Recommended improvements on the mini ITX Build

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pjdW
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pjdW/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3pjdW/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£128.67 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£49.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.66 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£67.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£98.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case (£39.93 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.39 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.99 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£77.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £769.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 12:25 BST+0100)

First of all, I chose the motherboard because it has wireless wifi so if other motherboards are recommended then please ensure that it has wifi too. Where possible, I have tried to use Amazon as it has free delivery and I don't trust some of the other suppliers haha (after reading their customer services review). My main concern is with the cable management as it is a small case which is why I have chosen a semi modular PSU, will this be okay or should I go fully modular? On a similar note, is the CPU cooler necessary and will it fit?

This will be my first build so I would be grateful for any recommendations!
 
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Mini ITX build is tempting, but it's more something I'm considering for an APU build (which won't be for a good long while to say the least).

I like the idea of something like this though, the cooler is a personal choice, not necessary and can be tricky to install from what I've read:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.03 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler (£24.53 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.66 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.22 @ Amazon...
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Mini ITX build is tempting, but it's more something I'm considering for an APU build (which won't be for a good long while to say the least).

I like the idea of something like this though, the cooler is a personal choice, not necessary and can be tricky to install from what I've read:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£137.03 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Quiet CPU Cooler (£24.53 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (£87.66 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.22 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£52.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£169.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case (£35.98 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£67.52 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer (£11.99 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£77.84 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £767.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-10 12:55 BST+0100)
 
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Landlahdi

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The PC partpicker website estimated the watt to be 313 so why does it need to be so high? Also, the 87 mobo was the cheapest wifi available motherboard i could find. As for the name of the case, I didn't choose that haha that's the name on the website. I'm not really interested in a much bigger case as I need it to be portable.
 
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I recently built a system using the GA H87N WIFI board in a Silverstone ML06 case. I love the board and the case. The Intel AC7260 wireless card works great. Room inside this case is very restricted, but I wanted a small case, so that comes with the territory. My power supply is non-modular, and I think that fitting in a modular PSU would have been more difficult. The reason is that the connecters at the rear of the PSU on a modular PSU stick out a bit from the case of the PSU, so that you can't bend the wires until after the connectors. With a non-modular PSU, you can bend the wires immediately after they exit the PSU case. Additionally, I did not use the PCIe power leads, so I tucked them away where I could find a little space. Looking back now, I wish I would have cut those wires off and taped them off because I know I will never use them. Doing that would have saved some room and I still may do it if I find the need to disassemble things once again. Maybe things won't be so crowded in your case.
 
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If he wants his computer to be quieter he can go ahead.... he should downgrade to a Hyper 212 EVO though as liquid cooling is personally overkill.
 
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Yeah, it's why I threw in the zalman air cooler anyway, with the low profile memory, but that's more what I personally think would look good in the cooler master elites.

 
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