i5 8400 vs i5 8500 for GTX 1060

[hamada.hosny93]

Hi guys, I'm currently building a new gaming PC and would like to ask what is the best for my build i5 8400 vs 8500 ??

My build:
GTX 1060 6GB
RAM 16GB ddr4
Motherboard: B360 or H310 (depends on my current budget) but at all cases i can afford the i5 8500 if its recommended

Thanks in advance

 

[WildCard999]

The performance difference between them is negligible, go with the 8400 and use the $10 saved for the better motherboard (B360).

 

[hamada.hosny93]

The performance difference between them is negligible, go with the 8400 and use the $10 saved for the better motherboard (B360).

Thanks for your reply, but actually for the motherboard as i said it depends on my budget because in my country i can find some parts more cheaper than expected, some others are more higher ... that's how it depends ...well anyways what if i could afford both B360 and 8500, should i go with them??

 

[WildCard999]

Yea that would be a good choice, even the H310 isn't a bad board, it's just very basic but if it suits your needs and saves you money then there's no reason not to consider it as a option.

 

[hamada.hosny93]

Yea that would be a good choice, even the H310 isn't a bad board, it's just very basic but if it suits your needs and saves you money then there's no reason not to consider it as a option.

Thank you man for that info

 

[chad.joseph.gibbons]

Honestly, the performance differences between an 8500 and 8400 aren't worth the price jump. You're going to see 1-4 fps bumps if that for 99% of games. Save yourself some cash and go with the 8400.

As for motherboard, I'd highly recommend you consider a cheap Z370 board, the motherboard is the second most important part of your system and completely governs ALL upgradability in the future, and they're the only boards capable of taking advantage of K processors as well as OC'd memory. This can save you a huge amount of money down the road. Never, EVER cheap out on the mobo or PSU.

If that's completely out of budget by all means go with a B360 board. H310 guts a LOT of features most would consider standard for this day and age: most slap on PCI-E 2.0 instead of 3.0 (8 lanes), m.2 is removed, memory modules supported sink for most boards to 2133 instead of Intel's recommend 2666Mhz ram, far fewer fan headers/USB 3.0 headers, it's a complete hamstring for a system that's going to run for gaming and the 8th gen procs in general. Only 8 lanes will choke the life out of anything 1070 or above, so you'll be setting yourself up for disappointment with the 1060 stops being relevant.

RAM is a good place to save money here too now with DDR4 costing and arm and a leg. Most benchmarks reveal no actual performance gains from 16GB over 8GB even in the latest titles like Battlefield 1 or GTA V, however if you're a huge multi-tasker and like to leave an ungodly amount of tabs open in your web browser or desire some streaming is where 16GB shines, as well as shortening loads times by seconds. Should you get 16GB? If RAM cost the same as it did in 2014 then hell yeah, but forking out an extra $100-$200 for zero performance gain in this day and age? Madness, especially on a budget. Just make sure you grab a dual channel kit and you'll be set to double the memory bandwidth, single channel costs anywhere from 1-2 frames (modern titles) to a third of your performance (Fallout 4).