Question What CPU should I pair with the 1660 ti

[Troy Steiner]

PC will be used strictly for gaming, but looking for suggestions on a CPU. Thanks.

 

[RememberThe5th]

Budget range?
Do you have monitor?
OS?
Overclocking?

 

[ဲJohn Smith]

PC will be used strictly for gaming, but looking for suggestions on a CPU. Thanks.

i7 6700,i7 7700 for non oc

 

[mdd1963]

It would seem silly to get a CPU just barely able to saturate the card, and incapable of streaming, and, possibly not up to the task of even adequately handling a stronger GPU with the latest games in 2 years time...

Get a bit more CPU than you need now, and you can upgrade the GPU in 2 years time, and continue to use the rig for another 2 years

Get at least an 8700K or 9700K...

Replace the GPU only when you feel it is incapable of the frame rates you need/want at 1080P, in whatever year that might occur in...

(I've had my 1060- 6 GB for just shy of 2 years, and it hardly seems even close to inadequate yet...; I suspect you'll be saying the same about the 1660 Ti in 2 years time)

 

[ElectrO_90]

i7 6700,i7 7700 for non oc

You recommend products that are over 2 years old and not made anymore.... That is very bad advice! Not to mention good luck in finding motherboards for said bad products and literally killing his future upgrade.

 

[ElectrO_90]

PC will be used strictly for gaming, but looking for suggestions on a CPU. Thanks.

Unless we know your budget, no one can give you a firm decision on that. Personally, AMD all the way as its future upgradable and you get a lot more power for the money than Intel currently offers.

 

[Troy Steiner]

Unless we know your budget, no one can give you a firm decision on that. Personally, AMD all the way as its future upgradable and you get a lot more power for the money than Intel currently offers.

I don’t want to spend more than a 1000 on the pc right now i have 144hz monitor

 

[Troy Steiner]

I don’t want to spend more than a 1000 on the pc right now i have 144hz monitor

Basically I wanted to know what cpu do I need to fully saturate the 1660ti

 

[Troy Steiner]

It would seem silly to get a CPU just barely able to saturate the card, and incapable of streaming, and, possibly not up to the task of even adequately handling a stronger GPU with the latest games in 2 years time...

Get a bit more CPU than you need now, and you can upgrade the GPU in 2 years time, and continue to use the rig for another 2 years

Get at least an 8700K or 9700K...

Replace the GPU only when you feel it is incapable of the frame rates you need/want at 1080P, in whatever year that might occur in...

(I've had my 1060- 6 GB for just shy of 2 years, and it hardly seems even close to inadequate yet...; I suspect you'll be saying the same about the 1660 Ti in 2 years time)

Sounds good, do you think I would have any Amd options

 

[ElectrO_90]

Totally go AMD, at least its future proof more than Intel, who will be bringing out another chipset at the end of the year making all the current ones defunct again.

This is from another thread - But gives good basics

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard ($104.99 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($127.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($294.99 @ B&H)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.82 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $926.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-28 11:18 EST-0500

 

[hakimul.islam]

what about the non Ti 1660? I mean what cpu will bring the best from a 1660(non Ti)...maybe a non 'K' core i5 from 8th or 9th gen or even the lowest priced Ryzen 5 (2nd gen)will manage to do the work nicely right? Don't know why but i always hate core i3 and prefer i5 over i3. only exceptions are the most powerful ones like i3 9350k.