W Wh1plash Reputable Sep 23, 2015 8 0 4,510 Sep 23, 2015 #1 Hello guys, I'm finally building a PC for myself so I'm wondering if an i3 4170 would work with the GTX 960 or I need to get an i5. I'm not a 'heavy' gamer, i play csgo, rust and h1z1.
Hello guys, I'm finally building a PC for myself so I'm wondering if an i3 4170 would work with the GTX 960 or I need to get an i5. I'm not a 'heavy' gamer, i play csgo, rust and h1z1.
CTurbo Pizza Monster Aug 27, 2013 22,421 14 84,965 Sep 23, 2015 #2 The i3 would be good enough. Of course the i5 is better, but it is not completely necessary. Upvote 0 Downvote
CTurbo Pizza Monster Aug 27, 2013 22,421 14 84,965 Sep 23, 2015 #3 What is your budget? You can get an i5 + 960 for under $600 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $584.82 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 01:11 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote
What is your budget? You can get an i5 + 960 for under $600 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($165.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($174.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US) Total: $584.82 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-23 01:11 EDT-0400
W Wh1plash Reputable Sep 23, 2015 8 0 4,510 Sep 23, 2015 #4 I have 400e total for gpu and cpu (already bought mobo, psu, ram, sshd) Upvote 0 Downvote