Gaming CPU Needed

[Proudgoose]

Hi guys im currently looking into building a pc for gaming from parts, but im stuck as to what processor to go for

 

Im looking for a £150 (preferable nearer to 100) processor 

Matching the processor with a gtx 1060 gfx card,

Looking for 1080p downscaled (to 1600x900) 60fps and as high settings as possible, the main games i want to play are battlefield 1, csgo, gta 5 and possibly a few upcoming releases

 

Ive not chose parts for a pc in long time and with all the new processors out i really cant tell what i should be getting

 

Additionally should i be using a 1060 to acheive these these settings or is there anything cheaper or the same price that will give me the same or better performance ( i have a 760 in storage if thats a better choice)

 

 

Thanks for any input

[GoldenLag]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mV98TW/amd-ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbaebox

 

Go to budget CPU with an upgrade path without swapping Mobos

[Guest]

R5 1500, R5 1600.

[Proudgoose]

I looked into the 1600, is the i3 8100 not better for a bit cheaper? Or is that just cheaper assuming your using a z370 mobo?

[Proudgoose]

7 minutes ago, Some Random Member said:

R5 1500, R5 1600.

Will i notice much difference between the two ? Hoping not to bottleneck

[Proudgoose]

38 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/mV98TW/amd-ryzen-5-1600-32ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbaebox

 

Go to budget CPU with an upgrade path without swapping Mobos

I looked into the 1600, is the i3 8100 not better for a bit cheaper? Or is that just cheaper assuming your using a z370 mobo?

[GoldenLag]

3 minutes ago, Proudgoose said:

I looked into the 1600, is the i3 8100 not better for a bit cheaper? Or is that just cheaper assuming your using a z370 mobo?

The 1600 is a much better buy than the 8100. The 1600 can br overclocked using the stock cooler on a B series motherboard. 

 

The 8100 is not the greatest buy. An Ryzen 3 1200/2200G can be bought for less and offers the same performance on a more upgradable plattform while being cheaper

[Proudgoose]

Ok i think im gonna go with the 1600, thoughts on the 1500x? Looks to me like similar performance for a cheaper price without overclocking (im not one for OC anyways)

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Proudgoose said:

Ok i think im gonna go with the 1600, thoughts on the 1500x? Looks to me like similar performance for a cheaper price without overclocking (im not one for OC anyways)

1500x is fine, though not as good as the 1600. And again offers less value than the 1600. Id recommend a light OC to get the most out of the CPU

[Ground]

Overclocking to 3.7- 3.8 GHz or so is pretty easy on Ryzen even with the stock cooler, the price difference for 2 extra cores should be small enough to be worth it tbh...

[Proudgoose]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

1500x is fine, though not as good as the 1600. And again offers less value than the 1600. Id recommend a light OC to get the most out of the CPU

Thanks im probably gonna go with the 1500x in that case im trying to cap my budget at £500 or less, aby ideas for graphics cards other than the 1060 3gb at the same price or lower?

[Proudgoose]

5 minutes ago, Ground said:

Overclocking to 3.7- 3.8 GHz or so is pretty easy on Ryzen even with the stock cooler, the price difference for 2 extra cores should be small enough to be worth it tbh...

Yeah but im not too worried about a little performance boost, im trying to keep to a £500 budget and the extra 15 for a few frames doesnt seem worth it, id pay for another 8gb of ram later down the road, plus not many games utilise the extra 2 cores (looking at u arma)

[GoldenLag]

7 minutes ago, Proudgoose said:

Thanks im probably gonna go with the 1500x in that case im trying to cap my budget at £500 or less, aby ideas for graphics cards other than the 1060 3gb at the same price or lower?

If your budget is that low, give me 5 lin and ill cook up a build for you

[Proudgoose]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/proudgoose/saved/KxWD23 this is my current one but ill gladly take any you come up with ive not done this in a while

I play with a 1600x900 monitor and i wanna play bf1 overwatch and csgo on semi decent settings, i NEED 60fps tho or i can feel my eyes heammoraghing haha

 

Ps ive got my own hard drive and monitor mouse and keyboard

[GoldenLag]

4 minutes ago, Proudgoose said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/proudgoose/saved/KxWD23 this is my current one but ill gladly take any you come up with ive not done this in a while

I play with a 1600x900 monitor and i wanna play bf1 overwatch and csgo on semi decent settings, i NEED 60fps tho or i can feel my eyes heammoraghing haha

 

Ps ive got my own hard drive and monitor mouse and keyboard

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yyKsnH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/yyKsnH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£73.19 @ Aria PC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£63.32 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£79.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card  (£232.51 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£37.99 @ AWD-IT) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN881ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  (£11.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £498.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-31 22:45 BST+0100

 

 

Just use an open air PC to begin with by placing the Mobo on the motherboard box. 

 

This pc will offer more value and be a better plattform to upgrade upon.  You can pick up an Freesync monitor later on for relativly cheap to get the smoothest experience possible.

[Proudgoose]

That build looks incredible ive heard great things about the 580 just one thing though.... i have cats. I dont think my pc will survive without a case, any way you can tune that down by £25 and stick a cheap case in? I dont mind spending more money later on upgrades i just want a pc asap 

 

Thanksss

[GoldenLag]

8 hours ago, Proudgoose said:

That build looks incredible ive heard great things about the 580 just one thing though.... i have cats. I dont think my pc will survive without a case, any way you can tune that down by £25 and stick a cheap case in? I dont mind spending more money later on upgrades i just want a pc asap 

 

Thanksss

Sadly no good way of making it cheaper without paying in terms of performance. See if you can get a used case for about 10£

[Proudgoose]

Depending on whether i can get my old pc components (case etc) i can use that for the case, however ive been looking at graphics cards in that price range and dont see much of a difference in performance between a 580 and a 570, of course the 580 will fare better over time but ill end up buying another one when that comes around. 

 

Do you think its worth getting a 580 when the 570 seems to perform only a few frames weaker at 1080p ultra on most games, as ill be playing 900p ultra and i wont notice the difference?