Newbie building an ITX for the first time

[BoBarIV]

Hello,
I am just starting out on my adventures of building a custom PC. I have already got a big tower with mid range gaming items such as i7-4770, gtx660 and 550w PSU but am wanting to upgrade/build a new PC. I first had the idea of removing my i7 and adding it to another mother board using the same cpu cooler (Zalman CNPS5X Performa). I am planning on using a Asus H81I-PLUS motherboard, and upgrading to a gtx 960 gpu. I would put all of this into a cooler master elite 130. Could someone give me a rough idea whether or not this would work/be any good.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Here's some of the ITX builds we have done at school. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2625445/build-log-consolidated-middle-school-builds.html

I would rather use a board with built-in WiFi, like the ASRock H97 ITX/ac used in three of those builds. The H87 chipset is a bit more modern. The Zalman cooler will not fir in that case, however.

Here's a set of parts that will work.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Scythe BIG Shuriken 2 Rev. B 45.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($198.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $732.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-08 12:29 EDT-0400

I also like the Thermaltake Core V1, if you like the size and the external DVD.