CPU: i7-6700K
GPU: Asus Strix 2080 OC
MB: MSI Z170A M7 ATX LGA1151
SSD: 2 960 Evo's (512 GB & 1 TB respectively)
Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 8GB 2400 MHz
PS: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850 (for SLI later on)
Case: Fractal Design R5 Blackout

Had the CPU and Motherboard on hand already due to wanting to upgrade my old PC, but I just decided to say fuck it and start a new one. I don't think the old adage of GPU being more important than CPU is going to fall out of favor anytime soon, but I just thought I'd ask if I should upgrade? This is the same CPU as my last build, which I delided for a decent boost to 4.8GHz and (obviously) cooler temps, but there really is a lot of cool CPU developments coming out nowadays that makes the 6700K seem kind of dated in comparison.

What would you be looking at? 8700k, 9900k or Ryzen?

8700k, if only because I can get it for around $260 due to a friend of mine.  I just don’t know if it’d really be necessary. Having a beast GPU (wanted that 2080ti, but that’s out of my price range) is really the most important factor, and that extra cash could go towards a dedicated GPU cooler.

I’m just on the fence.