Developer machine

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: 700euros

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Programming with VM, Photoshop/Lightroom, surfing the internet, watching movies

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS, case, psu, hard disks
PSU: 6year old ENERMAX LIBERTY 500W

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: -

Country: (e.g.: India) we need to know where these parts are being assembled

Parts Preferences: Intel, Asus, Nvidia

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: The only real requirement is the ability to develop in a Linux VM without delays.

Hi guys,

actually I'm trying to upgrade my PC and I have chosen to buy mobo, cpu, RAM and VGA card.
For VGA I think of asus gt640-2gd3.
Now for the rest, i'm a little bit confused. As a first priority: i5 or i7 LGA1155 or i7 LGA2011? Then, for motherboards, there is a really wide variety (except for LGA 2011), so that you get lost. I just want a decent mobo (Asus preferrably). And the latest is the RAM. For minimum, I'd take 8-12 GB, but depending on the price of the rest of the parts even 16GB could be fine.

Thank you