CPU and Graphics Card Shopping

[ChengyBalz]

I'm trying to get into PC gaming and I'm wondering which CPU and graphics card I should buy. The most demanding game I want to play is battlefield 1 on high-ultra settings, and I want to get the best value for money graphics card for 1080p gaming. Sorry if this causes any face-palms...

[mpsparrow]

Wait for Ryzen....

[ChengyBalz]

OK thanks it looks good, could you recommend a graphics card?

[NinJake]

Yeah if you can wait... Just wait and see how Ryzen does play out. Either way, Intel may be forced to lower their prices of some of their CPUs and Nvidia may lower some of their Graphic cards to stay competitive once the new AMD parts are released. @ChengyBalz

[ChengyBalz]

2 minutes ago, NinJake said:

Yeah if you can wait... Just wait and see how Ryzen does play out. Either way, Intel may be forced to lower their prices of some of their CPUs and Nvidia may lower some of their Graphic cards to stay competitive once the new AMD parts are released. @ChengyBalz

Thanks a lot.

[PCGuy_5960]

15 minutes ago, ChengyBalz said:

I'm trying to get into PC gaming and I'm wondering which CPU and graphics card I should buy. The most demanding game I want to play is battlefield 1 on high-ultra settings, and I want to get the best value for money graphics card for 1080p gaming. Sorry if this causes any face-palms...

How much money do you want to spend on your PC?

[ChengyBalz]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

How much money do you want to spend on your PC?

£700-850

[PCGuy_5960]

6 minutes ago, ChengyBalz said:

£700-850

This costs 40 pounds more but it is definitely worth it IMO

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£297.95 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£33.71 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£128.83 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£94.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£169.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£68.17 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £896.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 17:21 GMT+0000

[maartendc]

14 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

This costs 40 pounds more but it is definitely worth it IMO

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£297.95 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  (£33.71 @ More Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£128.83 @ More Computers) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£94.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£42.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  (£169.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£59.93 @ Ebuyer) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£68.17 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £896.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-17 17:21 GMT+0000

I would get a cheaper CPU + motherboard and a more expensive GPU for that budget. An i5 6400 with a non Z-chipset motherboard should make room in the budget for a GTX 1070. This will make the system much faster overall for gaming. You wont notice the difference in games between the i5 and the i7.

[PCGuy_5960]

2 minutes ago, maartendc said:

I would get a cheaper CPU + motherboard and a more expensive GPU for that budget. An i5 6400 with a non Z-chipset motherboard should make room in the budget for a GTX 1070. This will make the system much faster overall for gaming. You wont notice the difference in games between the i5 and the i7.

Well, with the 6700K you have a more "futureproof" system and you can upgrade the GPU without worrying about bottlenecks...

An i5 will bottleneck the GTX 1080 and the next generation Nvidia xx60 card will outperform the 1080.... So an i7 can be considered more "futureproof"