Building first computer-looking for components

[FossilMan]

I am preparing to build my first pc. I am set on the i5-7600k in price.

What motherboard should I purchase?

I want a motherboard that will be upgradable to 64gb memory (eventually) and the ability for it to be viable for gaming for at least the next 6 years.

the other things I want is a nice roomy case to build in, an SSD, etc.

I have a video card that isn't great but due to having purchasing it recently and budget it will have to do for now. I will mostly be using it for gaming.

 

[Supahos]

You don't want a 7600k if you want to stay viable for 6 years. It's already struggling in the newest titles compared to a cheaper option. R5 1600

Any 4 ram slot z270 motherboard would meet your requirements. And I'd get something like a EVGA g2/3 or gq 650w psu

 

[caqde]

I am preparing to build my first pc. I am set on the i5-7600k in price.

What motherboard should I purchase?

I want a motherboard that will be upgradable to 64gb memory (eventually) and the ability for it to be viable for gaming for at least the next 6 years.

the other things I want is a nice roomy case to build in, an SSD, etc.

I have a video card that isn't great but due to having purchasing it recently and budget it will have to do for now. I will mostly be using it for gaming.

What do you currently have and how much can you spend? Also what currency and region are you from.

As Supahos said the Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bet especially in the long term. It is also more budget friendly. For instance in the US the Ryzen 5 1600 is $209 and comes with a decent Heatsink Fan that can handle a moderate OC of 3.8Ghz on all 6 cores (Ryzen typically Maxes out at 4.0 - 4.1Ghz). On the otherhand the i5 7600K is $239 and does not include a cooler. Further the Ryzen 5 1600 is a 6 core 12 thread chip with an IPC that is only slightly lower than the i5 chip it's current performance in recent games that use 4 cores is only slightly lower than the i5. Game benchmarks are usually made on system with little or no background processes running. In many games the i5 can be fully loaded meaning if the system (Windows) needs to run a background process during your game you will lose frames. On the Ryzen system this is not true and as such will allow for extra tasks to be processed with little to no loss in frames making for a better experience. In the future games may take advantage of the extra cores on the Ryzen 5 1600 though.

 

[FossilMan]

So, I live on the east coast of the US. My current PC is a pre-built HP with 8 gbs ddr2, i5-4400, and the graphics card can only run diablo 3 at 720 as an example (gt520 I think, I know I know)

I am not dismissing the idea of a ryzen but I have always bought intel cpu's. I guess it has been brand loyalty but a change could happen.