Is this suitable for 4k monitor?

[carling220]

Hello

I've seen this on ebuyer for £999 which seems good. Would this run a 4k monitor? Mainly for adobe lightroom, but also gaming potentially. I'm hoping the GPU is the gaming limitation so I can upgrade later. I realise the F processor can't be overclocked, so want to know if it can handle 4k. I've seen another with i7 8700 which has higher clock speed, but less cores and is older? ANY advice appreciated.

The spec of the deal on ebuyer:

Processor

• Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0Ghz 8 Core CPU,
• Maximum Turbo Frequency: 4.7Ghz
• Cache: 12MB

Memory

• 16GB DDR4 2666Mhz RAM
• Supports up to 32GB
• 2 x DIMM sockets (1 Used)

Hard Drive

• 480GB SSD Boot Drive

• 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Optical Drive

• No ODD

Software

• Windows 10 Home

Chipset

• H310

Graphics

• Nvidia GTX1660 6GB

Audio

• High Definition Audio, 5.1 channel

Input Devices

• No Keyboard or Mouse Included

Networking

• Wireless 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E Card
• Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN

Power Supply

• 400 watts

Dimensions

• Height: 480mm
• Width: 320mm
• Depth: 370mm

Interfaces

• 2 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 3 x Display Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 3 x USB 2.0 Port (1 front, 2 rear)
• 3 x USB 3.1 (1 front, 2 rear)
• 1 x RJ-45 Port
• 3 x Audio Jacks

Expansion

• 1 x PCI-e x 16 Slot
• 2 x PCI-e x 1 Slots

Case

• ATX Tempered Glass Gaming Case with LED Fans

Warranty / Miscellaneous

• 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Years Labour)
• UK Tech Support by Punch Technology (Tel: 0330 058 3037)

 

[Flayed]

For gaming, it looks like a lot of CPU with not so much GPU. A bit of an inbalance a 9700 with a 1660 non ti

 

[carling220]

For gaming, it looks like a lot of CPU with not so much GPU. A bit of an inbalance a 9700 with a 1660 non ti

Thanks for your reply.

So in this case, it would be suitable to get now for photo editing, and upgrade the GPU later to enjoy proper 4k gaming? Unless anyone can recommend anywhere better to get a sub 1000£ rig. I guess getting a better GPU now could help.

There are lots of rigs with i5 9400f, but I was advised i7 for photo editing of 26mp images.

 

[carling220]

They also have this for same price:

Processor

• AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.2Ghz 8 Core CPU
• Maximum Turbo Frequency: 4.1Ghz
• Cache: 16MB

Memory

• 16GB DDR4 2666Mhz RAM
• Supports up to 32GB
• 2 x DIMM sockets (Used)

Hard Drive

• 480GB SSD Boot Drive
• 1TB 7200RPM SATA HDD

Optical Drive

• No ODD

Software

• Windows 10

Chipset

• A320

Graphics

• Nvidia GTX1660Ti 6GB Graphics

Audio

• High Definition Audio, 5.1 channel

Input Devices

• No Keyboard or Mouse Included

Networking

• Wireless 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E Card
• Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN

Power Supply

• 500 watts

Dimensions

• Height: 505mm
• Width: 225mm
• Depth: 465mm

Interfaces

• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 3 x Display Ports
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DVI-I Port
• 4 x USB 2.0 Port (2 front)
• 5 x USB 3.1 (1 front, 4 rear)
• 1 x RJ-45 Port
• 3 x Audio Jacks

Expansion

• 1 x PCI-e x 16 Slot
• 2 x PCI-e x 1 Slots

Case

• ATX Tempered Glass Gaming Case with LED Fan

Warranty / Miscellaneous

• 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Years Labour)
• UK Tech Support by Punch Technology (Tel: 0330 058 3037)

 

[carling220]

They also have:

• Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0Ghz
• 16GB, 1TB HDD + 240GB SSD
• NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB
• WIFI, Windows 10 Home
• 3 Year Warranty

 

[Flayed]

The AMD one looks ok, what will you be using the system for?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Out of those, I would choose the AMD rig too.
More future-proof.
More well-rounded.
Better GPU.

Edit: Oh, A320 chipset? No overclocking? No 3rd-Gen upgrading? Maybe I wouldn't choose the AMD. Too bad that they didn't put a B350/B450 motherboard in there. Then it would be more-or-less perfect, and ready for upgrades in the future.

 

[Flayed]

Why not build a system yourself. You will get a much better system for the money. For example:
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (£163.84 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£160.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£97.03 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB XC GAMING Video Card (£268.98 @ Technextday)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case (£57.49 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ PC World Business)
Total: £1017.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-11 07:51 BST+0100

Double the ram to 32G is good for working with 4k video or images. The new Ryzen 3 CPU performs on par with an Intel 9700k in many workloads. Large 1TB SSD. The PSU has power to spare if you decide to upgrade the graphics in a few years it will handle it.

 

[carling220]

Hello

It is a possibility, and thanks a lot for the effort to put a system together. I'm just not 100% confident in building it myself. Although it does seem better value. Although this system I noted above does have a 2060 GPU which I believe is better than the 1660ti according to google?

• Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0Ghz
• 16GB, 1TB HDD + 240GB SSD
• NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB
• WIFI, Windows 10 Home
• 3 Year Warranty

I noticed you listed Ryzen 5 but then talked about Ryzen 3, is Ryzen 3 a better choice?

 

[carling220]

The AMD one looks ok, what will you be using the system for?

Lightroom mainly, but I may get back in to a bit of gaming I think at some point. I also want a 4k screen for my studies to have plenty of screen real estate. I'm hoping a good 4k monitor will be great to display my photography too, although I guess it will appear relatively smaller.

 

[Flayed]

Hello

It is a possibility, and thanks a lot for the effort to put a system together. I'm just not 100% confident in building it myself. Although it does seem better value. Although this system I noted above does have a 2060 GPU which I believe is better than the 1660ti according to google?

• Intel Core i7-9700F 3.0Ghz
• 16GB, 1TB HDD + 240GB SSD
• NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB
• WIFI, Windows 10 Home
• 3 Year Warranty

I noticed you listed Ryzen 5 but then talked about Ryzen 3, is Ryzen 3 a better choice?

It is the Ryzen 3 architecture but the Ryzen 5 model. Kind of confusing I guess.
I saw some pre builts from CCL today that look pretty good.
https://www.cclonline.com/pc/gaming-pcs/pbm/ccl-ronin-gaming-pc/

Here's a benchmark of Ryzen 3 for lightroom

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/First-Look-at-AMD-Ryzen-3rd-Gen-CPUs-for-Rendering-1524/

 

[VirtualLarry]

It is the Ryzen 3 architecture but the Ryzen 5 model. Kind of confusing I guess.

Not really. Just remember to refer to "3rd-Gen Ryzen CPU" or "Ryzen 3000-series CPU", and not Ryzen 3, when you're talking about the generation of chip, and not the marketing labels. I generally also refer to the marketing tier labels as "R3/R5/R7/R9", even though, strictly-speaking, they don't have the "R" in front of them.

 

[DrMrLordX]

@VirtualLarry

indeed, R3 series is R3 1200, R3 1400, etc. Old chips. You don't want those.