“I would like to know what would be the best yet affordable desktop match for this monitor? Thanks!”
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That's a question that will produce many subjective and biased answers. What's affordable to you might not be affordable to someone else, and vice versa. Bottom line: ANY desktop will work with this monitor...as long as the desktop has an HDMI out (most new desktops do). My recommendation is to get a desktop with at least a current-generation Intel i5 processor (CPU) and least least 8GB memory (RAM). A solid state (SSD) hard drive is preferred, but if you can't afford one, a fusion drive, or even a traditional 7200rpm hard drive (HDD) will be OK. The problem with the "affordable" mindset is that you're looking at desktops that will tend to be outdated quicker than the medially-priced and high-priced desktops (unless you find a higher-end machine on sale for an affordable price). The higher-end machines will run programs more smoothly and quickly for longer - all things being equal. Today's programs require processing power. My recommendation would be sufficient for someone who browses the Web, looks at online videos, streams TV programs, reads/writes emails, and/or creates documents/presentations. If you're getting into photo processing, video processing, or gaming, you'll want an at least an i7 processor, 16GB RAM, an M.2 solid state hard drive, and a designated graphics card (compared to an on-board graphics card). I, personally, would also look for Optane Memory to load programs, and boot, faster. Going down the rabbit hole, regarding AMD vs Intel CPU's: I've built machines using AMD processors, and AMD has come a long way...but Intel, in my opinion, apples-to-apples, outperforms AMD right now, even their Ryzen processors pale in comparison to Intel's i7's and i9's. My work uses this monitor's namesake for desktops, too, and while the typical user gets a new PC every 3-4 years, we've been able to double the life expectancy, because we bought the higher-end models. Those machines, while being 50-60% higher at the time, compared to the "affordable" option, outperformed that standard 2:1, and so, in the long run, they've proved to be the better buy, even though they might not have been classified as "affordable" back then. Into the practical: I can find higher-end machines for under 4-figures at Best Buy.
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