I am ready to do a high-end build, Should I get a x99 motherboard and Haswell-e processor or wait for the new 100 series board

[jimernst]

Building a high end system for gaming and multiprocessing. I usually have six to eight programs going at the same time.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Number of concurrent processes is more about memory...

Are you using much CPU-intensive, well threaded software?

 

[jimernst]

Only a couple of my programs are CPU intensive, one is very well threaded. rest are normal business applications, virus and security. Not much photo editing etc.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

This is a good place to start. Choose the rest of the components as you see fit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $939.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 10:00 EDT-0400

 

[jimernst]

Thanks!

 

[geofelt]

Do you have a budget?

X99 based systems are decidedly more expensive. They are appropriate only if you need 6 or 8 cores or if you need more than two graphics cards.

My take is that the upcoming Z170 motherboards and the I7-6700K will be the best if you can wait a month or so.
If you need to build today, a I7-4790K is probably the best.

The faster individual core speeds of the 4790K and 6700K will be best for gaming.
I doubt that today, A GTX980ti or two would not be sufficient for even 4k gaming.