Best Intel CPU for GTX 1060?

[bAd plAyer]

Don't know a lot about PC building but I'm looking for the best combo for gaming. What's the best Intel CPU for the GTX 1060 6GB? I was looking at the i7 8700K but I have read that it's too much and it will cause bottleneck, maybe i5?

[InfinityJosh]

i3 8100 with 4 physical cores is more than enough for mid range GPUs such as GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580.
But if you aim something futureproof i5 8400 would be great.
8700K is totally useless for THAT GPU.

[Omega]

The best CPU you can afford. I recommend a i5 8400 minimum.

I consider the 8700k not worth it, you will be paying a heafty premuim over the 8600k for hyperthreading and a slightly higher clockspeed. And if you need threads you will be better off with the significantly cheaper 2600(x).

[bAd plAyer]

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

i3 8100 with 4 physical cores is more than enough for mid range GPUs such as GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580.
But if you aim something futureproof i5 8400 would be great.
8700K is totally useless for THAT GPU.

Thanks, I think I will go for the i5-8400 4,0Ghz. My full build would be this, thoughts?

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 4,0Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133
NZXT Kraken X52
250GB SSD Crucial MX500
600 Watt Cooler Master
Corsair 100R Silent Edition

Is the overclocking possible?

[InfinityJosh]

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

i3 8100 with 4 physical cores is more than enough for mid range GPUs such as GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580.
But if you aim something futureproof i5 8400 would be great.
8700K is totally useless for THAT GPU.

Thanks, I think I will go for the i5-8400 4,0Ghz. My full build would be this, thoughts?

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 4,0Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133
NZXT Kraken X52
250GB SSD Crucial MX500
600 Watt Cooler Master
Corsair 100R Silent Edition

Is the overclocking possible?

You don't need OC, i5 8400 is like an OC'd i7 7700k.
Don't buy GIGABYTE, for PSU buy a CORSAIR TX550M.

[Omega]

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

i3 8100 with 4 physical cores is more than enough for mid range GPUs such as GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580.
But if you aim something futureproof i5 8400 would be great.
8700K is totally useless for THAT GPU.

Thanks, I think I will go for the i5-8400 4,0Ghz. My full build would be this, thoughts?

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 4,0Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133
NZXT Kraken X52
250GB SSD Crucial MX500
600 Watt Cooler Master
Corsair 100R Silent Edition

Is the overclocking possible?

Bump up the RAM to 3200Mhz, wouldn't cost much more while giving you a nice cheap FPS boost in many new titles. 16gb of RAM is also highly recommended.

I recommend you to get a PSU from Seasonic, EVGA, Corsair, Superflower or Bequiet. Avoid all other brands like the plague.

You don't need a liquid cooler, this CPU will include a stock cooler and it can not be overclocked. If you drop the liquid cooler you can buy 16gb of RAM.

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Thanks, I think I will go for the i5-8400 4,0Ghz. My full build would be this, thoughts?

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 4,0Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133
NZXT Kraken X52
250GB SSD Crucial MX500
600 Watt Cooler Master
Corsair 100R Silent Edition

Is the overclocking possible?

You don't need OC, i5 8400 is like an OC'd i7 7700k.
Don't buy GIGABYTE, for PSU buy a CORSAIR TX550M.

Gigabyte is fine..

[InfinityJosh]

Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Thanks, I think I will go for the i5-8400 4,0Ghz. My full build would be this, thoughts?

Intel® Core™ i5-8400 4,0Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
Gigabyte Z370P D3
Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133
NZXT Kraken X52
250GB SSD Crucial MX500
600 Watt Cooler Master
Corsair 100R Silent Edition

Is the overclocking possible?

Bump up the RAM to 3200Mhz, wouldn't cost much more while giving you a nice cheap FPS boost in many new titles. 16gb of RAM is also highly recommended.

I recommend you to get a PSU from Seasonic, EVGA, Corsair, Superflower or Bequiet. Avoid all other brands like the plague.

You don't need a liquid cooler, this CPU will include a stock cooler and it can not be overclocked. If you drop the liquid cooler you can buy 16gb of RAM.

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

You don't need OC, i5 8400 is like an OC'd i7 7700k.
Don't buy GIGABYTE, for PSU buy a CORSAIR TX550M.

Gigabyte is fine..

Everyone knows they have the highest failure rate.

As RAM with Intel you won't gain anything noticeable with higher than 2400 mhz.

OP grab the cheapest 2X4GB RAM sticks, 2400 mhz is best buy usually for price, but if 2133 mhz is much cheaper go for it.

[Omega]

Originally posted by Infinity Josh:

Originally posted by Omega:

Bump up the RAM to 3200Mhz, wouldn't cost much more while giving you a nice cheap FPS boost in many new titles. 16gb of RAM is also highly recommended.

