Thanks for the confirmations, CA_Steve. Also thanks quest_for_silence for the list of alternative fans, I hadn't seen the Skinflint price comparison site before and it's very useful.

Long time reader of SPCR and lurker on these forums, I finally decided to register to say thanks for this article. I'm planning on building a Pascal / Polaris ready system and your guide saved me a lot of time in research. A couple of quick things I hope someone can confirm, and a question: 1/ Am I ...