Hi, guys.

In 2019, I'm buying a new PC.  A little history here.  I've been using Macs since 1993.  My current iMac is 9 years old.  Time for an upgrade?  I think so.  I cannot justify the cost of a Mac anymore, and I haven't cared for the layout of the Mac OS since System 8.6.  But I'm making a long story long.  More than likely, I'll be running Windows 10.  Does Window 10 "out of the box" comes with some kind of video capture and editing options?  Obviously, I'll have more gaming options on a PC vs. a Mac, and there is a fair chance I'd like to capture and edit gameplay videos.

I don't have Win10, but I know that it doesn't come with a video editing program, although there are some free ones available from the Windows Store (which I obviously don't know how good or bad they are).

You'll need to find some researh on the net.

Actually there seems to be an app called Video Editor in Windows 10. I don't know how much editing you can do with it though, but it's there.

I've never built a PC in my life.  But so far, what I want built is based on this:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883794768

More than likely it would be cheaper building a PC from the ground up based on similar specs in the link.  But I do want to make sure I pick quality components.  It's a work in progress mainly based on price. I'm hoping to spend no more than $800 including a monitor.

From those premades at Newegg, I suggest this one if you want to stay below 800$ including the monitor: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883102537

At 630$, it would leave you 170$ for a new monitor. The 1050 ain't too powerful at gaming, but considering high-end gaming doesn't seem to be the priority right now it should do fine for now and could easily be upgraded later on.

Well, guess what?  I lied.  I'm not getting a new PC in 2019.  I'm getting it this month.  I just pulled the trigger on one through Newegg.  Similar to the one I posted the link to, it's the:

Lenovo Gaming Desktop Legion Y520T-25ICZ (90JB003HUS) Intel Core i5 8th Gen 8400 (2.80 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Windows 10 Home 64-Bit

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16883794900

After tax, I paid $685.  Yes, there are more powerful systems out there, but it's much newer and faster than what I have now while not breaking the bank.  Now, I'm looking at an ASUS monitor that's going to run me about $140.  Any other suggestions?

So was the PC a good buy?  And how does it compares to the one I originally looked at:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883794768

First of all, congrats on your purchase, I hope it gives you many hours of fun. What monitor are you looking for? If you can, try to get an IPS monitor (nowadays, there are a few that are quite cheap), to enjoy the better colours.

As for the comparison with your previous build... you win with your CPU, but lose with the GPU.

I was starting to figure that out more and more as I'm doing research.  Still trying to wrap my head around the numbers when trying to compare apples to oranges (processors by different manufacturers).  But if I understand correctly, the CPU is more important in this case when considering a GPU upgrade in the future.  Would this be the correct line of logic?  And I'm looking at buying this monitor:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=2W2-000Y-00007

Recommended by a friend.

You mentioned editing and being on a budget. DaVinci Resolve is a good, free editing program, and I've also heard some good things about Lightworks and Shotcut.

Yes, if you're buying this PC with the idea of upgrading it in the future, choosing the right CPU is the best decission. But remember that for gaming, you'll usually profit more from a better GPU than a better CPU. But the CPU you've chosen is fine for at least one future GPU upgrade down the line, don't worry much.

As for comparison tools, although outdated, you can use the Anandtech bench tool to see individual benchmark results of CPUs and GPUs and compare two of them, and there's also the TechPowerUp database where you can see a comparison, in percentage, between a selected GPU and the rest of the database:

+Anandtech's CPU bench: https://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU-2019/2224. Sadly, there's no R5 1400 in the database.

+Anandtech's GPU bench:https://www.anandtech.com/bench/GPU18/2294. This section of the bench is severely outdated, with no results for both the 570 nor the 1050Ti.

+TechPowerUp: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/ Here you can see the specs for the 1050Ti, and check how the 570 would compare: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1050-ti.c2885

That monitor you've listed is a good choice and, with a FullHD resolution, you should be able to play most games at full detail with no problems.