Blower design vs dual fan design

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I'm going to upgrade my gpu to a gtx 760 and I can't decide wether to get the evga superclocked with the blower fan or the asus directcuii with the dual fan design. I'm asking this because my case doesn't have the best airflow (2x 120mm fans, but I can add another one. It also has a big vent on the side). Which fan design would you suggest I get?
 
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I'm guilty of being a bit of an ASUS fan boy, but I also live really close to one of their service center hubs.

I've not heard one of the MSI TF myself, but I imagine it is fairly quiet. I know the DCUIIs are silent at idle, and only rev up to huge noise levels when pushed to the limit. Though for space issues the DCUII does look a little better.
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For SLI and Crossfire configurations you should get blower style fans if possible. For single card configurations, the DCUII is pretty much top of the mark.

A pair of Axial fan cards usually leaves the top card starved of air in all but the most open of computer cases. Basically creates a pocket of heated insulating air between the two cards.
 
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Okay cool. Looks like I'll get the Asus. No wonder when I had sli 9800gt's the top card idled at 60

 
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Which one would you get?
The Asus: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775
Or the MSI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127745
The MSI has better reviews but it's 2 inches longer and since I have just under 12 inches of space for my GPU I don't know how well my airflow would be with the MSI
 
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I'm guilty of being a bit of an ASUS fan boy, but I also live really close to one of their service center hubs.

I've not heard one of the MSI TF myself, but I imagine it is fairly quiet. I know the DCUIIs are silent at idle, and only rev up to huge noise levels when pushed to the limit. Though for space issues the DCUII does look a little better.
 
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