Spec Check/Cooling (Mini-ITX)

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Hi, I'm planning to move my desktop computer into a mini-itx form factor at some point in the future. These are the specs I'm planning

Case - Anything which will fit the specs, preferably under £50 (eg Cooler Master Elite 120)
Motherboard - anything with the pci-e 2.0 slot (eg Asus P8H77-I)
CPU - Core i5 3450
RAM - 8GB, >1333mhz, probably corsair
Graphics card - Gigabyte GTX460 OC, I already own this
HDD - 120GB SSD and 1TB HDD (HDD already owned)

I've never even looked inside a mini-itx tower, so I'm not sure what I'd be working with, and don't have any experience with small form-factors. Does anybody have any advice on the specs?

Specifically, will a mini-itx computer stay sufficiently cool with the stock CPU cooler and the GTX 460 running? Also, how much would the RAM clock speed affect the temperature?

EDIT: this is my rough list of components, excluding the Graphics card
 
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The motherboard does look very nice for the price, so I'll consider that one.

I'm building this to take to university, so I have something to PC game with. So I'd only be using it when my laptop won't suffice, and I doubt I'll ever use it for more than a few hours at a time. I'll definitely be installing the third fan, too.
 
Fan Connectors

Thanks for the previous help.

I'm unfamiliar with internal I/O, and was wondering about case fans. The case I'm looking at has space for 3 fans, which I wish to use. The motherboards I've looked at so far only have 1 4-pin chassis-fan connector. Does this mean I will only be able to use 1 fan If I pick these motherboards?
 
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