Here's the thing: mini-ITX is more expensive, and it always has been. I can get a decent case for this amount, but that leaves me right where we started – $399 – and I'm in a pretty boring case for $50. Based on my preferences/experiences I would not get the budget board for Z270, so my cart price would move up another $60 to the ASUS or MSI option available. So now I'm at $348.97, and that only gives me $50 for a case. The cheapest liquid coolers on Newegg are $59.99. Someone like me, parting out a build on Newegg (yes, I know I can chase deals around using other sites) would START with 288.97 in my cart before looking for any better options for motherboard or liquid CPU cooling. SFX power supplies are pricey to get high power density, and I paid $95 for my 450W model, and the SF600 is indeed $119.99 right now. A mini-ITX Z270 board of any kind is going to be over $120 (the cheapest on Newegg currently is $123.99), and Corsair is using a higher-quality option with that MSI model. Listen to Dustin! As someone who builds a LOT of systems, and tests various enclosures and coolers, I can say that this is actually a very good value.
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