i3-6100 or i5-6500?

[ryguybuddy]

I am building my gaming PC soon and I was wondering if I should go with the i5-6500 or the i3-6100. I will be playing Overwatch, Rocket League, and Star Wars Battlefront on this. My budget is $680.

My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/x6YBZ8

The mobo is just such a good deal..I had to take it so I wouldn't have to buy OEM windows again because I will use this for a while.

 

[dragonoar]

i5-6500.
More futureproof.

 

[ryguybuddy]

Another thing to add: I'll have $600 to upgrade early January. Build suggestions are welcome.

 

[rustigsmed]

a couple of tweaks.
if you have stay under $680 - you could do something like below - Among the changes i've taken the cooler out, you can use the stock cooler till you have a spare $30 and throw it in the build later easy as.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKYBZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKYBZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $679.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 07:24 EDT-0400

 

[ryguybuddy]

a couple of tweaks.
if you have stay under $680 - you could do something like below - Among the changes i've taken the cooler out, you can use the stock cooler till you have a spare $30 and throw it in the build later easy as.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKYBZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/fKYBZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170-GAMING 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $679.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 07:24 EDT-0400

That PSU looks unreliable...and why the mobo change?

 

[rustigsmed]

Z series is for overclocking and faster DDR speed ram, your CPU can't overclock and your RAM speed matches the H series board and they are cheaper.
its all a balancing act, you only have $680 to spend, having an i5 and the gtx1060 this is my suggestion - the psu is fine; i wouldn't say unreliable and i wouldn't say its great. by all means if you have more money to spend then definitely get a better psu or go back down to an i3 or get a lesser gpu. i also ditched the ssd, you would have filled that up storage up pretty quickly.

 

[ryguybuddy]

Z series is for overclocking and faster DDR speed ram, your CPU can't overclock and your RAM speed matches the H series board and they are cheaper.
its all a balancing act, you only have $680 to spend, having an i5 and the gtx1060 this is my suggestion - the psu is fine; i wouldn't say unreliable and i wouldn't say its great. by all means if you have more money to spend then definitely get a better psu or go back down to an i3 or get a lesser gpu. i also ditched the ssd, you would have filled that up storage up pretty quickly.

I want to use the z170 mobo for awhile. I am getting i3 instead.