Is it worth to buy GTX 1060 6GB along with i3 6100?

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

The following is my system configuration:

Processor: i3-6100 (6th Gen.)
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170 D3H
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws-IV DDR4 2400 MHz
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB
HDD: 1 TB Segate Baracudda
PSU: Antec VP450p

I am planning to buy new graphics card with the intention of playing all new and upcoming games at 1080p resolution at medium or high settings with at least constant 30fps.

Will GTX 1060 6GB would be enough or it will bottleneck my processor?

volkgren · Aug 10, 2018

Yes I would say so. You will see some slight bottlenecking in some CPU intensive games, but I think it's still worth it. I would be sure to run dual-channel RAM.

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

volkgren :

Yep I am running my RAM on Dual Channel. But can you give me some names of upcoming games which are CPU intensive? So I can understand whether to upgrade processor or not.

photonboy · Aug 10, 2018

It depends on the game. Some games would be greatly bottlenecked by the CPU and others would have minimal or even no bottlenecking.

I'm not sure what Graphics Card you have now either.

Watch this VIDEO and pay attention to the "GPU Usage" as that indicates the amount of CPU bottleneck. For example if it's 50% usage then you're severely bottlenecked by the CPU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5fiCQ_v4l4

You'll also get more STUTTERS that the average FPS don't tend to show.

I wouldn't necessarily get a better CPU though as it depends on your total budget, plus the Intel 6th/7th gen CPU's are shitty deals right now compared to Ryzen.

A Ryzen R5-2600 is $165USD (6C/12T CPU) and even though you'd need another motherboard and 2x sticks of DDR4 memory keep in mind the i7-7700 is 4c/8T and costs $300.

So the damn Intel CPU is relatively expensive but unfortunately jumping platforms is too though if you did an R5-2600 + AM4 motherboard may be the best way to go.

Update: at least you have two sticks of memory (which I'd overclock if you go Ryzen)… again unless you find a great deal on an i7-7700K or close I'd jump ships to Ryzen and get the R5-2600 plus suitable motherboard as that would be roughly the same cost as an i7 6th or 7th gen CPU but gives you two more cores (and AM4 motherboards will be around a lot longer).

*I wouldn't get an i5-7400 or whatever because you've already played the game of getting a CPU that is a bit weak. Probably best to get a solid CPU next time which again is the R5-2600 (hard to beat a six-core hyperthreaded CPU for $165USD or so)

Not sure on how that affects your W10 install. May need a new key unfortunately. Upgrading sucks.

volkgren · Aug 10, 2018

Dushyant_123455 :

Just look at the game requirements. The developers usually post them early. Any game recommending an i7 would be CPU intensive. Like Battlefield 1 and I would imagine the upcoming V. CoD BO 4 looks like it recommends an i7 also.

I would get the GPU and play the games, then decide if you want to upgrade or not. I had an i3-4160 with a GTX 1060 6GB playing BF1 and it would do well over 60fps, but it would also drop below it too. So I upgraded. I wanted to enjoy the game in fluidity. Even the i5-4690K dropped below 60fps a few times, so I had to go i7-4790K.

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

photonboy :

It depends on the game. Some games would be greatly bottlenecked by the CPU and others would have minimal or even no bottlenecking.

I'm not sure what Graphics Card you have now either.

Watch this VIDEO and pay attention to the "GPU Usage" as that indicates the amount of CPU bottleneck. For example if it's 50% usage then you're severely bottlenecked by the CPU:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5fiCQ_v4l4

You'll also get more STUTTERS that the average FPS don't tend to show.

I wouldn't necessarily get a better CPU though as it depends on your total budget, plus the Intel 6th/7th gen CPU's are shitty deals right now compared to Ryzen.

A Ryzen R5-2600 is $165USD (6C/12T CPU) and even though you'd need another motherboard and 2x sticks of DDR4 memory keep in mind the i7-7700 is 4c/8T and costs $300.

So the damn Intel CPU is relatively expensive but unfortunately jumping platforms is too though if you did an R5-2600 + AM4 motherboard may be the best way to go.

What if I upgrade i3 6100 to i5 6th Gen Processor and buy GTX 1060 3GB instead of GTX 1060 6GB?

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

volkgren :

Dushyant_123455 :

Just look at the game requirements. The developers usually post them early. Any game recommending an i7 would be CPU intensive. Like Battlefield 1 and I would imagine the upcoming V. CoD BO 4 looks like it recommends an i7 also.

I would get the GPU and play the games, then decide if you want to upgrade or not. I had an i3-4160 with a GTX 1060 6GB playing BF1 and it would do well over 60fps, but it would also drop below it too. So I upgraded. I wanted to enjoy the game in fluidity. Even the i5-4690K dropped below 60fps a few times, so I had to go i7-4790K.

I am not professional gamer, all I need is that I can enjoy playing games at medium or high settings @1080p resolution with 30fps.

volkgren · Aug 10, 2018

Your i3-6100 can do 30fps.

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

volkgren :

I am planning to buy this model:
GeForce® GTX 1060 Mini ITX OC 6G

Any suggestions regarding this? or you guys can suggest me some other one.

volkgren · Aug 10, 2018

Depends on where you're located and how much you're paying for it.

Dushyant_123455 · Aug 10, 2018

volkgren :

You can suggest me either from amazon.in or mdcomputers.

RobCrezz · Aug 10, 2018

1060 6gb will work well, but some games will be held back by that CPU. But with a bios update you can put in any 6th or 7th gen i5 or i7.

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