I am building a sim racing pc on cyber Monday and I need advice on a good gpu/gpu combo for a steady 1080p 60fps. I was thinking of maybe a i3-6100 with 1060 615th. Or maybe a i5-6500 with the same gpu. I don't want to spend over 1000 for the whole system
I would head for the I5-6500 or even 6500K which might be the best bang for the buck at the moment. The CPU-Performance isn't that much growing at the moment so a bit more investment in that one can save you a CPU-Upgrade in the future. In combo with the nVidia 1060 GPU the system should be more than enough to get a stable 1080p@60fps.
Is there an i5 6500K ? Thought it was only the i5 6600, i7 6700 and the socket 2011-3 i7's that had K versions, no ? Anyways, I'd pick the 6500 over the i3 as well. I agree that coupled with a GTX 1060, it should provide ample firepower for 1080p gaming, and without breaking the bank.
No there is a 6500, 6600, 6600k. The 6600 does not make sense so I will get a 6500 and maybe able to squeeze for a 1070.
Even though the 6600 (non-K) costs only 20-25$ more than the 6500 and yields slightly higher base and boost clocks, the real-life performance gain in gaming would be minimal I guess. So does it make sense ? Probably not...but if you happen to end up with a 975$ 6500 build, you might want to consider it If you're not planning to get into overclocking, the K version definitely wouldn't make sense though, as it would only drive up the costs of the mobo and an aftermarket CPU cooler. If you're considering a 1070, I can highly recommend the Gigabyte G1 Gaming: it's fast, runs really cool and is not the most expensive of the bunch. Although at 1080p, a 6 GB 1060 might get the job done just fine.
I also want to get a 1070 to "future" proof myself for the next 3-4 years. I say this because in the five years since I have had my current build i have bought 170-195 gpus every year instead of just getting the higher end ones to begin with. I also have to factor in that I want to upgrade my wheel but that will probably be after the new year and tax returns.
Perhaps something to think about regarding the choice between a high end gpu or a mid range one... Generally speaking, the performance difference between a current gens Nvidia xx70 series card and their next gens xx60 series card isnt very much. Usually the following gens xx60 series card meets or beats the previous gens xx70 card. For instance, the 1060 handily beats the 970. Like the 960 beats the 770, like the 660 mops the floor with the 570. The price difference between the xx60 and xx70 cards is somewhere near $150-200. If you get a mid range gpu now, you can use the money you saved next year from not buying a higher end gpu right now, and replace your existing gpu with the next gens xx60 card, which should match or beat the high end gpu currently available (for example, next gens hypothetical gtx 1160 should beat this gens 1070 if Nvidias track record holds true). Some people like yearly upgrades, while others dont mind 2 or 3 yrs. This just allows you to save some money now, and upgrade sooner with that saved money. That said, if you are aiming for 1080p at 60Hz, I would go with the gtx 1060 6GB. The 1070 is massive overkill and you wont be utilizing the gpu very well. At 1080p, there are some heavy cpu limitations, and unless you have an absolute monster cpu, you wont be avoiding this. I have a 1070 paired with an i5 4670k at 4.5 GHz, and I am bottlenecked by my cpu at 1080p in a number of cpu intensive games. There just isnt enough for the gpu to do at that res to get around this. So, I play most games at 1440p on my monitor now so the gpu has more to do, thus relieving some of the load on my cpu. Although I do play at 144 Hz, where cpu limitations are more of an issue.
Has anyone got an RX 480?I am thinking of buying one and pairing with a freesync monitor.I know tthat the GTX 1060 is generally better that it,but G-Sync monitor prices are insane,so I can't really get behind the Nvidia train..