How do I cool a gtx 970 inside of a buisness class Lenovo?

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I have a m93p full tower http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-i7-4770-10A7000QUS-Warranty/dp/B00E7LM53I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1454708855&sr=8-2&keywords=m93p
and i recently purchased a zotac gtx 970 http://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Express-Graphics-ZT-90101-10P/dp/B00NNXVPS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454708956&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+970+zotac and a sufficient power supply http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-S12II-520-BRONZE-SS-520GB%C2%A0/dp/B00390P1NO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454708939&sr=8-1&keywords=520+watt will the stock cooling be sufficient or do I need to get a 80 mm fan and mount it on the inside. Also, is there a port on the mobo for it? Or does the power supply itself have a supply for the case fan? Thanks for the help in advance.
 
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The board should have fan connectors(look at the cpu fan connector and see if you have more like it).

You should look over the board to ensure all the ports are standard. Some systems use non standard connectors and you want to be 100% sure before you start.

Normal boards have a 20 or 24 pin power cable and a 4 or 8 pin cpu power cable. If you do not have these you have to reconsider or look for an appropriate adapter.

I am guessing you did not want to select a solution quite yet so will remove it until you have all the answers you need.
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More airflow is always a good thing. Fans can be connected to the board OR power supply. The board may be able to control them, while the power supply will most likely not.

A blower style GPU would have been better if you had worries about cooling since it would remove heat from the case without the system fans having to deal with it. It is not exactly a high heat output card.
 
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Ok, thank you, and what port should I exacly look for on the mobo before I go for the PSU line? Thank you, and the blower card is too late :(
 
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The board should have fan connectors(look at the cpu fan connector and see if you have more like it).

You should look over the board to ensure all the ports are standard. Some systems use non standard connectors and you want to be 100% sure before you start.

Normal boards have a 20 or 24 pin power cable and a 4 or 8 pin cpu power cable. If you do not have these you have to reconsider or look for an appropriate adapter.

I am guessing you did not want to select a solution quite yet so will remove it until you have all the answers you need.
 
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