Budget Intel CPUs

Itz_TryFX

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So since Black friday and Cyber monday is coming just round the corner, I want to buy myself a few PC parts to make my very first gaming PC. Now I 100% want a Intel CPU and I want it affordable I can take around £100-£150 that can run games with a GTX 1070. I am going to play games like GTA 5, PUBG and CSGO. That's all. So here is my current PC parts list. Please don't add things or suggest me to improve by increasing my budget. Thanks!


CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor (£200 MAX)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£60)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£150)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£70)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35)
Video Card: GTX 1070 (£210)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case (£50 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60)
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 24" G-Sync 144Hz 1080p LED Gaming Monitor (£200)


Now I believe that the Motherboard I have is for 8th gen CPU's. If there are any motherboards like this but cheaper for the same budget and power the MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard has, then please put it down below!

P.S: Please note that you might be thinking that these prices are a bit off but don't worry I got deals and so on so the prices are correct also I will buy most/nearly all off amazon and ebay.
 
Are those prices real or just dreams? Z370 MB will not be 60, GTX 1070 for 210 ?! Focus Point PSU for 60 ?! 1080p 144Hz monitor for 200?! If you can get all of them, no need to change anything. Be careful if you see those prices on ebay.

You want to pay 200+60+150+70+35+210+50+60+200=1035 for currently priced 1337 pc. If you can get it done by 1200 is very lucky.
 

Itz_TryFX

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Please note that I found the GTX 1070 for 165 so it is cheaper also i found all of those prices
 

Itz_TryFX

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Anyway a mate of mine said that if I get a i5 intel core processor it will cap my gtx 1070 and stop it from doing it full potential. So I have decided to get a i7 processor. Please could you note good i7 processors that are on budget around £150. Also if I could downgrade the motherboard I'm getting for the cpu then please let me know but if you don't recommend me downgrading them also let me know please.

Thanks!
 

Itz_TryFX

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So right now the best option would be to stick to the i5-8400 and not go for a low-medium grade i7 processor? Also you said that my friend is wrong but I was wondering would I 100% get the same FPS on a 1080p monitor?