Future upgrade vs Future build — 4790k - 5820k

[xXCrossfireXx]

I keep hearing people say you'll get a huge improvement by upgrading to the 5820k from the 4790k, so I figured why not do it in the future?

First off, I'm a beginner at video editing / rendering, non professional, so I have no idea if I should make the upgrade or not.

Next, I don't know if I should make a whole new build in the future or just upgrade my parts. The issue is though that if I did upgrade, I'd have to worry about packaging and returning my motherboard, RAM, and processor, so I'm not sure if it's really worth it, plus, I'd have to spend close to 120 dollars just upgrading, and that's without the return costs. So I'm not sure, should I upgrade, make a new build, or just stick with my current processor?

 

[Gregsvn]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1260?vs=1320 check out the benchmarks and decide if it's worth it, it's your money afterall. Personally i don't think it is.

 

[why_wolf]

Well video editing is the area where the extra power of the 5820k E-series really shows off. However for someone who is an admitted beginner/non-professional I'd say it's a total waste of money for anything other than just showing off.

I'd just stick with the 4790K there is literally nothing wrong with that chip for what you are using it for. If you for some reason you really feel the need to do this I would just wait until Q2 2016 when the Broadwell E-Series chips come out. They'll either be a combo of more powerful or push the Haswell E prices down much further.

 

[Wisecracker]

A discreet video card does more heavy-lifting in video editing/rendering these days more so than the CPU.

 

[xXCrossfireXx]

A discreet video card does more heavy-lifting in video editing/rendering these days more so than the CPU.

I keep hearing people say that. How's the Radeon R9 380X for video editing?

 

[Wisecracker]

It should work just dandy in Vegas or Premiere.