Big upgrade, need opinions

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Hello guys It is me back again with more questions :)
So I am currently rocking these specifications:
32GB Corsair dominator ram
Titan x
i7 3770k
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H
3 Corsair Air Series 120mm PWM Quiet edition fans

And I would like a future proof rig where I can simply put my cards in and out example, in the future I would like to upgrade to maybe 1 or 2 more titan x's and intel i7 5960X Extreme.

So what I was thinking is that I would buy this case
as it is clean and tidy looking, along with this motherboard and this PSU

I need a new motherboard at minimum due to only having 4 fan connections 1 being in a shity position :)


EDIT: Could I get away with just buying the motherboard and the case for now, and using 750 power supply?

Any advice or tips would be much appreciated!
 
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I forgot to mention if you're getting the x99 mobo, your i7 3770k would not be able to fit in it. You'll need a socket LGA 2011-3 cpu to use the mobo.

The Fractal Design case is a nice premium case, you can get it if you want.
The i7 3770k is still a very capable cpu today. I would suggest buying a graphics card instead. Your current PSU will be able to run the Titan X. There's the 980 ti coming out, so if you dun mind having less 6gb v-ram and saving $150, you can consider getting the 980ti and sli that in future.

If you buy the mobo now, the i7 5960X Extreme will be the best cpu you can get, without having the option to wait and see what skylake has to offer at the end of this year. Skylake probably will only be 10-15% better than hashwell in terms of performance, cpus rarely offer tangible performance upgrade over the previous generation. Still, its nice to have that option, especially when budget is not a problem.

For the fan connections, you can always buy a multiple four pin to single four pin fan connector cable.
 
I forgot to mention if you're getting the x99 mobo, your i7 3770k would not be able to fit in it. You'll need a socket LGA 2011-3 cpu to use the mobo.

The Fractal Design case is a nice premium case, you can get it if you want.
 
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