Hey guys. Thanks for taking your time to (possibly) help me out.
I built my PC in 2015. It has a Z97 motherboard and an i7 4790k. The motherboard I have now isn't the best (it lacks features like on-board WiFi, BlueTooth, M.2, it has some bent USB pins, etc) so I'm looking to replace it. I feel like it would be a waste of money to buy a better Z97 board, and they don't really make them anymore, so what the hay, might as well buy a new CPU and get a *new* motherboard.
I do gaming and personal creative work (Photoshop, light Premiere Pro, Cinema4D, Unreal Engine 4, etc). I currently have a GTX 980, and plan to upgrade that in the future, but I'm fine on that right now considering I only run 1080p at the moment.. I've already upgraded to a high capacity SSD and a SSHD.
Any recommendations for a new CPU? I can't go crazy on the price, no i9s here haha. My 4790k doesn't exactly feel slow, but I feel like it could be faster? I feel like it's a little difficult for me to judge CPU speed. Does it even feel faster from say a 4790k to a 9700k for example? Completely open to AMD or Intel.
P.S. Case is a NZXT H510.