How is this mitx build for extreme gaming?

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I usually game for many hours on the days im free, and i was wondering if this build would be good for extreme gaming? i don't plan to overclock or upgrade it for at least 4 more years. My past 2 rigs were ATX mid tower cases, this will be my first mitx since i wanna try something different. Would there be any cons for a imtx? if i don't care about upgrading it or overclocking it?

CAS: BitFenix Prodigy mITX Case
24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive
i7-4790K 4.0 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150
Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler
1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (G.SKILL Ripjaws X
ASRock B85M-ITX mITX w/ Display Port, HDMI, GbLAN, 1 Gen3 PCIe x16
Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition)
550 Watts - Corsair CSM Series CS550M 80 Plus Gold Certified Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply
EVGA Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Total after shipping is 1483.00

 
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The only thing about a bitfenix prodigy build that is ITX is the motherboard tray, otherwise it's NOT an ITX by any other standard. It's a huge case. Volumetrically (including the space "displaced" by the handles) it is larger than most microATX cases and comparable to smaller ATX mid towers.

Unless you are after that specific look, I would advise doing a microATX build in a SilverStone Sugo SG10 instead. It's smaller than the prodigy and IMO, makes much better use of it's smaller space. The way the prodigy is designed really doesn't facilitate any sort of good neat cable management. It's just a "nest" in there.
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The only thing about a bitfenix prodigy build that is ITX is the motherboard tray, otherwise it's NOT an ITX by any other standard. It's a huge case. Volumetrically (including the space "displaced" by the handles) it is larger than most microATX cases and comparable to smaller ATX mid towers.

Unless you are after that specific look, I would advise doing a microATX build in a SilverStone Sugo SG10 instead. It's smaller than the prodigy and IMO, makes much better use of it's smaller space. The way the prodigy is designed really doesn't facilitate any sort of good neat cable management. It's just a "nest" in there.
 
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