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Assuming you went with the Corsair Vengeance LPX series ram, the height of the RAM should be fine with the cooler. You have plenty of headroom for the cooler in that case since its a horizontal platform. Tho JQB45 does have a point, why go with an mitx instead of a matx board? You have the room for one and it gives you more expansion options.
 
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I don't think I'm going to expand anything...Actually it's because of the space I have on my desk and also because of the case design itself...I'm just wondering if the sapphire vga will be ok with this case because is pretty big compared to msi, asus and gigabyte ones...
 
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The board wont have any bearing on the size of the case. The case can handle m-itx or m-atx boards, and the design is such that neither will make a difference since all the cable routing will be at the head/top of the board regardless of size. But either way if you want to go m-itx you'll be just fine.

As for the card, it'll fit but you'll need to remove the 3.5in bay. However the Sapphire r9 390x is a very power hungry card and is listing a 750watt PSU recommendation. Whats the exact model PSU you had in mind? You'll also want to make sure its a fully modular PSU, and around the 6.5in area with that tight space requirement.
 
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Thats a good PSU but no way do you want it for this build. Potential power issues with the video card aside, you're going to have very little room for PSU cables in this case. At the very least you need a semi modular PSU, and really want to have a fully modular PSU. The price for that PSU is really good (tho XFX rebate cards take freaking forever to get) but thats not the PSU for this case.
 
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For a 650watt build, take a look at this. Havent included the case since they dont list it on the site.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($419.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($75.75 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($142.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($122.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.10 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($14.02 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1367.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-26 08:34 EST-0500

The PSU fits in with the space requirements.
 
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I'm a fan of Asus myself but their Matx boards for gaming leave a bit to be desired. Oddly their m-itx line up looks better. For a M-ATX I'd look at the GIGABYTE GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5, it runs $150. Its gotten good reviews, pretty well packed with features and good customer service from what people have been saying. But honestly if you want to go with the Asus m-itx go for it. Its a good board, it just limits of stuff but if its stuff you dont care about then there's no point.
 
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unfortunally in my country this psu is more expensive.. I found ATX 650W THERMALTAKE PARIS 650W MODULAR (80 PLUS®) GOLD but I guess is too big, right?
And wht about the m-atx ASUS Q170M-C instead of m-itx?
 
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well, maybe msi r9 390x needs less wattage? I could switch to this one in this case.

 
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For the motherboard, I'd avoid it. You can not overclock on that board.
What motherboard manufactures can you choose from for motherboards?

As for the PSU, I'm not really sure. The Paris model doesn't seem to exist in thermaltakes normal site, but its part number links up to a different model the Toughpower Gold. Which ranges between a 3rd to 2nd level tier.

What PSU manufactures can you get from your sources?
 
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actually I'm buying from Amazon but prices are in € so might be different from yours..I don't really know about m-atx motherboards. My budget for the motherboard is 150 and the one you gave me is more than 200 :\ same for the psu..I found this themaltake for around 85 usd so it would be ok but I don't know about the quality....if this m-atx build is too hard to make I'll switch to atx normal one, even if I'd prefer the m-atx one.
 
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Well hold on now, if you wanted to go small then go small. The m-itx board you picked out was a solid one. The board size isnt the factor in the PSU being a bit hard to make fit. The case is the limiting factor. When you get past 6.5 inches you start running out of room for the cables according to the reviews I looked at.
Link me to the site you're using and I'll see what I can help with.
 
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