GTX 1050ti or 1060

[Yatesh12]

I am building a gaming PC and am confused between GTX 1050ti and GTX 1060 3gb/6gb

I have a 1366*768 monitor, with a very less chance of upgrading it in future.

i want to be able to play AAA games at at least low settings for next 3 years.

Please also recommend CPU as some say that an i3 7100 will work almost fine with 1060 6gb(http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3192807/ultimate-bottlenecking-guide.html) while others are recommending i5 7400 even with 1050ti.

 

[aquielisunari]

I am building a gaming PC and am confused between GTX 1050ti and GTX 1060 3gb/6gb

I have a 1366*768 monitor, with a very less chance of upgrading it in future.

i want to be able to play AAA games at at least low settings for next 3 years.

Please also recommend CPU as some say that an i3 7100 will work almost fine with 1060 6gb(http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3192807/ultimate-bottlenecking-guide.html) while others are recommending i5 7400 even with 1050ti.

At that resolution I would choose the 3GB 1060 model. If I could afford the 1060 6GB I would buy it. One day in the far future there is a possibility life will surprise you.

 

[Chugalug_]

Ditto, the 3GB 1060 goes for about $160 atm, much better value for a little more.

 

[dontlistentome]

Does that monitor have VGA input, or will it accept DVI or HDMI? The new cards don't output VGA so you'd need to buy an active adapter if your monitor is VGA.

If it was me I'd buy a 1080p monitor, even if it meant I had to buy a Pentium G4560 instead of a quad core and an RX 460 2gb to afford it.

At 1366*768 you don't need a lot of vram or GPU power. A 1050 Ti will have you at high/ultra settings in just about any game at that resolution.

 

[Yatesh12]

Does that monitor have VGA input, or will it accept DVI or HDMI? The new cards don't output VGA so you'd need to buy an active adapter if your monitor is VGA.

If it was me I'd buy a 1080p monitor, even if it meant I had to buy a Pentium G4560 instead of a quad core and an RX 460 2gb to afford it.

At 1366*768 you don't need a lot of vram or GPU power. A 1050 Ti will have you at high/ultra settings in just about any game at that resolution.

What cpu would you suggest in case I stick with this

 

[dontlistentome]

An i3 is a dual core w/hyperthreading, which put it a notch above the Pentiums, which were dual core with no hyperthreading. Now, the Pentium G4560 has hyperthreading.

So, I see no reason to get an i3 now. Sure they are clocked a bit faster but that's no reason to get one. That means if you were inclined to spend less on the CPU, the G4560 is what I'd get. The i5 is the one to get if you can afford to invest more into the CPU. Considering the low resolution you plan to run for a while, you could spend less on the GPU and more on the CPU and still have great performance. You can always tweak the settings on a game to get more framerate out of your videocard, but there's not much you can do if you have a dual core w/hyperthreading but the game needs a real quad core.