Upgrading Dilemma - Your thoughts are appreciated :) (Z97 or X99)

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SawyerC

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Hey guys!

So my gf's PC broke down at a time where there is a shift from Z97 to X99. I was thinking to go for the "older" set up because it will be less expensive and we already have RAM. (I was secretely hoping that the prices as well would fall for the older system but i think that won't happen that fast...)
With the earlier system her CPU and/or Motherboard broke down.
She plays games occasional and uses the machine more for work in maya, zbrush and photoshop to model/ texture game assets.

This was her old machine (which was totally sufficient - of course faster is better^^):

CASE NZXT TEMPEST EVO Crafted Series TEVO-001BK Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid
PSU Power Supply Corsair 850W ATX12V / EPS12V
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3-1333
GPU MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB
HDD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
HDD Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM

Broken Components
MOBO GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield Quad-Core 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W

The upgrades we are looking at:

Z97 Setup
SSD Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC
COOLER Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
CPU Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150
MOBO ASRock Z97 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
opt.I GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
opt.II ASUS Z97-PRO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX

+ Eventually a new graphic card some GeForce GTX 760 (since the Z97 Setup would be cheaper)

X99 Setup
SSD Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC
COOLER Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
CPU Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W
MOBO ASRock X99 Extreme3 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4-21300) Desktop Memory Model F4-2666C15Q-16GRR

I am only able to set components up but not really rating them in regard of their performance or compatibility so i would really appreciate any input of you guys.

Thank you very much!







 
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if the old system was totally sufficient then I'd say the z97 would be the more cost effective solution. re-using your ddr3 ram would be a plus. the z97 platform is very capable and faster than what she had before it broke and you can use the money you save for a more modern graphics card if you wish. I feel like the z97 cpu will include a stock cooler so you won't need that unless you are going to be overclocking. the stock cooler is more than adequate if you are not overclocking, and don't let anyone tell you different. intel doesn't want you to burn their cpu out if you are running at stock speeds.
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chodamoyer

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if the old system was totally sufficient then I'd say the z97 would be the more cost effective solution. re-using your ddr3 ram would be a plus. the z97 platform is very capable and faster than what she had before it broke and you can use the money you save for a more modern graphics card if you wish. I feel like the z97 cpu will include a stock cooler so you won't need that unless you are going to be overclocking. the stock cooler is more than adequate if you are not overclocking, and don't let anyone tell you different. intel doesn't want you to burn their cpu out if you are running at stock speeds.
 
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