Upgrade to 1080p or use 1400x900?

[jwhdeks]

I'm planning to build a gaming pc, with a gtx 1050 ti, ryzen 3 1200 ( on A320 motherboard) and 8gb 2400 mhz ram. I'm going to use the pc for 3d modeling with blender, 4k video editing and gaming.

I already have a 1400x900 monitor (Samung Syncmaster 933bw), and don't have the money to buy a new 1080p or widescreen monitor along side a pc. Should I wait and buy the pc and monitor at the same time or should I stick to the 1400x900 monitor while buying the pc and buy a new monitor later?

Edit: I wont be gaming in 4k, just editing 4k video clips. (I have a 4k tv at home to preview them in full 4k).

 

[googlyeyedchicken]

It sound alike you really want to work with high detail projects. If i were you In would buy the PC because I'd deal with a lower end monitor just to have a nice PC. However, I would make it a priority to get a new monitor for any big projects. You want 1080 but want to do 4k editing? Why not get a high resolution monitor? Otherwise it's useless doing anything 4K. LG makes awesome monitors. I'd get the new PC and get monitors later. That way its like getting two huge presents!

 

[jwhdeks]

It sound alike you really want to work with high detail projects. If i were you In would buy the PC because I'd deal with a lower end monitor just to have a nice PC. However, I would make it a priority to get a new monitor for any big projects. You want 1080 but want to do 4k editing? Why not get a high resolution monitor? Otherwise it's useless doing anything 4K. LG makes awesome monitors. I'd get the new PC and get monitors later. That way its like getting two huge presents!

Would you suggest getting a higher resolution or a widescreen monitor, like the 25 inch lg widescreen. I dont have a large "income" because I'm still in high school, so is the extra time saving money to buy a 4k/1440p monitor worth it?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1. 3D modeling is an extremely tough call for any of that hardware.

2. Ryzen does many things well I have yet to find a case where Ryzen was stronger then competing Intel product in gaming

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_3_1200/21.html

Gaming performance doesn't match up to competing Intel parts

The Ryzen 3 1200 is among the slowest processors we have at single-threaded tasks, where it trades blows with the $80-ish Pentium G4560. This low single-thread performance also profoundly affects the chip's credentials as a low-cost gaming PC chip since the G4560 is almost always ahead at the real-world 1080p and academic 720p resolutions.

2. Again, Ryzen does many things well I have yet to find a case where Ryzen was stronger then competing Intel product in video editing. I want to stress that I would never consider video editing with less than a $400 CPU

and as we see here ... Intel's $339 / $389 offerings outperform AMDs $399 offering

https://www.pugetsystems.com/pic_disp.php?id=42852&width=800&height=800

Same thing at the $100 price point

https://www.pugetsystems.com/pic_disp.php?id=43232&width=800&height=800

I can't tell you what happens at the $100 - $125 price point as I haven't found anyone who has tested it.

 

[TJ Hooker]

The parts you listed aren't cut out for any of the uses you listed. If you want a system capable of 4K gaming and video editing for some point in the future when you can afford a 4K monitor, you're going to have to spend a lot more money. But there's no point in trying to build a future proof 4K system today if it's going to be months/years until you can get a 4K monitor.

 

[jwhdeks]

1. 3D modeling is an extremely tough call for any of that hardware.

2. Ryzen does many things well I have yet to find a case where Ryzen was stronger then competing Intel product in gaming

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Ryzen_3_1200/21.html

Gaming performance doesn't match up to competing Intel parts

The Ryzen 3 1200 is among the slowest processors we have at single-threaded tasks, where it trades blows with the $80-ish Pentium G4560. This low single-thread performance also profoundly affects the chip's credentials as a low-cost gaming PC chip since the G4560 is almost always ahead at the real-world 1080p and academic 720p resolutions.

2. Again, Ryzen does many things well I have yet to find a case where Ryzen was stronger then competing Intel product in video editing. I want to stress that I would never consider video editing with less than a $400 CPU

and as we see here ... Intel's $339 / $389 offerings outperform AMDs $399 offering

https://www.pugetsystems.com/pic_disp.php?id=42852&width=800&height=800

Same thing at the $100 price point

https://www.pugetsystems.com/pic_disp.php?id=43232&width=800&height=800

I can't tell you what happens at the $100 - $125 price point as I haven't found anyone who has tested it.

I know that the pc I'm planning to build is low budget, but I'm currently using a i7-3537u laptop with a gtx 720m. And thought it was time for a upgrade, the time I would need to save up for a more expensive cpu is too long for me (~1.5 years).
I always thought the ryzen 3 would outpreform the i3 7100 (which are the exact same price here), because of the 4 cores in the ryzen 3 1200 compared to the 2 cores in the 7100, and blender also supports gpu rendering.

 

[jwhdeks]

The parts you listed aren't cut out for any of the uses you listed. If you want a system capable of 4K gaming and video editing for some point in the future when you can afford a 4K monitor, you're going to have to spend a lot more money. But there's no point in trying to build a future proof 4K system today if it's going to be months/years until you can get a 4K monitor.

Oh sorry, I meant only 4k editing, not 4k gaming ( that would be in my monitors resolution), would the system then be okay for the uses?

 

[TJ Hooker]

Oh, yeah that build would be fine for 1080p gaming. Blender and 4K video editing I'm not so sure about.

 

[googlyeyedchicken]

Checkout this article from Tech Radar talking about the top screens of 2017.

http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/peripherals/best-monitor-9-reviewed-and-rated-1058662

The Asus (#3 -
$300 USD) would be relatively cheap and have enough screen real estate and a good refresh rate. I do a lot of photography and work in Lightroom and Photoshop a lot -- I use the LG G Sync monitor but used to use plain HD and never had issues aside from sharpness and color (which in photography are big but you can always tell by inspecting closer). If you notice a significant lag while gaming then I would look into getting a new monitor sooner. Many people are 'screen snobs' and claim they can't work with anything less than quad hd, but if you enjoy what you're doing on the PC it's not hard to work in HD.