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Planning on gaming and editing/ rendering.

Then i would go with X99 and the alternative GPU (980?) However if you get a 5820k the price difference shouldn't be THAT massive, i would need to know what you are planning on getting with what budget.

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Depends... What do,you need a x99 system for? If it's for gaming then yes get a 4790k ect ect but if not,,like rendering, video editing ect ect could possibly stick to a x99

 

 

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Is it worth it to downgrade my system from X99 to Z97 just to get the 980 Ti? Btw, I haven't ordered any parts yet.

there's no difference even if you buy a cheap mobo to get a 980ti 

 

 

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Is it worth it to downgrade my system from X99 to Z97 just to get the 980 Ti? Btw, I haven't ordered any parts yet.

Depends, is it only for gaming? then, you'd prolly see a bigger performance difference from the 980ti than the haswell-e CPU, if you do wanna do productivity on that PC (rendering, editing, adobe, 3d, animation, etc) then the money will be better allocated on a more powerful CPU and maybe (big maybe) faster DDR4 RAM

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Depends, is it only for gaming? then, you'd prolly see a bigger performance difference from the 980ti than the haswell-e CPU, if you do wanna do productivity on that PC (rendering, editing, adobe, 3d, animation, etc) then the money will be better allocated on a more powerful CPU and maybe (big maybe) faster DDR4 RAM

Planning on gaming and editing/ rendering.

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Planning on gaming and editing/ rendering.

Then i would go with X99 and the alternative GPU (980?) However if you get a 5820k the price difference shouldn't be THAT massive, i would need to know what you are planning on getting with what budget.

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  • CPU
    I7-4790K @ 4,7GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus MAXIMUS Formula VI
  • RAM
    Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
  • Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos SE
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB+WD Green 3TB
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified
  • Display(s)
    ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms
  • Cooling
    Corsair H105 with AP121s and Phanteks fans
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G610 Orion
  • Mouse
    E-3lue E-Blue Mazer II 2500 DPI Blue LED 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
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    Audio-Technica ATH-M20x
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Then i would go with X99 and the alternative GPU (980?) However if you get a 5820k the price difference shouldn't be THAT massive, i would need to know what you are planning on getting with what budget.

I'll get a 980 anyways, I'm not planning on doing overkill 4K gaming.

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I'll get a 980 anyways, I'm not planning on doing overkill 4K gaming.

And...a 980 it's a very high GPU, you can play 1440p or 1600p with that, so, awesome all around :P

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  • RAM
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  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X
  • Case
    Cooler Master Cosmos SE
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 500GB+WD Green 3TB
  • PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 850G2 80PLUS Gold Certified
  • Display(s)
    ASUS PB277Q 27" WQHD 2560x1440 75Hz 1ms
  • Cooling
    Corsair H105 with AP121s and Phanteks fans
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G610 Orion
  • Mouse
    E-3lue E-Blue Mazer II 2500 DPI Blue LED 2.4GHz Wireless Optical Gaming Mouse
  • Sound
    Audio-Technica ATH-M20x
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