Intel Core i7 6700k vs Intel Core i7-5820k, which one is better for a, slightly overkill, GTX 980ti GAMING build?

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Hello everyone!
Basically i ask the same thing Obeliskthe asked in his thread, which one would be better between an Intel Core i7 6700k and an Intel Core i7-5820k for my build? From my understanding the latter performs slightly better right now while there is the chance that the former will perform much better in the future, but it's my first BUILD so other opinions, especially from experts, are always welcome :D

As a bonus question, indulge me, i don't really want to open another topic just for this :D , is my PSU enough or a Cooler Master VSM 650W Semi-Modular ATX(or something else) would be better?

Thanks!
 
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The two will perform near identically in games. There may be a delta of a few percent that you will never notice without running a benchmark. On the other hand the 5820k will have the edge in applications that scale better with more cores (video encoding, rendering).

So if you ever plan on doing any of the latter, go with the 5820k. If you're only interesting in gaming, then get whichever one is cheaper or whose chipset has more features that you want.

And lastly, the PSU that you picked is a perfectly good one.
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The two will perform near identically in games. There may be a delta of a few percent that you will never notice without running a benchmark. On the other hand the 5820k will have the edge in applications that scale better with more cores (video encoding, rendering).

So if you ever plan on doing any of the latter, go with the 5820k. If you're only interesting in gaming, then get whichever one is cheaper or whose chipset has more features that you want.

And lastly, the PSU that you picked is a perfectly good one.
 
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