yeah i was thinking about that overnight after i read more into it @ tom's hardware. seems the only benefit are for those who don't have graphics cards since the IRIS 6200 seems to be very good in that chip and the lower 65W consumption.

overall i think you're right that we should stick with our existing CPU. 😛 I was hoping they're release faster versions of that but those ones are it i think, and Skylake will be totally different.

I'm glad I was able to help. I thought of mentioning the IRIS 6200 Graphics, but with your GTX 980 Ti, I considered it a moot point.

If you really got that "itch" for more upgrades, then the i7 4790K is currently at $338.99 on US amazon.com. You probably already know it's base clock of 4.0GHz with turbo to 4.4GHz, and it's unlocked (overclockable).

i7-4790K http://ark.intel.com/products/80807/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_40-GHz

Did you the i7 4790k put in the asus rog g20? I want to get that cpu but wait to see if others have it yet.

Hi bloodyhell18,

All I can say is that ASUS has already put the i7-4790K in the G20AJ

http://www.amazon.com/G20AJ-Desktop-EXTREME-i7-4790K-processor/dp/B00V2PB9FW

the 84W version or the 88W version? i think the 88W version will make it a bit unstable 😛

The i7-4790 is listed as 84 watt TDP
The i7-4790K is listed as 88 watt TDP

Quote from Intel:
Thermal Design Power (TDP) represents the average power, in watts, the processor dissipates when operating at Base Frequency with all cores active under an Intel-defined, high-complexity workload. Refer to Datasheet for thermal solution requirements.

More info - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_design_power

In simpler terms, the i7-4790K is outputting (4) more watts of heat than the i7-4790 with stock settings (no overclock). The heat load on the CPU cooler is increased by (4) watts of heat.

An example of 4 watts of heat, would be like the heat produced from the old christmas tree light-bulbs. The ones that are the size of your thumb. They're also used in older night-lights. They're wattage consumption varies from 4 to 10 watts, depending on the bulb specs. So purchase one rated for 4 watts and put it in a night-light, and feel the heat it produces.

I don't think this should be a problem, unless you live in a hot climate without air conditioning in the space the PC resides. Of course about any PC cooler is going to struggle at those temperatures/conditions. But overclocking the i7-4790K is definitely going to increase it's heat output, and may be a concern with G20 CPU cooler, as I'm not familiar with it's cooling performance.

With living in Canada, I expect summer weather is nice, but winter nights can be a bit chilly.

It's possible the latest BIOS patch is for the i7-4790K being introduced in the latest G20AJ, just a thought as I have no insider information.

yeah it's not like i need to swap out my cpu, it makes sense maybe for the guys who have the i3 or i5. besides in toronto the i7 4790K is $485… i don't need to do that when i just replaced the 760 with a 980ti lol

I agree, you already have the i7-4790, even if it's not the "K". The biggest gains to be had for gaming is the GPU.

I suspect your very happy with the GTX 980 Ti.:D