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So next summer after i get paid for my summer job i will do a huge upgrade to my PC changing my motherboard, processor and swapping my 8 gigs of DDR3 to 16 gigs of DDR4. Im also thinking about getting a new case that i will link below. Im going for a Skylake i5 6600k/i7 6700k and the Asus Z170 Pro gaming motherboard+ 16GB of Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 RAM. Im not sure about the processor tho. Originally i was just going to get the i7, mobo and 16 gigs of RAM but knowing that i will change my case sooner or later im propably going to buy a case too. However at this point the price is way too steep for me, all this would set me back 750€ and i wasnt planning to spend that much. I could pay 600-650€ so ive been looking at just buying the i5. The reason i was going to buy the i7 in the first place was modeling. Currently im quite enthusiastic about CG and some of the projects will put my PC on its knees when nearing the end. So should i go with the i7 and never look back or buy the i5 and upgrade a few years down the line? If i have to i can stick to 1 stick of 8GB RAM.  Also im looking for a cheap but good windowed case as im planning to add LEDs inside my case in the future so any suggestions are appreciated.

 

The case: http://www.amazon.co.uk/NZXT-S340-White-Tower-Case/dp/B00NZI69JU/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1456846452&sr=1-1&keywords=nzxt+s340

 

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CPU Intel Core i5 6600k @ 3.5GHz GPU MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Motherboard Asus Z170 Pro Gaming RAM Kingston Fury 2x4GB DDR4 2666MHz PSU XFX 650W Storage Seagate 1TB, WD Blue 1TB, Kingston 128GB SSD OS Windows 10

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