Z170 for future upgrades?

yasho2249

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I know the title looks stupid (atleast to me). Anyways I was planning to build this one http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JXFxZL to get myself into pc gaming. Soo its a pretty low budget simple build and the reason is am not sure if I will be giving it that much time soo don't want to get expensive hardware at the very beginning. But if I start liking it, I might get an overclockable i5 and a better gpu. The question here is should I get a Z170 now soo that I will need just the cpu,cooler and the gpu or get a H110 now n get everything new later. Also consider the other features provided by Z170 mobo. I was looking at a overclockable i5 kaby lake cpu with a good gpu of that time(around 2 years or later). What do you guys think?
Thank you :)
 
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nerp

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Of all the things to bite the bullet and buy the more expensive part is the motherboard. Swapping a motherboard is the biggest trouble compared to any other upgrade AND you run the risk of encountering Windows activation issues after a motherboard swap. Get as much motherboard as you can afford if you plan on upgrading the CPU and GPU down the road.
 

yasho2249

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The build looks fine, but if you can wait one more month, Polaris is meant to replace 380 with much better performance.

But other than that looks good.
Yup I will be getting them after new cards release. Either the new ones or the old ones for less $. What do you think about the motherboard situation. My main concern is will the z170 chipset support kaby lake.