i7 4790k or i5 4690k for gaming, record and short video editing

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Hello tom´s Hardware community, this is my first post so for a little introduction I have been reading a lot of posts because I want to do my first pc build for this year, I am from Colombia so please excuse me if I use the wrong words.

This is my idea ( http://pcpartpicker.com/p/24fBJx )
The things I want to do are:

1. Gaming, hope 2 MSI 970 almost reach 144 fps on highest qualities to enjoy G-sync

2. Recording
a. I record games from ps4, ps3, xbox 360 and xbox one (when GoW comes out) using ElGato Game Capture HD at 1080p 30fps and "good" quality (20 MB/s), after building my pc I just plan to record exclusives and other multiplayer games, video duration may change between 5 to 30 minutes.
b.Record on PC using Action mirrillis at 1080p 60fps and good quality and 5 to 30 minutes

3. Video editing, for this I use Adobe Premiere CC, according to YouTube suggestion the bitrate for 1080p on standard quality is 8 MB/s. I dont use higher bitrates because in Colombia the best thing I can have is about 2 MB/s on upload speed, my videos are just the intro and a little banner, nothing special.

I am not sure if I really need the 4790k or just the 4690k with a better water cooling system to OC, the 100$ difference take me almost a month to getting it, I'm worried about buying the 4690k and having to change in a few months, losing money by not spending 100$ more.

If you are asking why so many case fans is because I want a silent pc, so i'm planning to replace the H55 stock fan, and I want good air flow at low noise, assuming intel releases this year will not mean an exaggerated difference and not exceeding 320$

Thanks for reading this, I hope I have written well
 
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There is little difference between the i5 and i7 in gaming, hyperthreading is the only advantage as well as a slightly higher clock speed with the i7, hyperthreading won't make a massive difference in short videos but it will certainly be quicker than the i5 for video editing, you want as much cores/threads as possible to get rendering done quicker, but if gaming is at the top of your list go with the i5 and get more ram if you still want to edit in Adobe Premiere, or a better water cooling system, but your main answer is if your on a budget and gaming is your main concern and you don't think you will need hyperthreading although I'd recommend it if you are rendering/editing regularly and want faster render times, and then you have...
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Strongest CPU you can afford will speed up rendering, as for GPU you want CUDA accelerated effects enabled. Optimal Adobe PR storage (optimised for speed/shorten render times) would be:

#1 SSD: Programs & OS
#2 HDD: Media/Footage/Audio
#3 SSD: Scratch disk
#4 HDD: Exporting your final video, the main factor here is not the speed of the drive, but the CPU

If all you will be doing is short videos, then a 'high end' CPU is not required, you will not benefit from the decreased render times unless you do it professionally, were time is money. I agree with StormFade, the 4790k is a solid choice.
 
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There is little difference between the i5 and i7 in gaming, hyperthreading is the only advantage as well as a slightly higher clock speed with the i7, hyperthreading won't make a massive difference in short videos but it will certainly be quicker than the i5 for video editing, you want as much cores/threads as possible to get rendering done quicker, but if gaming is at the top of your list go with the i5 and get more ram if you still want to edit in Adobe Premiere, or a better water cooling system, but your main answer is if your on a budget and gaming is your main concern and you don't think you will need hyperthreading although I'd recommend it if you are rendering/editing regularly and want faster render times, and then you have money remaining for your mentioned better cooling system, or your other answer is the i7-minimal difference except it has one major feature hyperthreading which may be a must if you want to render as fast as possible, but I'd say go for the i7 and save for a better cooling system if a silent machine is a must.
 
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