i5 4690K + GTX 970 or i7 4790K + GTX 960 for video editing?

[teunkoerts]

As the title says. I will be using after effects and a few other adobe programs.

 

[10tacle]

If you are not gaming as much as you are using productivity applications like video editing, get the i7/960. If you are gaming more than you are using productivity applications, get the i5/970. However, I'd recommend dropping the extra on the i7 no matter what unless you are stretched that much for cash. I'm gaming more than I'm doing video editing but now wish that I'd have dropped the extra $80 on the i7. I regret that even though I'm happy with my overclocked i5 and video editing (but I know the i7 would get the job done faster).

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

As the title says. I will be using after effects and a few other adobe programs.

i7 4790K + GTX 960

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

I will second blackbirds post. Additional CPU is better for what you are doing

 

[Guest]

As the title says. I will be using after effects and a few other adobe programs.

Both the i5 and i7 can be used for gaming and editing. However:

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  Gaming only - i5 4690K
  Video editing - i7 4970K
  Gaming & editing & multi-tasking (flexibility) - i7 4970K
  
  Is there some reason you cannot save a bit more to have both the i7 4970K and GTX 970?
  
  Too many folks look at computer components and want to go cheap when they might have their computer for 4 or 5 years. Just think of all the money one spends on monthly cell phone payments or cable access then tell me again why a one time payment for a specific computer component that can make a difference for a computer user over the long term is not worth the time to save for...
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[uplink-svk]

4790k is a nobrainer here.

 

[Mangamer]

The i7/960 is a better combo for editing since editing programs take advantage of more cores.

 

[Kritonios]

You should go with the i7 and the 4 gb version on gtx 960. It's enough even for 4k editing

 

[Hawkshot]

couldn't he got with a Xeon rather than an I7 chip to save some money and it still give the same performance?