothing heavy)
Other uses: Youtube, Internet, Streaming videos, Reading

I want to transfer what I have from my mid-tower to a NCase M1.

Current Specs:

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3200
GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 2070 OC 8GB
Storage: Intel 660p 2TB NVME SSD

Parts needed:

GPU:
Does anyone know how to de-shroud a GPU? Is it easy work?
I think with the card I have it would be a tight fit.
Also, if anyone has suggestions of getting an slightly smaller GPU than this please share.

Motherboard: ASUS B450-I or ASUS X570-I or Gigabyte Aorus X570-I
Is it important to have M.2 + VRM cooling and heat sink for what I do?

PSU: Corsair SF600

Cooler: NZXT Kraken x52/53 or NZXT Kraken M22 or Corsair H55 or Cryorig CY Cu or Cryorig C7 or Noctua NH-L9i
I prefer the water AIO... but does low-profile air coolers look cool!