i3 6100 / GTX 1060 vs i5 6500 / GTX 1050TI

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I mainly want to play games like CS:GO over 150fps but will want to play big titles like Battlefield 1 and such at 1080p >60fps.
Will the i3 show a bottleneck issue with the 1060?
Will the 1050TI be enough?
I've seen some reviews comparing the two CPUs showing a big difference between the two because of the amount of physical cores.

(Also I preferably want to go for a NVIDIA GPU for shadowplay and gsync)
 
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Actually, looking up a couple of different videos for BF1 specifically, the i5+1050ti does appear to outperform - although either pairing will give you 55+FPS, the i5+1050ti looks to be more in the 65+FPS more often than not.

i3+1060 (55+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igfJ9Qrr1sA

i5-1050ti (~70+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM9ANq49ZRU

Interestingly, CS:GO is much the same
i3+1060 (150-250+ FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbJhX6XFeYE

i5-1050ti (150-250+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8UbOPuGj04

Barty1884

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I'd say the opposite actually.

The 1050 is the 'entry level', with the TI being a bit above that. Looking at benchmarks, a 1050TI should be able to push ~60FPS in a lot of titles, depending on how you configure your settings.

The i3 + 1060 is a very respectable pairing. While the i5 would be considered the 'better' of the two considering it's physical cores, the hyper-threading of the i3 puts up a decent fight. The 1060 + i3 would be my recommendation, with the 1060 well outperforming the 1050ti, the dual core + hyper-threading shouldn't hold you back in many games at all.... at 1080p.

Just a quick google search shows >60FPS on Ultra (dips to be expected) in BF1.
 

Themastererr

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Which game titles does Hyper-Threading truly work with? None that I know of.

With Directx 12 around the corner, buying a dual core CPU does not seem logical. Make the investment and buy something a little more 2016.
 

amtseung

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Battlefield 1 doesn't like dual core CPU's, regardless of hyperthreading. The minimum spec CPU for BF1 to be considered "playable" (at 1080p at 100% resolution scaling) would be that i5 6500. You might be able to scrape an i5 6400 + GTX 1060 3GB on your budget, or even an itx form factor GTX1060 6GB. Would the 1050ti be enough? Depends. I don't have enough experience with BF1 to say. I only played the game on two or three iterations of overkill hardware for about 5-6 hours.

List your budget and other prerequisites (screen resolution, existing parts, etc.), and I hope someone can get you a good parts list going. I, for one, am too lazy to do parts lists.
 
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from my pov, the core i5 is stronger and he wants to play bf1 and csgo, which are both fine with the 1050 ti( you get an enjoyable experience.
yes you get more peformance from the i3 if you buy now...

... however in the future upgrading is much easier!
 

Barty1884

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Actually, looking up a couple of different videos for BF1 specifically, the i5+1050ti does appear to outperform - although either pairing will give you 55+FPS, the i5+1050ti looks to be more in the 65+FPS more often than not.

i3+1060 (55+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igfJ9Qrr1sA

i5-1050ti (~70+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM9ANq49ZRU

Interestingly, CS:GO is much the same
i3+1060 (150-250+ FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbJhX6XFeYE

i5-1050ti (150-250+FPS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8UbOPuGj04
 
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