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You can find a RX470 on eBay for 75$ or less
Better than GT 1050, maybe a bit less powerful than GTX 1060 3GB but 4 GB is better than 3 GB.
 
ex.
65$ and free shipping:  Asus RX 470 4GB Mining Edition (only 1x DVI output, maximum 1920x1200 60 Hz)
64$ + 10$ shipping? : XFX RX 470 4GB RAPHIC CARD 1XFANS DVI HDMI DP (single fan edition)
65$ + 10$ shipping? : XFX RX 470 4GB BLACK 2XFAN HOT SWAP GOOD video card  (two fan version)
70$ + 11$ shipping? : Sapphire Nitro Radeon RX 470 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E (standard retail version)
77$ + 5$ shipping? : SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon RX 470 NITRO 4gb
 
73$ + 12.6$ shipping? : MSI Radeon RX 480 (RX4804GOCR) 4GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 Graphics adapter
80$+ 10.5$ shipping? : XFX AMD Radeon RX 480 RS 4GB Video Card
 
If you're lucky you could get even RX 570 ... on par with GTX 1060 or better:
 
70$ + 15$ shipping? PowerColor RX 570 4GBD5-3DHD/OC Red Dragon Radeon Graphic Cards
75$ + 12$ shipping? PowerColor RX 570 4GBD5-3DHD/OC Red Dragon Radeon Graphic Cards
75$ + 15$ shipping? MSI Radeon RX 570 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 GAMING X
 
 
 

I agree. Going with an I5 is maybe a better choice for gaming because of the higher clocks than the locked I7 but for productivity those threads are usefull.     

Ryzen 5 will launch on April 11th, I would definitely wait for that instead.

Ok. I did a SLI guide and now time to do a vRAM/memory bandwidth guide. A lot of people seem to be confused about vRAM in general. Well, here we go.
 
Let's clear up some misconceptions about vRAM! 
 
 
What does vRAM size have to do with gaming?
 
 
Bonus: What happens if I don't have enough vRAM that a game asks for for certain settings?
 
 
And now resolution, Anti Aliasing and operating systems
 
 
And now about multiple monitors
 
 
Now, onto memory bandwidth and memory bus and such. You may wanna skip this if you know already and are only here for the vRAM size portion above, but I might as well be thorough if I'm doing this. Spoiler tags save the day!
 
vRAM types & memory clocks
 
 
Next, memory bus and memory bandwidth!
 
 
Extra: Memory bus + mismatched memory size section
 
 
And the GTX 970 gets its own section! Hooray!
 
 
FAQ
 
 
Windows 10 and nVidia 353.62
 
 
Final tidbits and stuff
 
 
I started writing this guy mainly for the top section, to denounce misinformation people seem to have regarding vRAM and its relation to memory bandwidth, but I figured I might as well just go the full mile and explain as best I can about what most people need to know about GPU memory anyway. If I've somehow screwed up somewhere, let me know. I probably have. I'll fix whatever I get wrong. And thank you to everyone who has contributed and corrected things I didn't get right! Unlike my SLI guide, much of the information here was confirmed post-writing.
 
If you want the SLI information or the mobile i7 CPU information guide, they're in my sig!
 
Moderator note: If you believe any information found in this guide is incorrect, please message me or D2ultima and we will investigate it, thank you. - Godlygamer23

No need to buy a Z motherboard unless you buy a K CPU, I would drop the motherboard to an H110 and with the money saved go up to an i5 6500 also, the 6500 is like $20 more than the 6400, but you'll save more than that lowering the notherboard.

I would get the i5, it gives you noticeably better performance

Z boards are for overclocking, they look nicer but if you are in a budget and wants to buy a locked CPU you will be literally wasting money, get a h110 board instead and I would say with the money you saved go for the i5 6500 which will be enough to allow the 1050Ti work on its full potential.
 
Buy a single 8gb stick, since you aren't going high end gaming it Will be enough for you, and for whatever reason it may prove not to be it's easy to just buy a second stick.

Then you have to start adjusting memory speeds so that they'll work, and it becomes not worth it with the time spent. And even so, you don't need a Z chip to overclock with BCLK, any(or most) motherboards can do that.

You also don't get much gain from it, only .1 or .2ghz in most cases.

Dont bother with a Z board if you're using a locked processor on it, save money and get a H110 or B150.

The 6400 is the better choice, or with the money you save not getting a Z board, a 6500, or upgrade the gpu to a 470 instead (if they money saved is enough)