I recommend you to get a PSU from Seasonic, EVGA, Corsair, Superflower or Bequiet. Avoid all other brands like the plague.

You don't need a liquid cooler, this CPU will include a stock cooler and it can not be overclocked. If you drop the liquid cooler you can buy 16gb of RAM.


Gigabyte is fine..

Everyone knows they have the highest failure rate.

As RAM with Intel you won't gain anything noticeable with higher than 2400 mhz.

OP grab the cheapest 2X4GB RAM sticks, 2400 mhz is best buy usually for price, but if 2133 mhz is much cheaper go for it.

No. They only made crappy first gen Ryzen boards. Like almost all mobo manufacturers.

You most certainly do see gains up to 15fps in some games like Battlefield 1. Games are becoming very RAM dependant.

The difference between 2133 and 3200Mhz is $20 at most.

[bAd plAyer]

Thanks a lot for your suggestions guys and helping a clueless guy haha, so I changed a couple of things:

Intel Core i5 8400
GTX 1060 (6GB) Nvidia-GeForce
MSI Z370 SLI PLUS
Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200MHZ DDR4 16GB Black
Scythe Mugen 5 (looks to be quieter than the stock cooler)
Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB (SSD)
550W Corsair VS550
NZXT Source 340 Elite

[Omega]

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Thanks a lot for your suggestions guys and helping a clueless guy haha, so I changed a couple of things:

Intel Core i5 8400
GTX 1060 (6GB) Nvidia-GeForce
MSI Z370 SLI PLUS
Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200MHZ DDR4 16GB Black
Scythe Mugen 5 (looks to be quieter than the stock cooler)
Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB (SSD)
550W Corsair VS550
NZXT Source 340 Elite

That is still a pretty beefy cooler for a non K CPU. Check out the Cooler Master hyper 212, it's much cheaper, looks cool and will provide all the cooling this CPU will ever need.

Avoid Corsair VS series PSUs, these are the cheapest low-quality chinabrand PSUs Corsair sells. Get a CX series minimum but I recommend the TX series.

Everything else looks great.

[bAd plAyer]

Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Thanks a lot for your suggestions guys and helping a clueless guy haha, so I changed a couple of things:

Intel Core i5 8400
GTX 1060 (6GB) Nvidia-GeForce
MSI Z370 SLI PLUS
Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200MHZ DDR4 16GB Black
Scythe Mugen 5 (looks to be quieter than the stock cooler)
Samsung 860 EVO 250 GB (SSD)
550W Corsair VS550
NZXT Source 340 Elite

That is still a pretty beefy cooler for a non K CPU. Check out the Cooler Master hyper 212, it's much cheaper, looks cool and will provide all the cooling this CPU will ever need.

Avoid Corsair VS series PSUs, these are the cheapest low-quality chinabrand PSUs Corsair sells. Get a CX series minimum but I recommend the TX series.

Everything else looks great.

I changed some couple of things, so this is it then:

Intel Core i5 8400
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
MSI Z370-A PRO
Corsair Dominator 16GB(3000Mhz)
Cooler Master Hyper H412R
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB (M.2)
Corsair CX550M
NZXT Source 340

I went with the things that were available (yes a company is building my pc, another company than my last post)

[Omega]

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

Originally posted by Omega:

That is still a pretty beefy cooler for a non K CPU. Check out the Cooler Master hyper 212, it's much cheaper, looks cool and will provide all the cooling this CPU will ever need.

Avoid Corsair VS series PSUs, these are the cheapest low-quality chinabrand PSUs Corsair sells. Get a CX series minimum but I recommend the TX series.

Everything else looks great.

I changed some couple of things, so this is it then:

Intel Core i5 8400
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
MSI Z370-A PRO
Corsair Dominator 16GB(3000Mhz)
Cooler Master Hyper H412R
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB (M.2)
Corsair CX550M
NZXT Source 340

I went with the things that were available (yes a company is building my pc)

I just noticed. No HDD? A 250gb SSD will fill up quickly.

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

(yes a company is building my pc)

I will allow it, but just this one time.

[bAd plAyer]

Originally posted by Omega:

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

I changed some couple of things, so this is it then:

Intel Core i5 8400
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB
MSI Z370-A PRO
Corsair Dominator 16GB(3000Mhz)
Cooler Master Hyper H412R
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB (M.2)
Corsair CX550M
NZXT Source 340

I went with the things that were available (yes a company is building my pc)

I just noticed. No HDD? A 250gb SSD will fill up quickly.

Originally posted by bAd plAyer:

(yes a company is building my pc)

I will allow it, but just this one time.

I alredy have 3 1TB HDD's and yes like you see I'm very inexperienced with pc building, maybe next time I will build my own pc haha, thanks a lot for your help dude.

[upcoast]

I would be more likely to go with a Ryzen 2600x vs an i5 8400 but the best is i7 8700k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doGp5LI6igg