Asking about CPU's

FedeHW

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Feb 23, 2017
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So I'm about to buy my first gaming PC and it wanna ask for some help
The specifications are:
CPU: Intel Core i3 7100 3.90 Ghz
Motherboard: Gygabyte B250 HD3
Ram: 2x Kingston hyper x fury black4gb ddr4 2133Mhz
GPU: gigabyte gtx 1050ti
Hdd western digital 1TB blue 7200 rpm
Power supply Evga 430 W +80 white
I wanna know if instead of the i3 in should go for a i5 6500 also if instead of that gpu it would be better to buy the amd rx 470
 

spdragoo

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Yes, I would get the i5-6500 instead of the i3-6100. You'll have noticeably better performance with it.

For the GPU, it depends. If your monitor can reach 1080p resolutions, you'll want at least the RX 470, if not an RX 480 or GTX 1060; depending on your refresh rate, you may even want the GTX 1070. However, if your monitor can't reach 1080p resolutions (i.e. tops out somewhere between 720p and 1600x900 resolutions), then I would get a GTX 1050 instead.