Making an ITX build for the first time. Any suggestions?

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/crTCD8

This is what I have so far. Is it pretty gooderino or would you change certain things about it? Again, first time doing an ITX build. College and everything means no room for larger towers.

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Go for a Core 500 or Elite 130 so you can get an ATX PSU,

this has an i7, for only dropping to a 4GB 480 mostly, the 8GB 480 would still be within the budget

last I checked at newegg the 8GB nitro was $250

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/rpbhKZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/rpbhKZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($293.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI B150I GAMING PRO AC Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: AMD Radeon R3 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card ($228.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $910.30
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-06 21:55 EST-0500

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http://pcpartpicker.com/list/2YTJtJ

Changed things up here. Don't need the i7 and I'm not gonna overclock, so the i5 is perfect for me and this actually makes things cheaper for me. I'll use the extra $100 for a college textbook or something. It claims the Hyper 212 will work, but I have a feeling it isn't going to be pretty. Is it wise to put a Hyper 212 in this thing or should I just put in a low profile cooler in there?

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Both rigs are nice ... may consider a Noctua NH-L9x65 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ... it has twice the heat pipes and thermal mass and is quieter @ 22.4 dbA than the Silverstone for about $7 more.

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Should fit fine but there are some slightly smaller tower coolers, should just get the hyper 212 though

you arent't going to need the AS5, and I'd go for MX-4 instead anyways

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF39E2338&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

here's one with a tall cooler
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/43VYcf

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and yup you have 4 hours left on the sale for the nitro 8gb, even has a mail in rebate that probably won't work, get it for sure meng

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202223

and the radeon SSD is available on amazon if you happen to have prime for one day shipping, 5$ more though

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Well shit. This PC was actually for Christmas. Oh well, I'm pretty damn sure there will be a Cyber Monday and/or Christmas sale for the parts.

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Use an actual shoebox

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Definitely water-cool it, even if it's only a half radiator trust me from experience you will want to eventually

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Watercool what? and why? he said he's not going to overclock... getting a decent air cooler will last theoretically a lifetime... parts in watercooling setups die... when he decides to overclock then he can go under water but until then I will recommend air.

212 plus if you can find it, evo is your next best bet, the x is pretty overpriced compared to older versions of the 212 imo since it's a negligable improvement over the evo.

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I mean you can get a 120(or140?) mm radiator for like 60 bucks now and they last at least a couple years. With obvious benefits with the shirty cooling of itx

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If you aren't overclocking, don't worry about watercooling. To be honest, I think the stock Intel cool will work just fine for this build. Having a downdraft cooler will allow for some additional cooling to the motherboard components too.

If you still want an aftermarket cooler: Drop the Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste. The stuff that comes with the Hyper 212 is plenty fine. Actually, instead of the Hyper 212, I'd probably pick up the Cryorig H7 for the lower tower height and better aesthetic and fan.

This is also probably going to be an unpopular opinion here, but I would probably opt for the GTX 1060 over the RX 480 for the lower TDP. Less heat output in a mini-ITX form factor is key if you want a quiet system.

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Definitely don't watercool, and don't worry about ATX PSU, the point of mITX is to go small.
Your partslist look good, although I might switch the Radeon SSD with a Samsung 850evo.

I'm curretnly waiting for my Dan A4 SFX case to arrive to put my system in.
If you like the Node 202 you might like the DR Zaber Sentry case, which will launch next year.