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Ok - Silverstones are much higher quality than InWin, so maybe it'll look better in person for you.

I have a couple other suggestions. The low wattage I3 is going to be a lower performer, and it costs more money. I run a I3-3220 with a GTX 660 in a Silverstone SG08 in an HTPC/Gaming PC, and the I3 stays cool in the Silverstone case. The SG05 will give similar cooling performance.

Plus, that low profile sapphire card is nice, but it's priced at a premium for low profile. If you go with the Silverstone case, you can upgrade the GPU by several levels for about the same overall cost. Here is an updated build for $10 more than your build. This will give you MUCH better performance overall.

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Highly recommend this Silverstone case for a Mini-ITX build. The footprint is actually smaller than the InWin, but just a little taller. The Silverstone PSU is much higher quality than InWin.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163207

If you go that route, then you need a low-profile Optical drive, like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151261

This case will run quiet and will also allow you to upgrade to a full size graphics card at a later date.
 
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ok i dont like the case but ill live i wont be able to see it :p its going to be used as a htpc and gaming pc and some theres going to be to oses on it steam os and win 7.
 
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will this case work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163225&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= i dont need more then 450w my max wattage is going to be 200 watts
 
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Ok - Silverstones are much higher quality than InWin, so maybe it'll look better in person for you.

I have a couple other suggestions. The low wattage I3 is going to be a lower performer, and it costs more money. I run a I3-3220 with a GTX 660 in a Silverstone SG08 in an HTPC/Gaming PC, and the I3 stays cool in the Silverstone case. The SG05 will give similar cooling performance.

Plus, that low profile sapphire card is nice, but it's priced at a premium for low profile. If you go with the Silverstone case, you can upgrade the GPU by several levels for about the same overall cost. Here is an updated build for $10 more than your build. This will give you MUCH better performance overall.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1J6q3
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1J6q3/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1J6q3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone SST-SG05B-USB3.0 (Black) Mini ITX Desktop Case w/300W Power Supply ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SN-208DB/BEBET DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $549.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-29 21:37 EDT-0400)
 
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looks good i like this ill look over the parts and see if there might be some thing that i can use and add it in
 
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This one works - it's the same case I linked, but it's the white version. This one you linked has the 300W PSU. There is also a version with a 450W PSU, which you don't really need.
 
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Haha - missed that.

Good luck with the build!
 
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