[SOLVED] I am confused

[Anubhav Aryan]

Hello dear I am from India and building a PC under price bracket of $600 I need a gaming pc of AMD build I grabbed a pretty good deal of GTX 1060 6gb variant add $200 but now I am confused with processor guide me which processor I should go for I was thinking of AMD ryzen 5 1600 but it is not in my budget (I think so) please provide me a processor which is cheap and doesn't bottleneck 1060

 

[harshgola]

Nvidia gpu generally perform better with intel platform so the processor in my mind is i3 8100 (9k /-).you can also get an i5 8400(13.5k /-). Gtx 1060 is better paired with i5 8400. Since the budget is limited i suggest an i3 8100.
I hope you find this helpful.

 

[Anubhav Aryan]

I appreciate your answer but AMD provide much more cores and good clock speed in very low prices so I am thinking about any AMD processor

 

[Dunlop0078]

It is not true that nvidia cards inherently perform better with intel. A Ryzen 1600 is a balanced pairing with a 1060. What is your budget for a CPU? And a link to an online store you plan to buy from would be helpful, if you plan to buy it online. I wouldn't go much lower than a ryzen 1500x, even that may hold back a 1060 in more cpu heavy titles at say 1080p.

 

[Anubhav Aryan]

I am buying my components from Amazon and my budget is $150

 

[Anubhav Aryan]

Please tell me that is ryzen 5 1600 is the minimum requirement for a smooth performance in 1080 p ??

 

[harshgola]

anything lower than ryzen 5 1600 means coming down to a quad core processor. thus ryzen 5 1400 or ryzen 5 1500x or ryzen 5 2400g could be you options. ( if you seriously want a hexa core processor i suggest you wait and collect more money , it will be fruitful. )(i am a fellow budget gamer too )