I knew RAM prices were high but I didn't expect daylight robbery.

I also found out that the board only has 4 SATA ports. If it had 5 it would make migration so much easier. Now I will have to push my few TBs of storage over LAN.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?N=100007607%20600022631&Submit=ENE

You aren't going to use the PCIe slot anyway, right?

In my Intel Build I will certainly pick a dedicated GPU. I'm not a big fan of port extension cards blocking PCIE ports in general. If I need it I think I got a SATA extension lying around somewhere which I could use just for migration. But I could just do the migration over LAN to spare me the hassle. Not gonna make a difference if the transport takes 2 or 3 days.

Right now I'm looking for digital PSUs, but apparently nothing has been done in that field for the past 2 years. At least not in low power PSUs. So I'm kinda miffed at that.

Oh, you are only putting four HDDs in the system.

If all you are doing is moving the data, then yeah: go over ethernet.
It would probably only take about 2 - 2.5 hours to transfer a TB that way.

It would really be nice to have the flexibility of a 5th port. My current mITX board has 6 and it was awesome. Since the SPC will also have the role of the spare PC in case my GPC goes down it would be cool to have an additional port to backup stuff from one of the SSDs. But I guess something like USB to SATA adapters exists in such a case.

Can't wait to come home and check up on my old build to see what I can do with it. Then I should be able to finalize the Intel design tomorrow.

Stuff is taking shape. For the Intel Build I'm gonna keep the case, the cooler and the 300W PSU. I decided the RAM. All that's missing right now is the GPU. I think I want to try out what AMD has to offer. And even though I don't care for my electricity bill at all I love the Zero Core feature Nvidia has for some reason not adopted yet. And since the PC will be running 24/7 and most of the time with turned off screens it seems practical.

I thought about something cute like the RX 560. Though I am kinda flirting with a 1050ti as well since the prices are quite similar and the 1050ti is better in all aspects. So it's definitely between those 2 right now.

For peripherals I don't really need anything right now because I already have a wireless keyboard and mouse I use on my couch and will be plugged into it anyway.

So the last thing after I decided for the GPU would be an external sound mixer.

https://geizhals.de/?cat=WL-921980

Don't waste 100 euros on physical Windows 10, just buy a cheap key on Ebay :P

I'd rather waste my money. I'm building a 2000€ surf machine here, 50 bucks more or less won't break my bank. My government has to live off of something.

That Behringer audio mixer seems perfect. It's just sad that apparently none of those audio mixers have optical input. Seems to be something outlandish. Would've been cool if I could've hooked up the PS4 audio directly but I guess I have to get it through HDMI and the analog out on my monitor.

Though now that I think about it there may be a problem. If I mix my own mic into it, it won't work as I will hear it. So the setup should be:

MIC -> SPC input
SPC output -> mixer input
GPC output -> mixer input
monitor output(consoles) -> mixer input
mixer output -> headphones

That seems even better, since the different inputs wouldn't have to go through the PC at all. Would it work that way? Does the headphone amplifier from the board work through the mixer? I am absolutely clueless about audio stuff.

Just for curiosity: If you're going mini, why don't you get a short GPU as well? Both the 1050Ti and RX 560 have plenty models with that size.