Is this a good choice?

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So i've been looking at the HP Omen 880 series desktop. https://www.elgiganten.dk/product/pc-tablets/stationar-pc/HP880145NO/hp-omen-880-145no-stationar-gaming-computer , Its a danish website because i live in Denmark, but it costs around 1600$.
It have an i5-8600k
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
16 gigs of ram (which im uprading to 32)
256 gigs of PCle SSD and 1TB HDD.
This will maybe be expensive for the price, but in Denmark its a bit expensive.
Want to know if its a good choice, and does it have good thermals?
If there is more, plz inform me, and if you have questions, i will be ready to answer (as long as i'm not sleeping.)
 

Seems pretty good, but what are you going to be using it for? Because if it's primary purpose is gaming or even streaming there really isn't much point having 32gb ram.
Edit: Having taken a closer look, it seems that the power supply included is low quality. If you're going to be doing any overclocking or want to (greatly) lessen the chances of your house setting alight, I would highly recommend to either buy a better PSU or look at a different PC to buy.
 

The reason im upgrading is because i have two * laptops (the same ones) that have the same mhz speed as the Hp omen.
 
It's a very well specced system.

If ypure unwilling to build your own & are happy paying that price it's a solid buy .

Remember youre,asking,on a website filled,with people who build their own systems though

The general concensus is always going to be that building your own will save you $200-300 & give you more choice of components.

You do not need to upgrade the ram to 32gb unless you are running multiple virtual machine environments or dealing with massive raw photographic images though.

Its a wasteful expense , 16gb is more than enough for around 99% of the pc owning population.
 

I already added this in an edit but I'll say it again just in case.
Having taken a closer look, it seems that the power supply included is low quality. If you're going to be doing any overclocking or want to (greatly) lessen the chances of your house setting alight, I would highly recommend to either buy a better PSU or look at a different PC to buy.
 

I also want to build my own, but my dad dont think its a good idea, so he wont let me. And i am upgrading because i can without it costing more. (Me and my big brother (who now have a macbook) had a * laptop that is not in use anymore, but luckly it have the same Mhz speed, so thats why im uprading.)
But can it be kept cool, it is the version with no liquid cooling, and i dont know which cpu cooler it have.
 

Thanks for the warning, but if i were to buy a power supply, even though i think i will buy another pc, will the cpu be kept cool or?
 

Yeah it doesn't specify any cpu cooler so I'm not sure. I'm sure there is a cooler included but I doubt it's anything expensive or high quality, otherwise they likely would have stated it in the specs. The 8600k needs a fairly high quality cooler to stay cool even at stock settings.
 

Thanks for your time and help :)
 

May i real fast ask whats shitty about the PSU except the fact that its broze certified?
 

I couldn't find anything about the PSU listed on the website. The fact that they just said "500w power supply" without listing a brand name or anything made it seem really dodgy. Also, it is quite common for prebuilt PCs to have generic low quality PSUs.
Where did it state on the website that the PSU was bronze certified?
 

I copy-pasted the full name of the pc on google, which lead me to HP's website, there it stated that it was 500w and bronze, nothing else, and if all psu's are kind of bad on pre-build pc's, then why should i look for another one
 

I never said all of them are bad, just that it is quite common for them to be bad. Also, I recommended that you either look for another PC or buy a different PSU, which I still stand by. You could alternatively build your own, but if you're buying in the first place you probably don't want to build.

 

But what is bad for this pc, so i know what not to look for.
 

Just the lack of a good PSU (look for one that advertises the brand, also look at the PSU tier list so you know what power supplies are good or not - https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/ ) and the lack of an aftermarket cooler for a CPU like the 8600k.