Skylake low budget system

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Hey guys! I'm planning to play all the games on full HD with at least medium setting. I'll customise the setting for example I'll reduce the textures and shaders if needed, also the shadows and increase msaa for better sharping. Do you think that I can run on 45 frames constant with an i3 6100 and gtx 960? What brand do you recommend for that card? I was thinking of the gygabite oc 4 gb variant with blue stripes on the sides. Also I'll play path of exile a lot and guild wars 2 heart of thorns. I'll also use zbrush and I'm thinking how good it will be? I'll get for the first time a dual channel 2x4 gb ddr4 2133 mhz kit. I'll upgrade to 16 when I have money but how good it will be? It's better to get a single 8 gb module or 2 4 gb modules? Thanks for every kind of help!
 
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You can run it at ven more than that with this build. The i3 6100 is a good choice, the gtx 960 is good as well but the r9 380 is even better. Better get 2x4gb now for dual. It will fly.
No, they don't require more cpu power, nor are their drivers worse. The r9 380 will outperform the gtx 960 on every turn. However for zbrush, you don't need a gpu. All you need is a cpu. For pure zbrush i5-6500 with the integrated GPU would be best, however if you want to game then i3-6100 + r9 380 is your best option.
 
i3 6100 is great CPU for its price. I recommend you to go for ASUS STRIX R9 380 4GB. It has 4GB VRAM memory which is great for games that need more VRAM memory like GTA V and it is better whan you play on bigger resolutions.
If you are tight on budget than go for Gigabyte R9 380 2GB which is about 30$ cheaper.
Good luck in your new rig.