Anything I should change before buying this system?

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sethwilliam

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Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-1
CPU: I7 4790k 4.0ghz 8mb cache
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (This thing quiet and works good? Kinda worried because the price is cheap)
Motherboard: ???
RAM: 16gb DDR3 2133mhz (8x2)
GPU: EVGA Superclocked GTX 980 4gb
PSU: ThermalTake ToughPower 1000w 80+ Gold Semi-Modular (Was on sale for the same price as a 850w)
HDD: 1 TB Western Digital Caviar Black 7200RPM
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

I need a motherboard that supports the stuff I have but can run SLI at least 2 cards at X16 X16 , thats possible right? Was gonna get the ASUS maximus VII Formula z97 but I think it said it only runs at x8 x8
 
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All z97 boards run sli and crossfire at x8 x8 as the 1150 cpus only support 16 pcie lanes. If you want x16 x16 you will have to go to an lga 2011 cpu (5930k or 5960x) if you want that. some AM3+ cpus support x16 x16 but only on pcie 2.0
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All z97 boards run sli and crossfire at x8 x8 as the 1150 cpus only support 16 pcie lanes. If you want x16 x16 you will have to go to an lga 2011 cpu (5930k or 5960x) if you want that. some AM3+ cpus support x16 x16 but only on pcie 2.0
 
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Would you recomend getting an LGA 2011 based system for future proofing?
 
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If you have loads of money lying around sure. But for gaming its really not necessary and you might not even get that much of a performance increase for lots and lots more money. Running two cards in x8 wont give that much of a performance decrease, two or three frames probably. Unless you are doing any video editing etc a lga 2011 cpu isnt worth it. Also if you are going to this system from the one in your sig its probably not worth it. You wont see much greater performance than if you put the 980 in that system. If its a fully new system it will be great with the rog board
 
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Not all Z97 motherboards support SLI and crossfire . The chip set is capable of it . But that doesnt mean the board is wired appropriately
 
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