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[Ali Salim]

Hey there! 

I'm looking to upgrade my i3-7100 processor some time soon. I have a gtx 1060 3gb, 16 gb of DDR4 RAM, and a 500 watt power supply. I mostly use my computer for gaming. (mostly first person shooters and such. Pub g is a big one.) The question is which processor do I go with? I'm not looking to change my motherboard which is a B250m pro-vd. I believe an i5 processor would work best for me. Which i5 would be the best deal for me to get considering I have a 1060 3gb and only have a 500 watt power supply. Thanks for the help :). 

[COUPER MILLAR]

Whichever one has the highest clock speeds. You have tons of head room with your psu so go crazy. /s but seriously no need to be conserved with power draw at this point. 

[davyre89]

6 minutes ago, Ali Salim said:

Hey there! 

I'm looking to upgrade my i3-7100 processor some time soon. I have a gtx 1060 3gb, 16 gb of DDR4 RAM, and a 500 watt power supply. I mostly use my computer for gaming. (mostly first person shooters and such. Pub g is a big one.) The question is which processor do I go with? I'm not looking to change my motherboard which is a B250m pro-vd. I believe an i5 processor would work best for me. Which i5 would be the best deal for me to get considering I only have a 500 watt power supply. Thanks for the help :). 

Have a look at used i5 7600 or i7 6700/ 7700 (K variant if price is cheap).

[katoptrys]

Depending on pricing, you would be fine with a 7600 or 7600K (even if you can't overclock it, the K series have slightly higher clocks)

[Rolling Potatoe]

Id get an i7 if you are upgrading anyway, the 4 extra threads are starting to get valuable for gaming.

Dont worry about the PSU, with an i7 and a 1060 youll not even hit 300w load.

[Noyu]

8 minutes ago, Ali Salim said:

Hey there! 

I'm looking to upgrade my i3-7100 processor some time soon. I have a gtx 1060 3gb, 16 gb of DDR4 RAM, and a 500 watt power supply. I mostly use my computer for gaming. (mostly first person shooters and such. Pub g is a big one.) The question is which processor do I go with? I'm not looking to change my motherboard which is a B250m pro-vd. I believe an i5 processor would work best for me. Which i5 would be the best deal for me to get considering I only have a 500 watt power supply. Thanks for the help :). 

as COUPER MILLAR said, any Skylake or Kabylake i5 or i7 with the highest clock speed within your budget..

 

if you can afford the 7700/K go for it.

[xg32]

for the 1060 u want a quad core around 4.5ghz, hyperthreading doesnt matter unless ur planning to upgrade the 1060 soon too.