Stick with i3 or go i5 while I still can? buildapc

Hi all,

Thanks for the awesome help getting this build together and for hooking me up with some deals on parts. What started as a pretty poor newbie parts list is now something I'd be proud to hang on the refrigerator.

I'll be putting it together in a day or two, but I'm having second thoughts about the CPU while I'm still in the return window. Should I stick with the i3 or bite the bullet and get an i5-6500?

I'm getting an Asus 1080p 144Hz FreeSync monitor, and I'll primarily be using X-Plane 11, but also Witcher, BF1, Squad, etc. For X-Plane, I'd like high settings at 40+ fps (that's more than good enough for flight sims), and >60 fps for gaming on high/ultra.

For X-Plane 11, the min hardware is listed as Dual Core @ 3 GHz, recommended is Quad Core at 3Ghz.

Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor	Purchased For $100.69
Motherboard	Asus H110M-A/M.2 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	Purchased For $27.09
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	Purchased For $59.99
Storage	Samsung 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $63.59
Storage	Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $40.00
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card	Purchased For $155.00
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox 5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $47.00
Power Supply	Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $40.00
Wireless Network Adapter	Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter	Purchased For $32.99
Keyboard	Corsair STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard	Purchased For $45.00
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse	Purchased For $27.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$638.35
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-20 22:14 EST-0500

Submitted December 21, 2016 at 08:52AM by GiveErTheGun http://ift.tt/2h0jQYm buildapc