Mini-ITX build let me know what you think.

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Build to be small quiet and decent for games. Let me know what you think. I know the SSD is sata 3 but I got it brand new 160gb for $50 couldn't pass it up.

Case- BitFenix Prodigy Black Mini ITX
Psu- Corsair TX650 V2
Motherboard- Asrock B85M-ITX
Gpu- PowerColor R9 270X Devil
SSD- Intel X25-M 160GB----I know its older but its a new old stock ssd. Why not use what we have.
HHD- Segate Barracuda 7200.1 500GB SATA 3
Ram- Team Extreme 2x4GB PC-1333
Cooler- Coolermaster Selidon 120V
Cpu- I5 4570
 
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It's decent. Did you already buy it?
If not:
-Since you're not overclocking, you can drop the cpu cooler and stick with stock cooler. It may not perform as well, but it does what it is supposed to do and it's free.
-You can drop the processor to an i5-4430/4440 (whichever is cheaper). They will perform the same because the small difference in speed is negligible. You won't notice a performance decrease but you will notice the extra money in your pocket.
-Try to aim for RAM rated at 1600mhz, 1.5v, and CAS9. Those are the standard ratings for RAM. If a set of RAM can't take 1600mhz at 1.5v, it's pretty weak.
-If you're in the U.S, you can get this psu at a cheaper price: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9
-And then used all of the saved money and try to invest into a GTX 760.
 
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If I'm not mistaken I though the 270x was a better choice over the gtx 760 right now. The version that I am looking at is highly overclocked. The only parts of this pc that I have not already bought are the cpu and gpu. Also I got these other parts cheap so I am not going to change them.
 
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Oh okay. The parts are good if you got them cheap.
But since you haven't bought the processor and gpu, I would suggest grabbing the i5-4430 to save some money.
Also, the 270X is a good gpu for the price, but it is definitely not stronger than a GTX 760.
 
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I've used a Superclocked EVGA gts 760 and I have to say personally I was not impressed at all with it.
 
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So you used an EVGA GTX 760? And you weren't impressed with it? Then you'll be disappointed with the R9-270X because the 270X is just a rebranded Radeon HD 7870, which is right under the Radeon HD 7950. The GTX 760 out-performs the 7950 so it's much better than a R9-270X.
Why did you not like the GTX 760? It's a great card that can max out a lot of games and even get med-high on the higher end games.
 
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Just didn't like it, its a personal opinion. I have seen benchmarks on the higher clocked r9 270x's and they seem to be preforming well.
 
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I can pickup a gtx 690 cheap but I really didn't want a card like that for this build. Thinking about a gtx 770 now.
 
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For the budget and so on I still think a 270x is the best way to go. I just don't know which one to get that is instock at newegg. I wanted the Toxic but It is so big for my case.
 
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