Which X99 Board for a Bitfenix Pandora and are there other options?

[vanic]

Hey Folks!

So I'm planning on upgrading from my z87 build to the new X99 platform.

Originally my plan was to get the i7-5820K with a MSI X99 SLI Plus (Love the Black) but then the Bitfenix Pandora came out and I'm in love with it's design, in my very old Core 2 days I used to have a Thermaltake Armor which had a similar design.

Problem is, of course, it's matx, limiting my choices down to the EVGA X99 Micro or the ASRock Fatal1ty X99M Killer. I have no experience with asrock or evga as far as board quality goes or reliability. Gigabyte guy myself atm, asus prior.

so my questions are.
Are they any other M-ATX X99 boards on the horizon I don't know about?
Are there any other recommended Full ATX case's with that Pandora look to go with my original build idea?
Think it's worth waiting for other brands to create a matx solution?

I do love small cases, using a ITX build right now with a White Prodigy, and a Dual VGA configuration is pretty much all I look to do with expandability.

Any thoughts?

Vanic

 

[JR23]

What improvements are you trying to make over your current rig?

The extreme platform only makes sense if your going for the top tier 6/8 cores and you need the CPU power or for running three graphics cards. An mATX X99 board with two graphics cards and a 5820k would struggle to beat Z97 at most things especially considering cost.

JR