Making PC great again - what hardware should I buy?

[Jizz_Beard_thePirate]

Get an i5 6600k or i7 6700k + Rx 480 8gb or wait for Zen/Vega in Q1 2017 if you want something more powerful but don't want Nvidia. Also put steam OS on there.

Just remember that an i5 + 1070 will give u better fps than i7 + 480. Idk about linux benches tho.

Get a z170 mobo and most if not all should have bios support for the 7000 series cpu.

Most motherboards will have the amount of ram listed on the specifications. For example

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566&cm_re=asus_z170-_-13-132-566-_-Product

Supports up to 64gb of DDR4

I know it says $200 but thats also in cad so your milage will vary.