New Build: Development Server $500 Budget (Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio)

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If you could help me find some good solutions to the requirements listed below it would be greatly appreciated.

Budget: $500~, flexible, depends on cost effectiveness

OS and software that will be installed(minimum), estimated 2TB needed at least
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OS: Windows Server 2012 then 2016 when released
Software: SQL Server/MySQL, Team Foundation Server, MS development tools, Apache, Java, game servers

Hardware Requirements: [Reused as pc for young mind]
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Motherboard: A Non-server type motherboard. ECC not needed. Raid support. onboard HDMI/dvi/VGA a plus
CPU: not slow
Cooler: gaming cooler, no OC type

Case: 4 or more 3.5" drive bays and 2xSSDs

GPU: using old gaming card

I need help with the CPU/Motherboard selection.
Any comment or advise will help.

Thank you


 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($56.41 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $496.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 22:45 EDT-0400

 
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The motherboard I selected officially supports Windows Server 2012 64bit, they have drivers for it on the asrockrack website. The case is silent with plenty of drive bays. The power supply has 9 SATA ports so you won't have to worry about adding more drives. I don't recommend changing the memory I selected because it's on the qualified vendor memory list. The cooler master T4 is a good CPU cooler upgrade from the stock cooler for the price. I selected a SSD for the boot drive and an Enterprise hard drive because it's designed for RAID if you need it and Heavy application workloads. A little over budget, but I think this workstation build might just work for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($122.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($22.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87WSA-DL ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital RE 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($118.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 700W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.24 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-140 66.0 CFM 140mm Fan ($8.49 @ NCIX US)
Total: $633.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-20 23:43 EDT-0400
 
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