x99 Build Help

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After watching the Tek live today im inspired to build an X99 rig. I was going to go with a z97 build this week, but im going to hold off for another week and save to get this new gear.

I was after some help regarding the motherboard. A lot of this stuff is very extreme and im not sure i need something as hectic as a lot of this stuff im seeing. Im going to use it for gaming and studying (programming / web dev). I know i probably dont need to with x99, but i want to build something that will last a long time.

These are the parts i have so far. Iv added a power supply as well, as Logan recommended it. My current PSU is about 5 years old...

i7 5820k

Corsair vengeance 16gb 2666

Seasonic X-850

Mainboard?

I was thinking GA-X99 gaming 5

I have all of the other components so i wont list them here.

Let me know what you guys think

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Similar boards that gigabyte made for z97 seem to have decent reviews, so if it has the specs you want then I'd say go for it.  It'll probably be a solid board.  Depending on what GPU you have I would almost say go for a higher wattage PSU, but I tend to overestimate my power requirements by quite a bit, just to be safe.

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Using an R9 290 atm. i may go higher though in case i get two cards later