X99 vs X79 Upgrade Queries

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X99 vs Z97 Upgrade Queries

Hi all,

With me being a total PC hardware 'noob', I just had a few fundamental questions to ask the community.

• What are the benefits of X99 over the Z87 (what I currently have)?
  
• What are the benefits of swapping over to Z97?
  
• How much would it cost me to upgrade to X99 from my current build? Do you guys recommend any CPU + Mobo + RAM bundles?
  
• How much would it cost me to upgrade to Z97? Bundles + component specs are greatly appreciated.
  
• Is it beneficial to switch to X99 right now or do you recommend waiting a bit for the prices to level out a bit?
  
• Would I benefit A LOT from switching to X99 over Z97?
  
• Will I need to upgrade my PSU in order to support X99 or Z97?

I do a lot of video editing/ rendering with After Effects and Vegas at the moment and want to get in to streaming games in the future, hence why I was looking to see whether the upgrade was beneficial.

Thanks!!

My current spec:
|| Intel 4670K @ 4GHz || Corsair H80i ||
|| 2x MSI NVIDIA GTX 770 2GB (2 way SLI) || MSI Z87-G45 ||
|| Patriot Venom 2x 4GB (2400MHz) || Samsung 840 (250GB) SSD ||
|| SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W || BitFenix Shinobi (German Edition) ||

 

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Or did you mean Z97?

Whoops, I meant Z97 :S My bad! Thanks a lot for your very in-depth answer! I really do appreciate it and yes, you've helped me out in the past before too

Thank you for your feedback though, I will take it on board and make a careful decision in the future.