N Nas Gul Reputable Sep 23, 2016 10 0 4,510 Sep 23, 2016 #1 i have 2 options, these 2 options cost about the same price, which one is better? i3 6100 + gtx 1060 6 GB or i5 6500 + gtx 960 4GB ?
i have 2 options, these 2 options cost about the same price, which one is better? i3 6100 + gtx 1060 6 GB or i5 6500 + gtx 960 4GB ?
SlayZombi Honorable Jan 3, 2014 949 1 11,165 Sep 23, 2016 #2 The second build solely because it has an i5. An i3 is gonna bottleneck your GPU eventually.
Corwin65 Illustrious Nov 2, 2015 3,588 155 37,090 Sep 23, 2016 #3 The bigger questions is this, are you primarily using CPU or GPU intensive games/applications? That should guide your choice.
The bigger questions is this, are you primarily using CPU or GPU intensive games/applications? That should guide your choice.
N Nas Gul Reputable Sep 23, 2016 10 0 4,510 Sep 23, 2016 #4 SlayZombi : The second build solely because it has an i5. An i3 is gonna bottleneck your GPU eventually. okay, thanks amd
SlayZombi : The second build solely because it has an i5. An i3 is gonna bottleneck your GPU eventually. okay, thanks amd
N Nas Gul Reputable Sep 23, 2016 10 0 4,510 Sep 23, 2016 #5 Corwin65 : The bigger questions is this, are you primarily using CPU or GPU intensive games/applications? That should guide your choice. thanks, i think i will go with i5, so it can run cpu intensive game too, and the 960 is not too bad i think
Corwin65 : The bigger questions is this, are you primarily using CPU or GPU intensive games/applications? That should guide your choice. thanks, i think i will go with i5, so it can run cpu intensive game too, and the 960 is not too bad i think