GPU gtx 1060 or gtx 1070

[0oGOkuo0]

sup guys i just found a nice deal here in my country, a gtx 1070 that is priced almost the same as a gtx 1060 just add 10-15 usd but sad thing is my cpu is i3 8100, i know its a big bottleneck so should i take it or stick to gtx 1060????

 

im a poor person with a low salary so ill take me awhile to save up to buy a i5 8th gen

[KarathKasun]

8th gen i5 costs less than either GPU, or it should.

 

If the 1070 is that cheap (under ~300 USD), Id go ahead and buy it.  You can upgrade the CPU later.

[Origami Cactus]

The gtx 1070 will work fine with an i3 8100.

The earlier i3s were dual core, that is why they were big bottlenecks, but afaik the i3 8100 is a quad core, so it will work very fine with an gtx 1070, so no big bottleneck at all.

I would get the gtx 1070 if you feel like you are lacking performance, it should last a long time.

[williamcll]

The 1070, it will be useful once you can afford an i5.

 

That said, a 7th gen i5 works too.

[0oGOkuo0]

5 minutes ago, williamcll said:

The 1070, it will be useful once you can afford an i5.

 

That said, a 7th gen i5 works too.

7th gen i5 4c/4t isnt that the same with i3 8th gen? whats the difference...

 

[KarathKasun]

Just now, 0oGOkuo0 said:

7th gen i5 4c/4t isnt that the same with i3 8th gen? whats the difference...

 

None really, maybe clocks.  7th gen i7 would be ideal.

[0oGOkuo0]

i5 8400 cost like 10,500 php = 200 usd

yikes

[Origami Cactus]

1 hour ago, williamcll said:

The 1070, it will be useful once you can afford an i5.

 

The i3 8100 wont bottleneck the gtx 1070.

It is a 3.6ghz 4 core 4 thread, so equal to an i5 7400(3.5ghz 4c/4t).