Best Cpu for price?

[PCPat27]

Hello everyone this is my first post so please excuse any mess ups. 

 

I am building my first computer (finnaly), and I'm not sure what processor to go with. I was thinking about i5-6400 for a long time, however, the i3-6100 has become my new main choice because of the big price difference.  I am almost for sure going to get a z170 mobo as I plan on getting a 6600k/6700k in 2-3 yrs. My total budget for my rig is 500 and I plan on getting a gtx 950 for gpu. I would like to stick with intel but if anyone has an AMD option I'm open for those as well.

 

My main use would mainly be gaming easy games (csgo,dota) but I would also like to start playing things like Star Wars Battlefront, Fallout 4. I am not looking to max out those games however, just looking for decent fps.

Along with gaming I also plan to edit video.

 

Thank you very much

PK 

[HPWebcamAble]

At 1080p an i3 + GTX 950 would be great, you can expect 60 FPS on low - medium settings.

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[Imakuni]

The 6100 will do fine, especially if you intend to swap it next year or so. Kaby Lake will also be around, so that's a plus.

 

Just give your GPU a bit more love. Aim for a 2nd hand 960 or r9 280(x) / 380(x). You might be able to find one of those for cheap, now that people will go crazy about upgrading to 1080s and 1070s.

[PCPat27]

Thanks. Do you guys think that the fx-8350 would be worth the ~$30 more for the price over the i3-6100?

[Imakuni]

8 minutes ago, PCPat27 said:

Thanks. Do you guys think that the fx-8350 would be worth the ~$30 more for the price over the i3-6100?

Not at all. Poorer performance in many games, as well as 0 upgrade path.

 

If you have those extra 30 bucks, either save them for Kaby or invest into a better GPU.

[PCPat27]

1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

Not at all. Poorer performance in many games, as well as 0 upgrade path.

 

If you have those extra 30 bucks, either save them for Kaby or invest into a better GPU.

Thank you