mini ITX or mATX case for programmers Sandybridge build.

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I plan to build a new PC for home based software development, the machine won't be used for gaming. My priorities are for a quiet MS Windows PC with dual monitors and USB3.0.

Will the following components fit and keep within thermal bounds in a miniITX case?

mini ITX H67 motherboard (possibly Zotax for its DVI and Display Port outputs)
i5 2500k CPU
8 Gig RAM
120 GB SSD
DVD Drive
 
Thanks for your replies all. Since I have not built a PC since 2001 I am on a learning curve this morning. Here is some additional info plus some more questions:

1 - By quiet I mean something as quiet as my Jan 2010 vintage Apple mini mac or my Atom based Acer Revo that now lives under the main household TV. At 3ft distance in a quiet house with the central heating off neither of these two are silent.

2 - The Lian Li PC-Q08B case seems to be riddled with ventilation grills. Do people worry about emf radiation from PC cases these days?

3 - I doubt the rig mentioned in my OP would draw more than 120watts peak. Would I be right in thinking the custom build market is not well provided for at this point? I guess 120w is pushing it for a pico power supply after that there is a jump to expensive ATX gamer requirements in the +300w range.

4 - What is the standard over specification ratio used when selecting a power supply. Given 120w peak draw is a 200w rated supply a comfortable capacity?
 
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