Is X99 worth it?

[Flurr]

The title says it all.  I am thinking about building a new system, but I don't know if I should include an i7 4790k or an i7 5820k, which uses an X99 board instead of Z97, and going with Z97 will save me above $300 on my system.  I am doing gaming, streaming, and a little bit of rendering.  Should I buy X99 or just get the Z97 to save money for other things?

 

Rest of build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xn3czy

[Guest Kloaked]

If you have the budget for it, then definitely.

 

 

If you feel like it's money just being tied up, then you probably want to go the normal i7 route for that use-case.

[Tagiau]

No. 

[orangecat]

X99 isn't something I'd recommend for the average consumer since it's price is much higher on average than the equivalent Z97 chipset. if you really need extra memory and up to 8 core CPUs then go X99 but for gaming, streaming and some light rendering Z97 will be much better.

[Zach's Tech Tips]

Yes, I love my 5820k! Also a cheap x99 board that looks cool is the msi x99s sli plus, I have it

[XxDeadpool67xX]

The title says it all.  I am thinking about building a new system, but I don't know if I should include an i7 4790k or an i7 5820k, which uses an X99 board instead of Z97, and going with Z97 will save me above $300 on my system.  I am doing gaming, streaming, and a little bit of rendering.  Should I buy X99 or just get the Z97 to save money for other things?

 

Rest of build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Xn3czy

Depends on how often if your very serious about it and you do it like daily then yes. If its not that often then its a waste.

[Flurr]

Thanks for the help guys!  I also made this a poll to make it easier to tell which one more people prefer!

[Agazed]

No. You will get less performance in gaming as gaming favors fewer, faster cores.

[XxDeadpool67xX]

Please provide more information on how often you will be streaming and rendering?

[Flurr]

Please provide more information on how often you will be streaming and rendering?

I told you that I won't be rendering a lot, but I'll be streaming a few of times a week during the summer.

[XxDeadpool67xX]

I told you that I won't be rendering a lot, but I'll be streaming a few of times a week during the summer.

For rendering it will be 2x faster same for streaming your decision whether its worth it or not

[Prince32780]

I'm glad I chose x79

There's something about having 12 threads

 

and potentially having 64 gb of ram

also you'll worry less if you want to add more pci0e cards

[Flurr]

Thanks for the help guys!  I think that I'm gonna go with Z97!