building HTPC w. ati 4870 1gb to hot?

[sabot105mm]

i am going to build a htpc, its been a long time since my last (2004), so i say its time for a new computer. these are the parts that will go in the gaming htpc. would the 4870 gpu be to hot for this case? the case has 2 60mm in back for exhaust, and 1 90mm on the side for intake.


XFX Radeon HD 4870 HD-487A-ZWFC Video Card


Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory
$44.99


nMEDIAPC Black HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case



Rosewill RKM-800RF 2.4 GHz Cordless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo



AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

MSI 890GXM-G65 AM3 motherboard


OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W Power Supply

 

[iPwn]

If you read the reviews on the case at Newegg.com, the case's cooling is pretty good, you should be fine running it at stock speeds.

 

[Remeniz]

Also the XFX Radeon HD 4870 is a dual PCI design and will emit most of it's hot air via the PCI exhaust slot.

 

[sabot105mm]

Also the XFX Radeon HD 4870 is a dual PCI design and will emit most of it's hot air via the PCI exhaust slot.

oh... ok thanks. i didnt know the dual pci design did that

im not even sure that card will even fit in that case will it?
how long is the card? how do i find out the max length the case will support?

 

[iPwn]

Should fit, in those reviews I saw a few cards with higher specs in the case than the card you listed.

 

[Remeniz]

oh... ok thanks. i didnt know the dual pci design did that

im not even sure that card will even fit in that case will it?
how long is the card? how do i find out the max length the case will support?

You know what? I've just had a look a the inside of that case...

... and you might just get a XFX Radeon HD 4870 in there; it's gonna be tight.

EDIT: You should be good just employ decent cable management.