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Oh, I actually meant to compare it to the original motherboard and didn't have it selected, so that was my fault. I can see it works now. As for Microcenter, that would be a toss-up between driving distance and convenience, but thanks for the link and commentary. Went ahead and put in EVGA...

According to pcpartspicker, Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor and ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard are not compatible. And if I'm changing the motherboard, the i7-5820k is around $20 cheaper at the moment.

Problem I'm having is finding a motherboard compatible with i7-4790K without dropping the ddr4 RAM. Looking at going with the i7-5820K and ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard to support the ddr4 RAM, although it's about 150$ more expensive.

Thanks for the rapid response. Any opinion as to a PCI-E SSD vs SATA? Also, would the i7-4790K be a good choice?

This will be my first PC build. Looking for any suggestions on parts to change/replace/add to improve the price and performance. The objective is a work/gaming computer which can: ■easily handle running multiple heavy applications (heaviest most likely being photoshop) ■streaming ■multiple VMs...