Which is more future proof?

[SeifSpeed]

Hello guys I am planning on doing a pc build but i am confused on which to choose: x99 or z97?

 

Here is the build I am think of doing: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NtCB4D

 

I am confused because if I go which an z97 build I will have 2 way 970 but the ram will be 1600mhz...

 

If i go with x99 i will have plent of ram slots to upgrade in the future as well all be other good features.

 

Thanks.

[lani100]

Hello guys I am planning on doing a pc build but i am confused on which to choose: x99 or z97?

 

Here is the build I am think of doing: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NtCB4D

 

I am confused because if I go which an z97 build I will have 2 way 970 but the ram will be 1600mhz...

 

If i go with x99 i will have plent of ram slots to upgrade in the future as well all be other good features.

 

Thanks.

X99 but you are better of getting a cheaper z97 build and upgrade that.

[SeifSpeed]

X99 but you are better of getting a cheaper z97 build and upgrade that.

Is there a huge difference between x99 and z97?

[soaringchicken]

depends on what you are doing with your pc

[lani100]

Is there a huge difference between x99 and z97?

Yes since the entry level x99 cpu's are six-cores. but for gaming/editing you won't really have benefit of the extra power yet.

[SeanBond]

Is there a huge difference between x99 and z97?

For gaming? None between a 4790k and a 5820k at the same frequency.  However if you want future proof I would go for the 5820k.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Hello guys I am planning on doing a pc build but i am confused on which to choose: x99 or z97?

 

Here is the build I am think of doing: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NtCB4D

 

I am confused because if I go which an z97 build I will have 2 way 970 but the ram will be 1600mhz...

 

If i go with x99 i will have plent of ram slots to upgrade in the future as well all be other good features.

 

Thanks.

 

Mate if you're gaming, save yourself some money. Get a 4790K, 16GB's of RAM (more than enough), Z97 and you can get higher frequency RAM no problem. 

 

If you need the extra cores and RAM for content creation, rendering, photo editing etc. then you'd be better off getting going X99.

[SeifSpeed]

Thanks guys.

[SteveGrabowski]

The question is which is more future proof. The obvious answer is x99.