Help Me Choose a Desktop

[Gamer.]

Looking for advice on a desktop. Yes, I could build my own but...I kind of found amazing deals on two PCs (clearanced).
Looking to use it for the usual web browsing and whatnot but need a decent amount of juice to be able to do some 1080p video editing and livestreaming of non-videogame video.

Desktop Option 1:

$450 (MSRP $1000) Intel Core i7-7700U Processor, 12GB Memory, 1TB + 128GB SSD HD, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GDDR5 Graphics (includes 27" curved 1080p monitor)

Desktop Option 2:
$550 (MSRP $1100) Intel Core i7-8700 Processor, 8GB Memory, 1TB + 16GB SSD Hard Drive, 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Graphics (tower only)

I'm quite tech savvy, but have been mostly laptop-only for the past 6 to 7 years and, well, things change in the computer world.

[Ethan19]

Is the 2nd really 16GB SSD that seems odd? I've never seen that increment. And neither have quad cores etc? I would go the top option, more SSD (really big deal). Difference in cores you'll barely notice. My only thing would be the graphics card, depending on the type of games you wanna play (if you're bothered by that), it might make a difference. But, you can see videos of how different graphics cards work online. From what I know th 1050 to 1060 is almost negligible in the ways of you knowing. However, 2 to 3GB in addition, you might notice.

Idk if this helped, but I'd go option 1.

[Gamer.]

Is the 2nd really 16GB SSD that seems odd? I've never seen that increment. And neither have quad cores etc? I would go the top option, more SSD (really big deal). Difference in cores you'll barely notice. My only thing would be the graphics card, depending on the type of games you wanna play (if you're bothered by that), it might make a difference. But, you can see videos of how different graphics cards work online. From what I know th 1050 to 1060 is almost negligible in the ways of you knowing. However, 2 to 3GB in addition, you might notice.

Idk if this helped, but I'd go option 1.

The second has an Intel Optane SSD (https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-is-intel-optane/)
The 8700 is a hexa core while the 7700 is quad code.

[Ethan19]

The second has an Intel Optane SSD (https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/what-is-intel-optane/)
The 8700 is a hexa core while the 7700 is quad code.

2nd one then.

[Merk]

Yeah the 8700k series definitely out performs the 7700k.
Also the gtx 1060 is actually way better IMHO, if you can afford it, definitely go with the second one. You can always upgrade ram and storage later! A 500GB SSD goes for around $70 from Samsung, and dependent on the setup, (weather or not both memory channels are used, an upgrade to 16gb of ram would only cost $30-70 if you were up for that. Newegg has 16gb (8gbx2) for $74 right now, I've seen it for better but that Newegg listing is just from Google.

https://m.newegg.com/products/N82E16820231746

Just realized the first one has a monitor, don't know the brand/model so I can't say of it's good, but the first one may be better for you if you don't have a decent monitor...


Also here's a benchmark for those graphics cards: https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050/3646vs3650
Benchmark for the CPUs:
https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7700K/3937vs3647

I've changed my mind again. Definitely go for the second one of you can. Even if you don't have a great monitor right now, you can get one later, the first system just leaves me sad,

[THE_D3_4D_3Y_35]

Option 2 I guess. Newer CPU and better GPU. You could double the RAM later on, that's the easiest and cheapest upgrade.

[LiberalTurboprop]

Option 2 I guess. Newer CPU and better GPU. You could double the RAM later on, that's the easiest and cheapest upgrade.

That works but it also depends on whether the 8GB is 1x8 or 2x4. Ideally, you'd prefer 2x8 from adding another 8GB stick to take advantage of dual-channel memory.

[THE_D3_4D_3Y_35]

That works but it also depends on whether the 8GB is 1x8 or 2x4. Ideally, you'd prefer 2x8 from adding another 8GB stick to take advantage of dual-channel memory.

It might be 2 sticks of 4 but the motherboard might have 4 slots so you can add 2 more then. 2 sticks of 4 are cheaper than 1 stick of 8.

[LiberalTurboprop]

It might be 2 sticks of 4 but the motherboard might have 4 slots so you can add 2 more then. 2 sticks of 4 are cheaper than 1 stick of 8.

Oh yeah, it will still work but if it only supports dual-channel memory then you take a minor hit in performance from going from 2 sticks to 3 or 4. That's why when you're building a PC and plan on getting another stick of RAM in the future, it's best to get a single big stick than two smaller ones.

[lliam]

some desktop like option 1.

[THE_D3_4D_3Y_35]

Oh yeah, it will still work but if it only supports dual-channel memory then you take a minor hit in performance from going from 2 sticks to 3 or 4. That's why when you're building a PC and plan on getting another stick of RAM in the future, it's best to get a single big stick than two smaller ones.

It depends on the RAM speed as well. 4 sticks of fast RAM will be better than 2 that are slower.

[antandlope]

I feel like you’re getting more with option 1... but if you want some newer stuff to play with, then 2 is the one to go with