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Looking to play current games on my 1080p TV and I need it to be mini-itx

Is this build ok?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y9jZqs

Intel i5-4590
ASRock B85M-ITX
G.Skill DDR3-1600 2x4GB
EVGA GeForce 750Ti 2GB Superclocked
Corsair Force LS 120GB SSD (I will add 500gb WD Red HD I have as spare)
Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Cube
Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Semi Modular PSU

I will be running Windows 7. Don't care for optical drives
 
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Pretty good. My thoughts are below.

CPU - Nice price at Microcenter!
MB - Changed to a board with WiFi and BT built-in and a more modern chipset (H97). B85 would be alright, but no need to go "back" that far in technology.
SSD - Relatively new controller in that guy... I would change that to a Crucial MX100 or Samasung 840 EVO.
CASE - The Elite 120 and 130 have front USB 3.0 support. The Elite 130 also includes water cooling support (if you care).
PSU - No CX / CS / Builder series from Corsair (poor components). Stick with XFX or Seasonic.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte...
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Pretty good. My thoughts are below.

CPU - Nice price at Microcenter!
MB - Changed to a board with WiFi and BT built-in and a more modern chipset (H97). B85 would be alright, but no need to go "back" that far in technology.
SSD - Relatively new controller in that guy... I would change that to a Crucial MX100 or Samasung 840 EVO.
CASE - The Elite 120 and 130 have front USB 3.0 support. The Elite 130 also includes water cooling support (if you care).
PSU - No CX / CS / Builder series from Corsair (poor components). Stick with XFX or Seasonic.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($97.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($32.50 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $643.94
 
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These are the changes I would make. Better GPU and PSU. Hardwaresecrets gave it a good review.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/rosewill-hive-650-w-power-supply-review/1460

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $618.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 12:14 EDT-0400
 
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This PC is going into a cabinet with limited circulation so I was trying to get a card that runs cooler and required less energy. Do you think it's wise to switch over still or should I stick with the current card?
 
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My budget is flexible, I am more concerned with my space limitations, the case I have is a perfect fit for the space i have. I am worried about air circulation.
 
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Do you know how long the card will be? That case I selected has a maximum length of 210mm.
 
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Thanks for the heads up, I am open to upgrading in future and selling the card I will buy now. If I know for a fact it will fit into this case, I may wait but since that's not out yet, I will purchase one now. I know the new gtx 9 series card run cooler which attract my interests.
 
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That shouldn't be a problem, I've built more than a few micro ATX PCs, if you want to build a mini-ITX try something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.27 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.42 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Inwin 901 Mini ITX Tower Case ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($81.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $868.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 13:01 EDT-0400

Or if you want to go micro and save some money:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.27 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.42 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($48.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($81.30 @ Newegg)
Total: $759.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 13:03 EDT-0400
 
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