i7 4790k for Recording and Video Editing

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So I have a couple of questions;
Will the i7 4790k be sufficient for Adobe After Effect CS6 and Premier Pro CS6?
If I download the lastest BIOS from Asus website I should be able to use i7 4790k?

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I plan and making gameplay videos for youtube and possibly streaming on twitch.
I always loved video editing, its a nice hobby and I want to get into it seriously, I plan to do some heavy editing in After effects.
My current system struggles to record/stream 1080p 60 fps.

My current system:

i5 4670k with H60 water cooler
Asus Maximus VI Hero
8 GB 1600MHz Kingston Hyper X RAM (I plan to add an additional 8GB when I upgrade my CPU)
Asus Strix GTX 970
Kingston 120GB SSD
Seagate 1TB 7200 rpm HDD
 
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Dude that should all be perfectly fine, the BIOS update should help and then you will have a very nice experience with whatever you want to do. That is a very nice vid and photo editing CPU!
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Yes it will be better, especially if you overclock a little more.
Yes it will run if you update the BIOS
I would recommend taking advantage of cheap RAM prices at the moment and replacing your memory with 16Gb of 2400Mkz. You will be able to use the Xtreme Memory Profile to take advantage of it and gain another 5 to 10% speed in your work.

What is your PSU?
For a good overclock, you might need to upgrade your cooler.
 
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Thanks for your reply!
My PSU is the Corsair CX 600W Semi-Modular and I wasn't planning on overclocking unless I need the extra bit of power.
 
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Dude that should all be perfectly fine, the BIOS update should help and then you will have a very nice experience with whatever you want to do. That is a very nice vid and photo editing CPU!
 
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OK. The Base clock is 4.0Ghz and 4.4Ghz Turbo boost which you could extend to all cores, so overclock if you need to.

While 600W is plenty, that PSU is a bit low-performance. budget to replace it eventually (2016 some time) it isn't up to driving this system in heavy renders after editing, especially if they take more than 24 hours.
 
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That's what I thought, when I originally brought this computer it was just for gaming, but over the year I've just become more of a casual gamer, not really playing much. However I've gotten into video editing and also photo editing as well. My i5, even though for games its great, but it really struggles for recording and the render times are huge as well.
 
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I've never really looked into this before. So you're saying a bronze rated power supply is likely to fail with big edits and huge render times?
 
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Absolutely the i5 is a great gaming cpu, if it was only for gaming I would have said stay with the i5 but given your new use of the PC that is a very nice and suitable upgrade. Go for it!
 
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I made that mistake too, have the same power supply. People give it good ratings because it is cheap, has the rating (which is just about efficiency) and then review it after it works fine for a couple of days. If you look up professional reviews it's completely different. The PSU tier list on this forum rates it pretty low also.
 
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I only plan on making short 3-5 minute videos at the moment. But obviously with heavy editing, so I can imagine render times will be at least a few hours. In the future maybe I would make longer videos and have much longer render times. So if I were to look at upgrading my power supply, what do I need to look at specifically, 80+ Gold, Platinum, Titanium?
 
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Hahaha no dude that will not happen, that is not what the term means. It only indicates how efficient it is at certain % of power draw...
 
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I'm saying that that particular PSU is powerful enough at 600W and efficient enough ad Bronze, but the specific model/manufacturer combination is not high-performance enough for the demanding loads you will put on it.
 
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