What Motherboard and RAM to get for a i7-7700K?

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I'm wanting to upgrade my computer and I was wondering what motherboard and ram to buy for a i7-7700K. I have a budget of about $600 and my current specs are listed below if it might provide any help. Thanks for the help in advice. (The reason im buying a 7700K now is because I am going to buy the GTX 1080 or 1070 equivalent of the next series)

PC Specs:
Case - Rosewill Cullinan
MB - AS Rock Z75 Pro 3
CPU - i7 2600k @ 3.4GHz
GPU - GeForce GTX 970
PSU - CORSAIR CX750M
RAM - 16GB
SSD - Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB
HDD - 1 TB Internal, 2TB Internal, & 2 TB External
 
I would buy a good aftermarket cooler and overclock that i7-2600K as far as it will go (try for 4.2ghz or higher) but if you do want to get the i7-7700K this is what I'd recommend.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($343.33 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $603.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-15 18:26 EST-0500

If you do decide to hold off for now on getting that i7-7700K and want to try to OC that 2600K I'd reccommend reading the Intel Temperature Guide by Computronix.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

I'd go with either of these coolers for that CPU & case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $168.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-15 18:33 EST-0500
 

Thanks for the help but do you think that this https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF39E2338 would be better than the stock fan