Looking to upgrade my system but have an important question regarding cpu chouce

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in my current system I have a 4770k on an asus z97-a (i think for the mobo), with a gtx 1080 for the gpu. my question is this, should I just get a devils canyon (4790k) or save my pennies and go with the 6700k with a new mobo and ram. I think That I should go with the 6700k for the future proofing but I would really like to get the opinion of the forum.

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I would definitely not do either. The 4790k may overclock slightly higher than the 4770k, but it may not. There would be very little performance improvement. The 6700k performs maybe 15% better. That's a huge expense for what may not be noticeable most of the time. As far as future proofing, the 4770k and 6700k are on the same tier. If a program won't run will with one of those it won't with the other either.
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sizzling

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To be honest neither is going to give a material gain, they are just not that much stronger and you not going to be limiting performance with your current CPU. If you really have an urge to upgrade then wait for the 7700k to give as much gain as possible.
 
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neither of those choices will result in much of a real world improvement. If you really really want to upgrade for no other reason than because you feel like it. I would say just get the devil's canyon and save the rest of your money for a better upgrade a few years from now.
 
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I would definitely not do either. The 4790k may overclock slightly higher than the 4770k, but it may not. There would be very little performance improvement. The 6700k performs maybe 15% better. That's a huge expense for what may not be noticeable most of the time. As far as future proofing, the 4770k and 6700k are on the same tier. If a program won't run will with one of those it won't with the other either.
 
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