Get I7 7700k or Wait for NextGen CPU

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I am planning to whole new system build in roughly 6-8 months, but I have been playing a game that my FX 8350 has been struggling with. I tried upgrading to a GTX 1080 but saw no improvements in frames so I plan on returning that and was thinking about putting the money I spent on that and getting an I7 7700k with a good motherboard and water cooler. My questions to you guys is this:
1) Should I upgrade now or wait until a better I7 is released?
2) When does intel plan on releasing there next set of chips?
3) My budget at the moment is around 600, but plan on spending 1400 more in 6-8 months to finish the build, what do you guys recommend for a motherboard and water cooler if I did go with the I7 7700k.

I really just want to build PC that will last at least 5 years, understanding I will have to upgrade the GPU ever 2 years or so. I just really need some good advice whether I should wait or pull the trigger on some of the parts.
 
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I want to say I think Intel is bringing 6-core to their desktop socket in around a year, but it's probably going to be correspondingly more expensive than today's quads. AMD's Ryzen chips lack the per-core performance to really mess up Intel's pricing structure.

So, today you have a choice between i3, i5 and i7, my guess is that in a year you'll have an "i9" equivalent (probably also just called i7) in a year that costs more, if you feel the need for 12 threads rather than just 8.
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There is always a new and shiny version coming. Will you really benefit that much more, probably not. Why not get a G4560 CPU and a Z270 motherboard. Then upgrade to the i7 later. Spend your money on a good motherboard, NVMe SSD, QUALITY power supply and RAM.
 
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Robert_404

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Everything you mentioned I have already and its fairly decent, the area's I am lacking are motherboard/ CPU / RAM. My GPU is a gtx 780 which is fairly outdated but with a better CPU i think it will hold its own
 
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I want to say I think Intel is bringing 6-core to their desktop socket in around a year, but it's probably going to be correspondingly more expensive than today's quads. AMD's Ryzen chips lack the per-core performance to really mess up Intel's pricing structure.

So, today you have a choice between i3, i5 and i7, my guess is that in a year you'll have an "i9" equivalent (probably also just called i7) in a year that costs more, if you feel the need for 12 threads rather than just 8.
 
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