I need some help deciding what to do with my i5-3570K

[funnypenguin]

I've had my 3570K for almost 5 years now and it still works pretty well. Throughout those five years I have not overclocked it once, primarily because the motherboard I got with the CPU does not have the ability to. Trust me I made sure. I know I could get a z77 for around $100 on ebay, but at this point is it worth the investment?
I've already looked up the cost to upgrade to a Ryzen 5-1600 and the cost is over $400 with Ram, CPU, CPU heatsink, and motherboard. However, I could be set with that for years.

Currently this is my setup:
i5-3570K (Not OC)
GTX 980TI (slightly OC)
16GB DDR3 (I believe the speed is 1333)
850w PSU

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Get on a newer platform.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $390.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-17 18:49 EST-0500

or

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 ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $441.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-17 18:50 EST-0500

 

[funnypenguin]

Get on a newer platform.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $390.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-17 18:49 EST-0500

or

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 ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $441.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-17 18:50 EST-0500

Would I not need a heatsink as well?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No they have decent stock heatsinks.

 

[funnypenguin]

No they have decent stock heatsinks.

Do you think that getting only 8 gb ram, as to save money, is wise?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's still safe to run 8GB , but 16GB is becoming the standard.

 

[funnypenguin]

Yeah to help financially I'm going to just get an 8gb stick and add another later.