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diddibozz

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So I already asked a question earlier today but I am wondering what Pc will be the better choice for Playing all current and Upcoming games on Ultra settings with good Fps.

1.
Intel Core i3-6100
Gigabyte GTX 1060 3gb
8GB DDR4 Ram

or

2.
Intel Core i5-6400
Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti Gaming G1 Edition (yea Im a little Gigabyte Fanboy^^)
8GB DDR4 Ram

Keep in mind that my Monitor Resolution is 1366x786 and Im planning to upgrade it in the next 1-2 years but for now the Monitor still has everything I want. So what will be the better choice? One little note I can't get the 6Gb version of the 1060 because that wouldn't be allowed by my Budget
 
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No there is no problem with overkill as long as you aren't wasting money on it. It seems reasonable that you will upgrade your monitor and/or use a 1080p tv at some point in the near future so getting a 1060 now seems like a good investment.

Now if somebody already had a nice 1080p monitor and had no plans of upgrading any time soon, it would be a waste of money to buy a GTX1080.

The i3 6100 is very strong. 95% of the time, there will be no bottleneck at all. Only in a few of the games that like as many threads as possible will you see a small bottleneck. I would still prefer it for gaming over the low clock speed i5 6400. I feel these two cpus should be priced more similarly but as it stands, the 6400 is like $60 more. The 6400 can...
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diddibozz

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But isn't the 1060 way to overkill for my resolution? As far as I know I am probably going to get 60+ fps on ultra settings with this resolution but many people say its way to overkill so im a little bit worried
 
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diddibozz

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Last question now. Is it a Problem if its a bit overkill? I mean it sounds not that bad. I know this card is made for 1080p gaming but when I pair it with an core i3-6100 It will probably destroy everything on 720p right? Or am I getting it wrong? I know the i3-6100 is still a powerful CPU and bottlenecks the 1060 only for about 5%
 
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No there is no problem with overkill as long as you aren't wasting money on it. It seems reasonable that you will upgrade your monitor and/or use a 1080p tv at some point in the near future so getting a 1060 now seems like a good investment.

Now if somebody already had a nice 1080p monitor and had no plans of upgrading any time soon, it would be a waste of money to buy a GTX1080.

The i3 6100 is very strong. 95% of the time, there will be no bottleneck at all. Only in a few of the games that like as many threads as possible will you see a small bottleneck. I would still prefer it for gaming over the low clock speed i5 6400. I feel these two cpus should be priced more similarly but as it stands, the 6400 is like $60 more. The 6400 can only turbo all 4 cores to 3.1ghz while the 6100 can run both cores with hyperthreading at 3.7ghz. The 6400 is faster in heavily mutlithreaded applications, but gaming is not one of them.
 
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diddibozz

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Well Im glad you helped me Bud ^^ Im going for a Zotac gtx 1060 mini to save a bit more money and pair it with the i3 then. At 720p I will probably destroy everything at the moment and when I upgrade my Monitor next year It will still be a Beast Pc even tho I think Im gonna get a i5 6600 in the next 2 years ^^
 
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