Hard pre-build Pc choice - A12-9800, Ryzen3-1200 or Ryzen5-1600?

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Hello forum,

First time posting, so be kind with me. Need some expert advice to make a wise choice on a new pre-build Pc. The Pc will be used mainly for 2D vectors, 3D modeling, photo manipulation, Unity3D and android development and custom gaming at 720p max. For productivity reasons, it will be a 3x monitor setup (at 1920x1080 per screen).

The canditate desktop systems are the following:
1. Lenovo 510A (A12-9800/8GB-Ram/2TB-HDD/GT730 2GB-GDDR3)
2. HP 570 (A12-9800/8GB-Ram/1TB-HDD+128M.2 SSD/GTX1050 2GB-GDDR5)
3. HP 580 (Ryzen3-1200/8GB-Ram/1TB-HDD+128M.2. SSD/RX580 4GB)
4. HP 580 ((Ryzen5-1600/12GB-Ram/2TB+128SSD/GTX1050 2GB

The price difference is not a deal breaker between all above systems, as they are priced between 600-1000 euros, that is my margin budget.

I'm aware that these systems are different in hardware and therefore performace. I need to know, which of the above listed systems, will suit my needs best now and in the near future (max 4 years), without upgrading.

Also it will be great if you can advice, which one matches best a Pc, with an Intel i5-7400/8GB-Ram/1TB-HDD/GTX1050 2GB, in performance and usability.

Thank you all for your answers. Any opinion is very much welcomed.
 
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Well, honestly I am not sure. Could be either. You can talk to their customer service with the model number.
On a side note, I went through some of the reviews for this unit and they all seem to be consistent on the performance rating, which is good...
https://pcverge.com/hp-pavilion-power-580-148-review/
http://www.pcbuildadvisor.com/hp-pavilion-power-580-023w-gaming-tower-review/
https://desktoptrends.com/review/hp-pavilion-power-580-068-review/
However the PSU unit of pre-builds are always a concern as they are not deemed to be the best, so that should be your first upgrade down the line.
You can right away discard the Lenovo and the HP570. Now, both the Ryzen builds are pretty good. Going Ryzen 1600 will give you adequate CPU power for the forseeable future, specially when OCed and getting a more powerful GPU down the line can make it a very potent build.
My vote goes for the Ryzen 1600, and it should be more powerful than the 7400 build.
 


Thank you Hellfire13, for your opinion, on this post. The HP 580 Ryzen3-1200, utilizes an RX580 4GB GPU, as per specs, an "active fan - liquid cooling". I have never ever used, a Pc, with liquid cooling parts. Do you happen to know, if this GPU is reliable in pro long use, or will be prone to leaking inside Pc. Forthermore, what staff ot is used for cooling, a chemical product maybe? What is more, I've heard that active fans are way to noisy, and I'd like to run a ruther "silent" rig.
 
Leaking is usually rare but there is a chance of it sometimes. Personally i also stay away from liquids inside my hardwares. But that doesnt mean they are bad or likely to leak. Its like one in a thousand chance maybe. Uusally liquid blocks are water cooled.
If you can link the particular model it could be more helpful.
 


The following link is the specs for Ryzen3-1200/RX580. Some txt is in my country lang (GR), but its not so important to get the meaning of it.

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So this RX580, is OEM build exclusive for HP? I thought of it as being a "brand name" GPU, such as Gigabyte, EVGA, etc.


 


So this RX580, is OEM build exclusive for HP? I thought of it as be,ing an "brand name" GPU, such as Gigabyte, EVGA, etc.
 
Well, honestly I am not sure. Could be either. You can talk to their customer service with the model number.
On a side note, I went through some of the reviews for this unit and they all seem to be consistent on the performance rating, which is good...
https://pcverge.com/hp-pavilion-power-580-148-review/
http://www.pcbuildadvisor.com/hp-pavilion-power-580-023w-gaming-tower-review/
https://desktoptrends.com/review/hp-pavilion-power-580-068-review/
However the PSU unit of pre-builds are always a concern as they are not deemed to be the best, so that should be your first upgrade down the line.
 
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