Building my first Gaming PC.

[Jalcons]

Whats up guys,

The time has finally come to build my first gaming PC and I'm really excited about it. I want a PC that mops the floor with anything at 1080p - 60fps (Now and, for some years to come). I choose 1080p because currently, I've been stuck with 720p with my 5 year old "gaming laptop" and I don't think that making and investment for a 2k monitor is worth it. Not when I haven't even experienced 1080p with max details or Nvidia DSR.

I would like some help from you guys to see wether the system I'm trying to build will perform to the expectations I have:

HDD-SEAGATE 2TB 3.5″ 7200RPM
CASE- Corsair Carbide 500R
PSU- Cooler master V550 PLUS GOLD Semi Modular
MOBO-GIGABYTE GA-B150-HD3 SOCKET 1151
RAM - DDR4 GSKILL RIPJAWS V 2X4GB 2133MHZ ROJO
CPU- INTEL CORE I3 6300 SOCKET 1151
CPU FAN - COOLER MASTER HYPER 212 EVO
GPU - GIGABYTE GTX 1070 8GB G1

Please, let me know what you guys this of this build. I've read that a 1070 is total overkill for 1080p, but thats for current titles, I want to ensure that I can max out upcoming titles for a couple of years.

Also, I've noticed in some forums about CPU bottlenecking. Do you think the Skylake i3 6100 is fast enough for the goals I have? Or should I go for the I5 6500?

Thanks in advance for sharing your comments and experience, and please; let me know the PROS/CONS of the setup and if there's room to improve the overall build.

Cheers!

 

[Hlsgsz]

It all comes down to budget. If you can afford teh 6500, get it. If not, the 6100 will do for now. You will not be bottlenecked to an amount that matters by it in current games.

 

[sleepybp]

If you are gaming at 1080P I feel you would be better off with an I5 4 core cpu, even if you have to downgrade the gpu slightly. This is 2016 and to buy a dual core for gaming I think is a big mistake. If your budget cant fit 1070 and I5, then get an I5 and 1060, or I5 and aftermarket overclocked RX 480, or used GTX 980/ R9 390X

 

[Jalcons]

If you are gaming at 1080P I feel you would be better off with an I5 4 core cpu, even if you have to downgrade the gpu slightly. This is 2016 and to buy a dual core for gaming I think is a big mistake. If your budget cant fit 1070 and I5, then get an I5 and 1060, or I5 and aftermarket overclocked RX 480, or used GTX 980/ R9 390X

I've thought about the 1060, but the 1070 is a beast in terms of price/performance ratio, I mean; it beats the Titan X. I didn't know that the i3 was dual core, thought it was Quad. I can pair the 6500 with the GTX 1070 but thats really the limit of my budget.

Changing a little bit the subject, what are your thoughts no the MoBo? Any Recommendations ?

Thanks in advance for you reply.

 

[sleepybp]

Gigabyte is a good brand for sure, though I am not up to speed on latest chipsests bc I'm still gaming on I5 2500K from over 5 years ago since intel has abandoned performance increases in exchange for integrated gpu and power efficiency- no reason to upgrade for me.

I know it's hard to wait, but if you can hold out for few weeks it might help your budget because the 1070 is supposed to msrp @ $380 but is inflated to 440 right now due to low supply.

 

[Hlsgsz]

If you are gaming at 1080P I feel you would be better off with an I5 4 core cpu, even if you have to downgrade the gpu slightly. This is 2016 and to buy a dual core for gaming I think is a big mistake. If your budget cant fit 1070 and I5, then get an I5 and 1060, or I5 and aftermarket overclocked RX 480, or used GTX 980/ R9 390X

This is juist not true. A better GPU and i3 will beat an i5 + weaker GPU. Hyperthreading does a very good job in games.

See the gaming results here: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1645?vs=1646

Mind you, this is an i3 6100 equivalent versus an i5 6600, not 6500.

 

[sleepybp]

True,

But if he wants to multi task, stream games, record games, etc. than a 4 core will be much better and prevent him from needing an upgrade in the near future.
Here is the toms guide on cpu purchases for you Jalcons:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html

 

[Hlsgsz]

True,

But if he wants to multi task, stream games, record games, etc. than a 4 core will be much better and prevent him from needing an upgrade in the near future.
Here is the toms guide on cpu purchases for you Jalcons:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpus,3986.html

Well if OP wants to stream and/or record, an i7 6700 equivalent is teh way to go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1240 V5 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.16 @ Amazon)
Memory: *GeIL EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $401.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-10 13:42 EDT-0400