You don't have to take my word for it, but I'll give you my take.
I've built many many Hacks. I've done dual cores, quads, Z68's, Z87's, Z97's, and now I've got a Z170. I've done AMD graphics, nVidia 480, 580, 780 and now 980. I've used bad language, tore my fingers, threw things, but always...