Arctic Extender VG – Vertical GPU Mount vs RTX 5080

Arctic showed their new Xtender case at Computex, however we didn't visit their booth which means this review is the first time KitGuru has got to grips with this rather large case. The headline feature is that it can accommodate a 420mm cooler in the side and also a 420mm cooler in the roof. As you will see in the video, it is the VG (or Vertical Graphics) side of things that devoured our attention... Read the written article here: https://www.kitguru.net/components/cases/leo-waldock/arctic-xtender-review-with-vertical-graphics-mount/ 00:00 Intro 00:27 Meet the Arctic Xtender 01:05 Removing the panels 03:15 Drive installation 06:19 Building the test PC 08:35 Leo hits a snag with the PSU 11:21 CPU cooler installation 13:24 Some GPU shenanigans 14:49 Thermal testing 17:01 Leo’s not happy - trying a new GPU 20:26 Pricing and closing thoughts Specification: Motherboard support: E-ATX (up to 285mm wide), ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX. Power supply support: ATX. Expansion slots: 7. Included fans: 3x 140mm side intake, 2x 120mm rear exhaust. Fan mounts: 3x 120mm/140mm side, 3x 120mm/140mm roof, 2x 120mm rear. Radiator mounts: 420mm/360mm/280mm/240mm side, 420mm/360mm/240mm/280mm roof. 5.25-inch optical drive bays: None. Internal drive bays: 2x 3.5-inch/2.5-inch, 4x 2.5-inch. Front I/O ports: 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 Type-C, audio. Dimensions: 530mm H x 530mm D x 232mm W. Test System: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU Cooler: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 420 A=RGB Motherboard: ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi Memory: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Royal Neo DDR5-6000 Graphics card: Palit RTX 5080 Gamerock OC 16GB Power supply: Montech Titan PLA 1000W Platinum SSD: Crucial T700 M.2 NVMe OS: Windows 11 Pro We never offer affiliate links or take percentages of product sales. If we say the product is good or bad we mean it. Our Editor in chief wrote about why you should value this and how the industry is rife with fake reviews from 'influencers' - read here https://bit.ly/3pXzaw4 Buy our merch from here: https://kitgurutech.myspreadshop.co.uk Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/4cqFSWY Steam Community https://steamcommunity.com/groups/kitguruofficial Be sure to support us on PATREON https://www.patreon.com/kitgurutech and read our MANTRA on HONEST REVIEWS Here: http://bit.ly/2BopnF9 Visit our facebook page over here! https://www.facebook.com/KitGuru.net/ Visit our Twitter page over here! https://twitter.com/kitgurupress?lang=en #arctic #xtender #pcbuild #case #gamingpc