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You have a locked CPU, just get a cheap H97 motherboard

 

and you probably have too much RAM, as why would you get 16gbs of RAM for an i5?

Drop both of those and upgrade to like a Xeon 1231v3

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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get MSI H97 PCMate and 8GB 2x4GB 1600MHz, 1866MHz will do the same as 1600MHz
 

get a h87 or h97 board. z series are for intel cpus ending with "k" meaning overclockable.

it means Unlocked, and non-K will work with Z97

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