i3 4170 & 970 or i5 4460 gtx 960 2gb?

[ty0worrallo]

Hi,
I currently planned on building a very good PC this year however I've had to lower my budget slightly. I was wondering whether I should get i3 4170 & Asus gtx 970 or either i5 4460 gtx 960 2gb. There's no way I can get the extra £50 unfortunately because I'm also purchasing windows and in the middle of a house move.

What shall I do?
Thank you,

 

[Barty1884]

I'd say i3+970 easily.

That being said, Skylake makes more sense & with similar cost:

Haswell
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.28 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£188.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £287.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:29 BST+0100

Skylake
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£188.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £288.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:31 BST+0100

If you decide to push the budget up a little, I'd suggest an i3+1060 over an i5+970

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card (£231.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £331.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:32 BST+0100

 

[ty0worrallo]

I'd say i3+970 easily.

That being said, Skylake makes more sense & with similar cost:

Haswell
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.28 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£188.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £287.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:29 BST+0100

Skylake
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£188.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £288.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:31 BST+0100

If you decide to push the budget up a little, I'd suggest an i3+1060 over an i5+970

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£99.98 @ Novatech)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Mini Video Card (£231.99 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £331.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 03:32 BST+0100

Thanks for the answer however I already have some of my parts, I have MSI h97 witch is a 1150 socket and 2x8 2400mhz ddr3 ram. I'd love sky lake.

 

[Barty1884]

Ah, ok. Either i3-4170 + 970 or, if the budget allows, i3-4170 + 1060