buying pre-built pc need advice

Goodmane

Go with AMD 2000/3000 series as AMD are offering lots of cores for good money. Sweet spot will be 2700, 3700 or 3700x. You could go higher but you may as well wait and see what they release next year and year after for relatively easy upgrade into the same motherboard you buy now. With AMD you want very fast RAM as it affects how fast the CPU runs. Most people recommend 3200 or 3333 upwards.

Intel will not be keeping their motherboard socket current after this year, so you will be limited to their best current CPU, unless you buy a new motherboard and copy of Windows. AMD have said they will support their socket with new CPUs for at least another year of cpu releases, maybe two years can't remember which.

The more cores the better for video. Caveat is that if you want fast gaming, then you don't want loads of weak cores. You want at least 4Ghz on current / last generation cpus.

I would recommend Dell ultrasharp series as your main monitor. They are ips displays, great ergonomics, can be colour accurate and are designed to be hardware lut calibrated by the i1 colorimeter. That means you don't need to mess with graphics settings each time you switch from gaming profile, to your two saved profiles e.g. srgb and argb / p3. You just use the buttons on the side of the monitor, or use the software to automatically switch profile whenever you load a specific application.

Downside is currently only 60hz and no freesync or g sync, but unless you're a pro, you can still enjoy even competitive online fps / tps games like Fortnite to high standard at 60hz. If you really need freesync it's much cheaper to get a second monitor, e.g. freesync 27" to go next to it, rather than get everything all in one. You can pick up a Dell 27 inch 144hz freesync panel for about 350gbp new or get something used for gaming if necessary.

But don't get a tn panel for colour accurate work.

liquidsoap89

If you're not concerned about the price that you're currently looking at then the i9 CPU will be perfect for you. Many of us would recommend waiting to see how the new Ryzens turn out but if you don't want to wait then you likely wont feel bad sticking with the i9.

It looks like you've dropped down to 16GB of RAM too. Depending on how much work you plan on doing on this computer that might or might not be enough. If this is more of a gaming/regular use PC then that's more than enough even by today's standards, but if you do plan on doing a lot of video editing then it might be a good idea to keep the 32GB (that would largely depend on what kind of editing you're doing; large 4k files and the like will chew through your RAM, but if you're doing smaller projects then 16GB would be fine).

I think your new monitor choice is a poor pairing for the GPU you've chosen though. Even at 240hz it's still going to be underutilized by your GPU. Looking on Amazon where I live, the Acer XB271HU is roughly the same price as the monitor you chose, but it's 1440p/144hz and it's an IPS panel with GSync. It's very similar to the monitor I use myself and I love it. Samsung also seems to have a 4k monitor for roughly the same price which could be a great choice as well.

It looks like you've almost got the perfect computer chosen! In my opinion if you switched the monitor for something that would push your GPU more effectively I think you'd be all set!

dollag

To the OP, I do not know how much you are paying for this machine but you could honestly put one together yourself at a fraction of the cost. It's something you should really consider.

I am currently selling a machine (not listed yet) with a 9700K, RTX 2080, 16gb ram and 250gb samsung evo in a nice nzxt case with a nzxt 280mm water cooler. Im not a computer expert but i put this together in no time and was at least 40% cheaper than their models. just food for thought

Coulson

Yeah but very nice lol.

Coulson

*Just read other comments above. They just about cover everything*

Goodmane

Fair comment I suppose, but in my experience most companies sell gaming pcs with poor graphics cards, even at quite high prices. They also necessarily skimp on the PSU and other components to stay competitive. There are a few exceptions but they are typically expensive.

By the way OP, the ability of a good quality PSU to make the whole system stable and long-lived is another great reason to build your own PC, or at least be aware of what components you are getting.

Delvey

Agree with this. My EVGA is now 6 years old and is still going strong. It also has a 10 year warranty (so another 4 years). It was not even that expensive.

jackwl89

That's an amazing rig