Corsair Carbide 400c + H100i v2 Positioning and Fan Configuration

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Hi All.
I own a Corsair Carbide 400c and use a Corsair h100i V2 in the front with push-pull. There is a dust filter in the front.
I am awaiting for the arrival of my new Gigabyte 1080 ti aorus.
The lenght of the card is 293mm, by ~3mm I can't use the radiator in push-pull.

Any suggestions on the position of the radiator?
Should I move my radiator to the top in push or pull? I am a little afraid that It will not fit in the top (because the vrm or ram sticks)
Should It stay in the front as push, maybe with low performance because of the dust filter.
Or maybe use as push only?

I know it is a silly question, because my temps will be almost the same from what I hear, but I want to know your opinion just to make sure.

Thanks in advance!


My Config
Core I7 7700k @ 4.8hz
Asus Prime Z270-A
Corsair H100i v2
(Soon) Gigabyte 1080 ti Aorus
 
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Aeacus
To keep your rad in front and in push-pull with you new GPU installed, replace two fans on one side of the rad and put slim fans in place of them. E.g Cooler Master XtraFlo 120 Slim,
specs: http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/xtraflo/xtraflo-120-slim/

Cooler Master XtraFlo 120 Slim has 58.4 CFM with static pressure of 1.76 mmH2O @ 1600 RPM and it will do fine as a rad fan.

With this setup, you'll gain 10mm extra space (since regular fan is 25mm thick while slim fan is 15mm thick), leaving you 7mm of spare room between your rad fans and GPU.

Gelid also offers slim fans and with LED lights but the static pressure isn't as good as Cooler Master fans have,
specs: http://gelidsolutions.com/thermal-solutions/case-fan-slim-12-pl-blue/
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To keep your rad in front and in push-pull with you new GPU installed, replace two fans on one side of the rad and put slim fans in place of them. E.g Cooler Master XtraFlo 120 Slim,
specs: http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/xtraflo/xtraflo-120-slim/

Cooler Master XtraFlo 120 Slim has 58.4 CFM with static pressure of 1.76 mmH2O @ 1600 RPM and it will do fine as a rad fan.

With this setup, you'll gain 10mm extra space (since regular fan is 25mm thick while slim fan is 15mm thick), leaving you 7mm of spare room between your rad fans and GPU.

Gelid also offers slim fans and with LED lights but the static pressure isn't as good as Cooler Master fans have,
specs: http://gelidsolutions.com/thermal-solutions/case-fan-slim-12-pl-blue/
 
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