the motherboard has nothing to do with the GPU you put in it, unless it doesn't have enough enough PCIe 16x slots. since this is a single GPU, and this is a z97 board, so im guessing you are getting the 4690k, the r9 290 should be just fine.
I don't see any problem as long as the case is big enough.
I have an r9 290 on a worse mobo. Absolutely no problem.
davidarad02 :
the motherboard has nothing to do with the GPU you put in it, unless it doesn't have enough enough PCIe 16x slots. since this is a single GPU, and this is a z97 board, so im guessing you are getting the 4690k, the r9 290 should be just fine.
thanks, which brand of psu do you think i should use for the card?
its an xfx dd r9 290
its recommended i use a 850w xfx psu
would another brand do the same job?