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i7-4790k is the highest drop-in replacement for the board after you do a bios update first.
That being said, it's a pure waste of money. Don't do it.
Also, to answer the question from the title: The highest Intel CPU that can pair with a GTX 660 Ti is the Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+. And on the mainstream-desktop it would be the Intel Core i9-14900K.