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Actually, I am in the same boat and have been looking for a nice, albeit small, case to put my rig into.  And trust me, you DO NOT want TMO handling your rig.  Assuming you aren't about to throw out your old ATX mobo to race and get a smaller mITX, your options are pretty limited to some of the "bigger" options.  I went with the Cooler Master HAF XB EVO to replace my full tower.  Very accommodating, but still not something you can take on the plane with you unless you have an ungodly amount of space in your luggage (not judging).

 

In my new build, I am holding out for the new RVZ02 from Silverstone Tek.

 

CES coverage from Linus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtpnVurPBJw

 

If you don't want to wait, however, Silverstone has the RVZ01 (www.amazon.com/SilverStone-Technology-Mini-ITX-Computer-RVZ01B/dp/B00I3EKXDE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435511861&sr=8-1&keywords=rvz01) as well as the SG13B (www.amazon.com/dp/B00U8IS89E/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=7GR7JZDBHCOJ&coliid=I345K808R3H07V&psc=1).

 

Silverstone says that the RVZ02 will be released sometime in July and for a starting price at around $45.99(USD).

 

I hope this was helpful at least a little bit.

 

-Matthew Wilcox

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I was watching most of Linus's videos for cases and I think I found one that would work for me maybe a little bit low on airflow but ill just have to get a blower design card and water cool the CPU or go with a Noctua low profile cooler.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MdZgcf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MdZgcf/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($296.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone Sugo SG13B Mini ITX Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $852.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-28 16:11 EDT-0400
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