New build - virtualisation, photo/editing

zbluebirdz

Budget:
- Max €1,100.
- Can pay via CC or bank transfer.
- Plan to put the order through on Sunday night or Monday night.

Main purpose of computer:
- I'm replacing my existing box - existing accessories will not be replaced.
- The new box would be used for virtualisation, programming/development, photo editing, video editing, gaming (not a hard-core gamer) and general home use. Have no intention in overclocking the new box.

I've put together a list of parts for a new box to replace the existing one.
This will be a self-build.

Item|Price
ASRock Z87M Extreme4, Sockel 1150, mATX|€98.35
Intel Xeon E3-1230v3 Bx, LGA1150|€207.48
XFX Radeon R9 270 Double Dissipation Edition, 2GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort|€147.14
Toshiba SSD - Q Series PRO 256GB 2,5"|€147.57
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200 2000GB, SATA 6Gb/s|€142.98
16GB Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9|€118.07
FRACTAL DESIGN Define Mini|€75.12
be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 7 500W - bulk -|€51.89
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SB-Version Englisch|€82.87
Shipping|€18.99
Total|€1090.46

Need:
- Box will need wifi and blue-tooth. Do not want to "hog" an usb socket as I need them for other gadgets. Is there a card that has both wifi and bt at a resonable price?


Addtional parts to be purchased at a later date (do not need info about these parts):
- A new monitor, 1440p
- Non-stock cpu cooler
- Blu-ray/DVD drive (if case cannot hold one, I'll get an external one)


A Plextor SSD (PX-256MPro) would be moved from old box to new box.
The Plextor SSD will be the primary drive, Toshiba SSD be the utility/temp/work drive, the Seagates for storage (setup in RAID 1 configuration).

Z87M Extreme4 board was chosen due to having 4xUSB3 and 4xUSB2 sockets on back-plate and low price.

Questions:
1) Motherboards
Which of these two boards is the better one (they're priced roughly the same):
- Asrock Z87M Extreme4
- Asrock Z87 Pro4


2) XFX Radeon R9 270 video card
My monitor only has VGA connection. The XFX doesn't appear to have a VGA connection.
Is there an adapter I can get?


3) Power
Would the "be quiet!"'s 500W unit have sufficient power to drive the new box comfortably? Should I get the 550W version instead?


4) Case
Would any of the following case be a better choice than the Fractal Design Mini?
- Silverstone Sugo SG10B
- BetFenix Phenom M
- Nanoxia Deep Silence 4
- Fractal Design Define R4
- Cooler Master Silencio 352


5) Parts
Would the be any incompatiblity issues with the parts selected?
Can any of the parts be swapped for a better one (for roughly less or the same price)?

Thanks.

Serephucus

Extreme4 is the better board.

Card will almost certainly come with a DVI->VGA adapter.

500W will be tonnes of power for that system.

The Define R4 is probably a better choice, as you've picked an ATX board to go in an mATX case (meaning it won't fit).

Really, I'd go for a 4670K. You say you won't be overclocking... but it's extremely easy, and will net you quite a bit of extra performance.

zbluebirdz

Serephucus wrote: »

Extreme4 is the better board.

Card will almost certainly come with a DVI->VGA adapter.

500W will be tonnes of power for that system.

The Define R4 is probably a better choice, as you've picked an ATX board to go in an mATX case (meaning it won't fit).

Really, I'd go for a 4670K. You say you won't be overclocking... but it's extremely easy, and will net you quite a bit of extra performance.

Thanks for the comments.

- I should be ok with the XFX card then.

- The Extreme4 board I've listed is a mATX board.

- I'll have another look at the 4670K.

Another question:
I know this forum has a big leaning towards buying/quoting from Hardwareversand.de, are the other German sites ok to buy from - e.g. CaseKing.de? Alternate.de? MindFactory.de?

Serephucus

My bad, in that case the Define Mini is fine. I haven't used the DS4, but I have the DS1, and it's a fantastic case.

You can use other sites of course - MindFactory was looked at a while back - but it seems that HWVS consistently edge ahead on prices.