Not having a Mac pro with Cuda cards is going to limit you so much that I don't think the difference between hd analog component and hd sdi is going to be a big issue. You'll be able to monitor fine.
For a small system like this the intensity should by fine. Use the extra money to get more ram, internal ssd, and WD thunderbolt external hard drive (it has two tbolt ports I think)
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