Please review my x99 build.

Hey folks, after much internal debate I've decided to build a new machine (I was planning on just buying one from Falcon or wherever due to lack of time but shiny parts and specs roped me back in).

It's been a while since I last put a machine together and I've had to bring myself up to date on some of the new tech. I think I'm square on everything but I'm not too proud to ask for a review of what I'm putting together.

So here's what I'm working on:

Mobo: MSI X99S Gaming 9 ACK LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99
Proc: Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2400
Primary Boot: SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E1T0B/AM (1TB)
HDD: HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
VGA: MSI GTX 980 GAMING 4G GeForce
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 80 PLUS PLATINUM
Cooler: CORSAIR Hydro Series H110

I plan to run Windows 8.1 Pro on it.

Once I get this up and running stable I'll be adding a couple more HDD drives, maybe a second SSD for additional fast-app space, and possibly another set of RAM. I know gaming won't suck up much of the RAM (I believe that's still the case right?) but I also do photography, CAD and some rendering work, which will probably eat up what I throw at it.

I current run a 3-monitor setup and plan to upgrade all three monitors as well and this time around try out a surround setup. The plan is to get along with the GTX980 for system setup, and then add a second GTX980 in for a 2-way SLI. I'll also be hooking up my pen display as a 4th monitor input device (CAD, Photoshop work).

I haven't built a machine that uses an SSD as the boot drive before, so that's a bit of new territory. Also not up on the latest BIOS system (my old system still works like the old keyboard-only DOS style setup). So that's going to be a new experience as well.

I'm not sure (with the new SSD, CPU and VGA technology) if the 1000w PSU is overkill or not. I just happened to have the one I listed above brand new so I went with that. With new hardware seeming to be less power-hungry than in years past, but with the expectation of adding another VGA and some more disks, I'm not sure if I really need the 1000w or not.

If anyone has any tips/suggestions/guidance for me, it's always appreciated.

SOlid but you can save a ton a coin in a lot of areas....

1. Why a $1K CPU? Why wont a $500 hex, or even the $350 hex not be good enough for your uses?
2. 1KW is overkill. Grab the EVGA 850W Supernova G2 for 2 980's and a hex with both overclocked. HDD's sip on power so that wouldn't be a worry in the least.

Otherwise, it looks good to me!

I'd look at a better board for that kind of money...
Thinking ASRock X99 WS here. Maybe the Gigabyte GA-X99-UD5.

For the GPU, why not this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487089
Highest clocked on the market without paying an arm and a leg.

Cooler, look at the Cooler Master Glacer 240L or Swiftech H220-X. Both are much better than an H110.

PSU, is definitely overkill. Check out the 850W G2 instead.

The 5960 was a personal splurge. Originally I was just aiming for a chip that could do 40-lanes, which I believe most of the 6-cores from that batch can do...but I'll admit I saw shiny object and the idea of having the top chip with 8 cores, 20mb cache, etc, gave me the evil grin...

I would jump to a lower watt PSU except that I already had the 1000w EVGA unit, so essentially that part of the build was free. It'll only suck up what I ask of it anyway. Besides, it's going to be on a 900w UPS, so it has a ceiling,

Get a 5930K and call it a day. Save $400+.

The UPS has nothing to do with it, but ok.

EDIT: There is also nothing wrong with that MSI board. I believe I reviewed it.

The Cooler Master Glacer 240L was nice, but it was louder and had smaller fans than the Corsair H110. The expandable part didn't really float me as if I decide to spend the money on a water-cooled SLI VGA setup, I'll switch to a real water cooling setup. I've already replaced the fans on my H110 with a pair of Cougar 140 units so it's even quieter and flows more. The Glacer was also out of stock.

The Swiftech H220-X wasn't available and didn't rate as well on the sites I looked at (including newegg). Plus I wanted quieter and bigger fans. I set my search criteria at 140mm and didn't look down.

Not shooting things down, I appreciate the response. Just explaining my direction.

Built, functioning and loaded! Ready to tune up and start transferring files.

Okay, got a chance to run a few benchmarks.

WE:
CPUScore : 8.8
D3DScore : 8.9
DiskScore : 8.2
GraphicsScore : 8.9
MemoryScore : 8.8
TimeTaken : MostR
WinSATAssessmentState : 1
WinSPRLevel : 8.2

3DMark FireStrike:
Graphics score: 13929
Physics score: 15781
Combined score: 5269
Score: 12146

I ran SkyDiver just for the heck of it:
Graphics score: 44635
Physics score: 15997
Combined score: 28930
Score: 33742

I haven't tweaked anything yet. I'm pretty sure I can clock the crud out of this CPU (at default of 3Ghz). Not sure about the RAM but that can go up a little, too I wager.