In doubt between two configurations.

[henrymcdo]

Hi all, I got these two configurations and I am in a big doubt which one to choose. I do not intend to play games on this machine and I intend to upgrade it later on like adding a graphic card in case if I start doing some video editing or so. But at the moment I need it for my work and I do web design and development and some android applications. I would be glad to hear your opinions and recommendations or even advice of eventual bottleneck.

Configuration No1.
Processor: INTEL Core i5-8500 3.00GHz 1151 300 BOX
Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B360-PLUS
RAM: CRUCIAL 8GB Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400MHz CL16 KIT
GPU: No at the begining
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm 64 MB SATA 3 WD10EZEX
PSU: CORSAIR CX Series CX550 550W
SSD: KINGSTON 240GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" SA400S37/240G
Case: MS Cyclops V

Configuration No2.
Processor: INTEL Core i7-8700 3.20GHz 1151 300 BOX
Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z370 HD3P
RAM: CRUCIAL 8GB Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2666MHz CL16 KIT
GPU: No at the begining
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200 rpm 64 MB SATA 3 WD10EZEX
PSU: CORSAIR CX Series CX550 550W
SSD: KINGSTON 240GB A400 SATA 3 2.5" SA400S37/240G
Case: MS Cyclops V

Best regards.

 

[hendrickhere]

I mean, the only real different is CPU and the 8700 is a bit better. Have you considered an APU? The new Ryzen APUs may be really great for what you are looking for and you wouldn't need to ever purchase a dedicated GPU unless you wanted to play newer games on higher settings.

 

[henrymcdo]

I mean, the only real different is CPU and the 8700 is a bit better. Have you considered an APU? The new Ryzen APUs may be really great for what you are looking for and you wouldn't need to ever purchase a dedicated GPU unless you wanted to play newer games on higher settings.

Sounds interesting, what exactly would you recommend? Keeping current configuration just switching CPU to APU?

Thanks for your answer.