Looking to Build a PC comparable to Mac Mini

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Hi There

Was looking at buying a mac mini but have found the latest version - you can't upgrade the parts

so therefore thinking i should build a pc for similar pricing if possible
i'd have a budget of about 700/800 euro
i don't need a monitor

also if possible would like
a good processor ( possibly i7 )
maybe 16gb ram to avoid future upgrading
a ssd to run the OS on
wifi adapter needed also
all the other usual items too - motherboard, case etc

would this be possible for my budget?
 
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CPU comes with a cooler, should be okay!

If you find it way too loud grab a Be Quiet Dark Rock 3 and remove the fans.

FYI buying parts from the UK is cheaper

E.G This is around the same price for a slightly nicer case and a silent cooler.

You could run the stock intel cooler if you want but it's louder. Just so we are clear. This is not a gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.80 @ Aria PC)
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This should work fine

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (€309.80 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€86.49 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€88.63 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€73.34 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€54.83 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Xigmatek Aquila MicroATX Mini Tower Case (€84.46 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (€45.78 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €743.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 11:10 CEST+0200

 
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From Ireland
so Europe or UK would do for parts
 
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thanks for reply would i need a cooler for the computer?
 
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You'd have to contact Novatech to be absolutely sure, but I would be very surprised if you couldn't upgrade RAM, CPU, and disks. So about the same as the older Mac Minis in this respect (except I don't think you could upgrade the CPU in them), and much the same size.

You might want to Google "NUC" as there are a host of computers with this form factor available from several vendors.
 
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CPU comes with a cooler, should be okay!

If you find it way too loud grab a Be Quiet Dark Rock 3 and remove the fans.

FYI buying parts from the UK is cheaper

E.G This is around the same price for a slightly nicer case and a silent cooler.

You could run the stock intel cooler if you want but it's louder. Just so we are clear. This is not a gaming rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£227.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.80 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£67.19 @ More Computers)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£49.80 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.99 @ Dabs)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition Silent Cube MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£58.49 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply (£29.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £588.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-13 11:21 BST+0100
 
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Hi

THanks for response and details

I see your point about it not being a gaming rig - however would games like Football Manager work and Settlers
They usually don't require high specs
 
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hi there again

i just noticed that theres no grpahics card in this build....?
would i need to include one?
 
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Only if you want to play some higher grade games.
Otherwise the Intel i7 4790's own integrated graphics is enough for some basic games.
 
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