Upgrade to i7-4790k

[Pianoman57]

So here's the deal, I currently run an i7-4790k in a mini-itx board i got from a friend for free. As of late I've noticed that the 4 Sata III ports just weren't enough for the hardware I was wanting to run. So I looked around and I've noticed that Z97 boards are getting few and far between, so I looked around and I've noticed some new motherboards out there that run the X99 and Z170 chipsets. I started thinking that it may be better to save my current motherboard and Devils Canyon CPU for use in a different pc that I could later sell or give as a gift or whatever, and invest in one of these new boards and CPUs. My question is, do any of these newer CPUs, such as the i7-5930k or the i7-6850k paired with a X99 mobo, or anything with something like an i7-6700k be enough of an improvement to justify the transition, or am i better off just buying what suits my needs for the moment and upgrading in a year or two? I'm not overly worried about saving every penny, as I am interested in the advantages that come with a new board such as M.2 and USB 3.1 as well as built in wireless, not just on pure performance.
I do game fairly heavily with modded Fallout, Battlefront, and many of the other new titles. I also use some CAD and imaging software for school, such as SolidWorks. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[Chaosvortexx]

The X99/2011-v3 and Z170/1151 are very different from the Z97 you use to run. The X99 boards are good if you're going for video editing since they cpu's they are compatible with a very high in cores on the other hand the Z97 boards run cpu's with fewer cores but higher base clocks. From what you described you're going to want the X99 mobo and let's say the 5820k. The 5820k isn't going to run you into the ground where budget is concerned and it has enough cores to be good for those heavy workloads and also can be overclocked decently well before it starts running to hot if you get an AIO.

 

[Pianoman57]

The X99/2011-v3 and Z170/1151 are very different from the Z97 you use to run. The X99 boards are good if you're going for video editing since they cpu's they are compatible with a very high in cores on the other hand the Z97 boards run cpu's with fewer cores but higher base clocks. From what you described you're going to want the X99 mobo and let's say the 5820k. The 5820k isn't going to run you into the ground where budget is concerned and it has enough cores to be good for those heavy workloads and also can be overclocked decently well before it starts running to hot if you get an AIO.

So after some more searching around, I've noticed that the 5820k doesn't support a full 40 lanes of PCI 3.0. Since I plan on running an M.2 SSD with a dual gpu setup, would it be better for me to jump up to the 5830k or the 6850k for that full 40 lanes?