3D/video editing build - mini ITX? recommendations?

[joun]

I've been thinking of spending about £1000 on a PC/hackintosh box used for 3D and video editing. (After Effects, 3DS Max)

I thought it would need to be housed in a standard big ugly case but have been recently looking at Bitfenix Prodigy and some mini-ITX mobos which could make for a lot more attractive housing. I won't be overclocking this build, and would like to keep it quiet.

The software I use takes advantage of GPU so looking to get a beefy GTX card in.

Here's my sketchy parts list so far:

i7 3370k
16gb memory (4x4gb)
256gb SSD
4gb GTX670 or GTX660ti (prob gtx670 for 256bit bus)

PSU - No idea - something quiet and small, 500w should handle it?
Fans - no idea - recommendations?
Mobo - not sure yet - could the new gigabyte mini-ITX Z77 handle my setup?
Any other good mini-ITX ivy bridge mobos in the pipeline? or should I forget mini-ITX and go full size?

 

[Doomedspeed]

Something like this:


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £269.99
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (3660-KR) with FREE Borderlands 2 PC Game £239.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe (Socket 1155/Intel Z77.DDR3/S-ATA 600/Mini ITX) £159.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £158.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316G1600HC11DC) £59.95
1 x Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular 500W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £54.98
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Prolimatech Armageddon "Night Edition" £37.76
Total : £1,046.64 (includes shipping : FREE).



The motherboard is the best Z77 ITX motherboard around as the other alternitives do not work with big air coolers, where as the socket on this is positioned so you can use big air coolers.

2 x 8GB of RAM as only 2 RAM slots.

Silent Fan CPU cooler.

Silent PSU.

GTX 660ti, just fits in your budget.

 

[buzzlightweight]

ITX mobo's are only capable of two sticks of ram