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I would suggest against a Z-sku motherboard, ESPECIALLY with such a low end I5 paired with it

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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Really depends on your location, since pricing and availablity can vary widely.
With the assumption you're located in the US.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $254.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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This would be what I would suggest if you feel the absolute need to stay with Kaby lake for some reason (don't)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $301.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 00:19 EST-0500

Much better idea.

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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2 minutes ago, Moress said:

Really depends on your location, since pricing and availablity can vary widely.
With the assumption you're located in the US.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $254.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 00:17 EST-0500

This would be what I would suggest if you feel the absolute need to stay with Kaby lake for some reason (don't)

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.89 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 HD3 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $301.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-21 00:19 EST-0500

Much better idea.

The thing is in my country we dont have 8th gen processors yet do you think its worth waiting for ?

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4 minutes ago, SHEZIKA said:

The thing is in my country we dont have 8th gen processors yet do you think its worth waiting for ?

Depending on their prices, absolutely.

CPU: I5 4590 Motherboard: ASROCK H97 Pro4 Ram: XPG 16gb v2.0 4x4 kit  GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 PSU: EVGA 550w Supernova G2 Storage: 128 gb Sandisk SSD + 525gb Mx300 SSD Cooling: Be Quiet! Shadow Rock LP Case: Zalman T2 Sound: Logitech Z506 5.1 Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma Keyboard: DBPower LED

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Knowing my country the prices are rekt the i5 7400 has like a 190 euro price point the z3 board u tagged for the 8th gen processor is like 140 euros the prices are rekt and im not going to play mutch games that are heavy league im probbly playing stuff like cs go dota 2 and stuff like that i was first going for a r3 1200 and a b350 board then i just dono intel is intel

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