Satisfying the (Side)Grade Itch

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Hi Everyone. So I know it doesn't really make much sense on the perf side, but I'm feeling the itch to play around with my build.
The rig is basically the rig in my sig. I have an i7 4770K on it's way (I know DC was just announced, but $150 was too good to skip on).
I have my 780 Ti Classy that I got a few months back, for $500. I was thinking, as I live in Canada and prices here are higher I can probably (hopefully) get $800 for it. If I do that, I can find a 780/290X for around $400 (used), and pocket the difference (maybe get the Samsung 28" UHD monitor? Or just keep it for the next gen cards, whenever they come out).
Or maybe just go CF/SLI :biggrin:

Also, does anybody have experience with a good Z97 board? Around $200 (in Canada). Was thinking the Asus Maximus VII Hero or an equivalent MSI (too bad EVGA boards are so expensive). Please don't recommend Asrock, as I'm not really happy with the one I have (feels cheap and not the best design).
(If this is the wrong place for it, please ignore and @mods - please remove)

What do you think?