I'm looking to build a low power server for my personal use. I'm currently using an old laptop, but I want to move to something newer since I don't know how much time this thing has left it. I already have a case and power supply, I just need a CPU, Motherboard and Memory. The OS will be Ubuntu Server or Linux Mint, depending on how much I think I still need a GUI for somethings. It'll start off as a web server for Python/Ruby development but I may expand its roll to include media.
AMD:
AMD A4-4000 Richland 3.2GHz - $45.99 /w Free Shipping
MSI FM2-A55M-E33 - $49.99 + $5.39 Shipping
MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - $59.99 w/ Free Shipping
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $34.99 w/ Free Shipping
Total Cost: $136.36
Total Cost: $140.97
Intel:
Intel Celeron G1610 Ivy Bridge 2.6GHz - $49.99 /w Free Shipping
ASRock H61M-DGS - $44.99 + $5.49 Shipping
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $34.99 w/ Free Shipping
Total Cost: $135.46
I'm going with micro-ATX because the premium for mini-ITX didn't seem worth paying for something like this. I tried to keep the prices and power consumptions (where applicable) for both builds. I imagine the CPU for the AMD build would be slightly better, but the mobo for the Intel build gives me PCI-E 3.0 (which...uhhh, doesn't matter at all).
Comments/Suggestions?