help deciding between two builds

djgendron98

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I'm building a new pc for gaming and video editing. here are the two builds:

Z97
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K: $279.99
MOBO: MSI Gaming 7: $174.99
CPU COOLER: Corsair H105: $114.99
MEMORY: G.SKILL Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB): $164.99
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 Pro Series MZ-7KE256BW 2.5” 256GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD): $159.99
HARD DRIVE: WD Black Series HDD 2TB: $132.00
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980: $629.99
CASE: Fractal Design Refine R4 with Window: $79.99
PSU: Corsair HX750i 750W: $129.99
CD DRIVE: ASUS CD Drive: $21.99
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit: $139.99


TOTAL: $1868.91

X99
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CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K: $389.99
MOBO: MSI X99S SLI Plus: $194.99
CPU COOLER: Corsair H105: $114.99
MEMORY: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 2400MHz: $193.99
SSD: SAMSUNG 850 Pro Series MZ-7KE256BW 2.5” 256GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD): $159.99
HARD DRIVE: WD Black Series HDD 2TB: $132.00
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980: $629.99
CASE: Fractal Design Refine R4 with Window: $79.99
PSU: Corsair HX850i 850W: $169.99
CD DRIVE: ASUS CD Drive: $21.99
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit: $139.99


TOTAL: $2067.91

My question is if it would be worth the extra $200 for the X99 build? Thanks.