Mini ITX - triple screen gaming?

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Hi all,

Hoping you can help with some questions and validation regarding this shopping list (similar to previously posted builds).
First time trying to squeeze stuff into a small case, so am a little wary.

YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 970 "NVIDIA 970 Cooler" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £319.99
1 x MSI Z97I Gaming AC - Devil's Canyon i5 4690K CPU & Mini ITX Motherboard Bundle **£18 Saving** £271.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2x8GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11T3K2/16) £129.95
1 x Silverstone Strider SFX Gold 450w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (SST-ST45SF-G) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £77.99
2 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/240G) £64.99 (£129.98)
1 x Corsair Hydro H55 Quiet Liquid CPU Cooler £52.99
1 x Silverstone SST-ML07B Milo Mini ITX Case - Black £51.95
1 x Silverstone SST-SOD02 Slimline Slot Loading 8x DVD±RW SATA Drive - Retail £46.99
1 x Silverstone SST-PP05-E Short Cable Set For SilverStone PSU Strider Series 100% Modular £16.99
2 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan Low-Speed - 120mm £9.60 (£19.20)
Total : £1,207.61 (includes shipping : £8.00).



It will primarily be used for gaming (sim racing), and sometimes find itself at friends/relatives (hence the preference for a small case). I would like to game using multiple monitors, so questions are about the suitability of the components and perhaps whether I should perhaps just use a larger case/SLI.

- i have selected OC's 970 card, is this a better choice for small cases wrt to heat dissipation?
- the case has two adjacent fan openings, would these be sufficient for other cards that throw heat around within the case?
- will temperature be an issue running three monitors for gaming? Doesn't have to be 1080p, top graphics settings, etc.
- can i make use of the mobo/cpu video output at the same time as the gfx card's? eg. run three for the game, and one/two for light apps?
- do OC offer a build service?

Would really appreciate your thoughts, thank you in advance.
 
Thanks for the feedback, especially the reassurance with multiple monitor and temperature/cooling queries.

I did get in touch with a representative yesterday about a build on site quote with the component list. However, they have not yet come back to me - *edit!*

Wait n see, hopefully not too long as these gaming laptops are a temptation ...
 
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