Will the i5 6500 bottleneck the GTX 1060 3gb?

[Elf_Knight]

I am looking for a cheap processor to pair with my GTX 1060 3gb. I can 8gb of DDR4 ram for a good price on Amazon and only a low end micro atx motherboard, nothing fancy just the essentials like only one PCIE slot, etc. I would like 4 ram slots but I can live with 2. Ideally I want to upgrade to Coffee Lake but those motherboards are super expensive and there is a 7th gen mobo for about 60 pounds which is my price point. I can get an i5 6500 or i5 7500 from CEX for 100 pounds. Would either of those CPU's bottleneck my system? I'd get 8gb of ram and then another 8 when i can afford it if I get the mobo with 4 ram slots.
Any thoughts?

 

[Rdslw]

For sure 6500 will handle any 1060 well. I think up to 1070 TI GPU will be limiting factor (that is what you want).

 

[feelinfroggy777]

The 6500 is still a very capable CPU and will not have any problems pushing a 1060 or 1070. You may want to consider getting 2x4gb sticks of RAM though instead of going for 1x8gb and planning on upgrading later. Mixing and matching RAM does not always work, even if it is the same model. So pairing a another 8gb stick may be a pain. Additionally, you are getting a dual channel board, so for it to run in dual channel, you will need to have two sticks of RAM.

 

[gasaraki]

It all depends on what resolution you will play games at. 720p at low setting? Sure the i5-6500 might be the bottleneck for 1060 3G at that res. 1080p at ultra setting? No, the i5-6500 will not be a bottleneck.

I wish people would stop worrying about cpu bottlenecks. Your GPU should always be a bottleneck, if your GPU is not the bottleneck then you are not playing at a high enough resolution, your settings are not high enough, and/or your GPU is too powerful for your resolution.

 

[Elf_Knight]

Thanks people! I will upgrade to the i5 6500 cause it's the cheapest for me and will pair it with 2x4gb of ram.