Question Is this monitor overkill for me? It is, isn't it? :-(

[Franknj229]

Planning a build for early December (waiting to see if anything on my wishlist goes on sale for Black Friday/Cyber Monday). My build wishlist is below, but, full disclosure, I haven't done a ton of research on several of the components. Just put together what I think is a compatible group of parts for a somewhat high-end build, revolving around an i9-14900K and a 4080 Super. Not married to any of the others (although I'm pretty settled on the case if it will fit everything), so would be happy for advice on alternatives, but this question is about the monitor.

Prospective build, United States:
CPU: Intel - Core i9-14900K Raptor Lake 3.2GHz Twenty Four-Core LGA 1700
CPU cooler: Noctua - NH-D15S Chromax Black
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z790 AORUS Elite X WiFi 7 Intel LGA 1700 ATX
Ram: Corsair - Vengeance 64GB (2 x 32GB) DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL30 Dual Channel
SSD/HDD: Crucial - T705 2TB Micron 232L TLC NAND PCIe Gen 5 x4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
GPU: Gigabyte - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super Windforce V2 Triple Fan 16GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0
PSU: Lian Li - Edge 850 Watt 80 Plus Platinum ATX Fully Modular
Chassis: Lian Li - Lancool 216 Tempered Glass ATX Mid-Tower
OS: Microsoft - Windows 11 Home 64-Bit FPP USB
Monitor: MSI - MPG 321URX 32" 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) 240Hz Gaming Monitor

As is, this build is getting close to $4000. Ouch. Doable... but ouch.

My goal with this build is to not have to worry about upgrading for awhile. 75% of the time I use my computer for very basic stuff (internet, editing travel videos and drone footage, microsoft office applications, etc...) The other 25% of the time would be for gaming. I'm not a professional or anything, but I would like to play at, or close to, the highest settings, and if something new comes out in the next year or two, I don't want to worry if my system can handle it. (I'm mostly into Fallout/Elder Scrolls/CIV type stuff, but co-workers want me to join them for some Fortnight/CoD)

That being said, I picked out this monitor simply based on specs and reviews (and thinking "Oh man! This looks like some top of the line...!"), but after talking to a co-worker about it, I got the feeling it was a little crazy to drop a quarter of the total budget on a monitor with specs I might not even need.

I'm just looking for feedback from those of you with more knowledge/experience with monitors. Price is obviously a part of it, but not necessarily the main part. I don't want any components in this build to be "just good enough" for what I need right now. I want them to be good enough for the foreseeable future. But I also don't want to throw away money on a component I will likely never make full use of. If that makes sense...

Thank you in advance,

-Frank

 

[Lutfij]

The monitor isn't overkill actually. The build you've listed can and will do 4K but I have my reservations about that processor since Intel has been lackluster ever since AMD have stepped up their game with Ryzen. Apart from that, yes the monitor is a good fit for your build, unless you're seeing a price that's actually an eye gouger...in which case you should mention how much the monitor is setting you back.

If you're looking at suggestions on something other than what you've listed above, please mention your location, your budget and your preferred site for purchase for the monitor.

 

[geofelt]

Spend what you must for the best monitor.
It is a long term investment.
Rtings.com thinks highly of it:
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/mpg-321urx-qd-oled

I like the rest of your parts list.
The i9-14900K is a good processor and the price is down because of fears.
I discount such fears so long as your motherboard bios is current.
The warranty has been extended.

 

[Franknj229]

Ideally, I would like to buy from Microcenter in PA or NJ, but can certainly order online if necessary.

The monitor I listed is about $1000. That's a lot. But I don't want price to be the deciding factor. If it's worth it, it's worth it. My concern would be if there was a substantially similar monitor for much less, then I would be wasting money on this monitor.

As for the processor, I had/have some reservations myself. I read about the issues with the 14th gen (which supposedly have been resolved...?) and also the fact that AMD has kind of jumped ahead. I've just never been an AMD guy so I went this direction out of sheer unwillingness to change.

 

[Franknj229]

Spend what you must for the best monitor.
It is a long term investment.
Rtings.com thinks highly of it:
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/msi/mpg-321urx-qd-oled

I like the rest of your parts list.
The i9-14900K is a good processor and the price is down because of fears.
I discount such fears so long as your motherboard bios is current.
The warranty has been extended.

This is good to hear. Thank you!