should i upgrade to i7 7700k from i7 4790k?

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Hi i have the i7 4790k overlocked at 4.6 GHZ with a cosair h100i v2. Should I upgrade to the i7 7700k? I heard it can easily overclock to 5.0 ghz and it has better IPC. Is it worth it or no? Should ijust wait till cannon lake?

PS: My GPU is a gtx 1080
 
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Also with Kaby Lake you can watch 4K Netflix from your PC. The 7700K is about 10% faster plus it can also hit 5GHz. So it's definitely a faster CPU. Will that matter for gaming? No. I'd wait for Cannonlake or later though as it's not fast enough to make much impact on what you will actually do on your computer.

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The only extra features are USB Type C. M.2 PCIE lanes for 950 pro and 960 pro. I think thats it right? Z97 platform has everything else.
 
Also with Kaby Lake you can watch 4K Netflix from your PC. The 7700K is about 10% faster plus it can also hit 5GHz. So it's definitely a faster CPU. Will that matter for gaming? No. I'd wait for Cannonlake or later though as it's not fast enough to make much impact on what you will actually do on your computer.
 
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