Better CPU or SSD?

[bman7842]

I am torn on what is better to spend my money on. I only have about $200 to spend and I want to know if it would be better for me to purchase an intel core i3 6100 with an adata 500gb SSD or go with an intel core i5 6500. I currently have a standard hard drive and a 750 ti so I obviously don't want the processor to bottleneck it as well (Which I don't think will be an issue with any of those). Would the performance boost of the core i5 be better than the speed increase from an ssd? Ideally I would like both but unfortunately I can only pick one so I wanted to know what you think is best for gaming.

 

Thanks in advance.

[jj9987]

What will you be using the CPU for?

[WokeUp]

2 minutes ago, bman7842 said:

I am torn on what is better to spend my money on. I only have about $200 to spend and I want to know if it would be better for me to purchase an intel core i3 6100 with an adata 500gb SSD or go with an intel core i5 6500. I currently have a standard hard drive and a 750 ti so I obviously don't want the processor to bottleneck it as well (Which I don't think will be an issue with any of those). Would the performance boost of the core i5 be better than the speed increase from an ssd? Ideally I would like both but unfortunately I can only pick one so I wanted to know what you think is best for gaming.

 

Thanks in advance.

the i3 has 2 cores thats not good in my opinion 

[RadiatingLight]

SSD will make your computer MUCH MUCH faster in day-to-day tasks, and it's probably the speed increase you will notice most.

CPU will only make your PC faster if you are doing some processor intensive task, like rendering, streaming, etc. note that with an i3, you wont be able to play games and stream at the same time without a CPU bottleneck. if I were you, i would absolutely pick the SSD

[Razbit]

what other components you got in the computer? which CPU, motherboard etc are you using

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, jj9987 said:

What will you be using the CPU for?

Mainly gaming, nothing intense mostly CS:GO Rust, and possible a few more intense titles like Battlefield 1 if the card is capable of running it. The system only has to push 900p graphics because my monitor only supports 900p. Maybe some light web browsing but nothing more than that.

[Guest]

Adding/replacing SSD is much easier than a CPU. 

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, Razbit said:

what other components you got in the computer? which CPU, motherboard etc are you using

Currently no cpu which is why I'm trying to decide between the two,

Motherboard:

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboard-GA-H110M/dp/B0165YUDTM/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1482078607&sr=1-4&keywords=intel+core+i3

Can't remember exact ram but I know its Corsair DDR4

[masterkickass7]

6 minutes ago, bman7842 said:

I am torn on what is better to spend my money on. I only have about $200 to spend and I want to know if it would be better for me to purchase an intel core i3 6100 with an adata 500gb SSD or go with an intel core i5 6500. I currently have a standard hard drive and a 750 ti so I obviously don't want the processor to bottleneck it as well (Which I don't think will be an issue with any of those). Would the performance boost of the core i5 be better than the speed increase from an ssd? Ideally I would like both but unfortunately I can only pick one so I wanted to know what you think is best for gaming.

 

Thanks in advance.

better cpu you can buy a ssd later 

[Himommies]

HAve you considerd you can buy other things for the price of a i5 6500 such as ram or a gpu.

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, masterkickass7 said:

better cpu you can buy a ssd later 

Okay, sounds like the CPU is the way to go and buy an SSD later when I can afford it.

 

Would it be worth the extra $30 to get the intel core i5 6600K instead of the 6500?

[masterkickass7]

1 minute ago, bman7842 said:

Okay, sounds like the CPU is the way to go and buy an SSD later when I can afford it.

 

Would it be worth the extra $30 to get the intel core i5 6600K instead of the 6500?

if you can afford a z170 board yes

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

HAve you considerd you can buy other things for the price of a i5 6500 such as ram or a gpu.

My new ram sticks will be fine (already selected), along with GPU never had a issue with the GPU on my old pc, my olllldddd amd athlon has always been the issue.

[bman7842]

Just now, masterkickass7 said:

if you can afford a z170 board yes

You need a special board for the 6600K?

[masterkickass7]

Just now, bman7842 said:

You need a special board for the 6600K?

yeah you need a special mobo to oc the 6600k there all over $100 dollars 

[masterkickass7]

1 minute ago, bman7842 said:

You need a special board for the 6600K?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=z170&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, masterkickass7 said:

yeah you need a special mobo to oc the 6600k there all over $100 dollars 

Good to know, thanks for telling me this. Would be bad if I bought one and it wasn't compatible

[Mira Yurizaki]

4 minutes ago, bman7842 said:

You need a special board for the 6600K?

To clarify, you need a Z170 board to overclock the CPU, you do not need a Z170 board to use it.

 

However the i5-6600K has a higher stock clock than the i5-6600. So the $30 may be worth more to you even if you can't overclock it or didn't plan on doing it.

 

EDIT: Actually that only applies to the i7-6700 :T

[bman7842]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

To clarify, you need one to overclock the CPU, you do not need one to use it.

 

However the i5-6600K has a higher stock clock than the i5-6600. So the $30 may be worth more to you even if you can't overclock it or didn't plan on doing it.

oh okay, so it still works on all LGA 1151 boards just ins't over clockable.

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, bman7842 said:

oh okay, so it still works on all LGA 1151 boards just ins't over clockable.

Yes.

 

Also I edited my post, both versions of the i5-6600 are the same clocks. It's the i7-6700 that's different (that's what I was basing this on)

[bman7842]

Okay so I have come to the conclusion it is better to get the intel core i5 over an i3 and later purchase an ssd. Thanks for all the feedback guys!