Confused between CPUs for video editing Xeon V3 1231 vs i7 4790

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Please give me some real expert advice and not just fan boy opinions.

I am tied on my first pick Xeon V3 1231 which for some reason I can't remember I heard was better than the 4790s. IDK If it was hyper threading or what.

But tied between

Xeon V3 1231

i7 4790

Trying to stay in $250 range

I have studied this stuff a lot, but still don't get what the 4790ks overclocking is and if I need it for video editing. Zero gaming will happen.


I will also have a Graphics card, but also tied between the 950, 760, and 960. I have heard the older 760 has more memory bandwidth and cuda cores which is important for editing in adobe premiere.
 
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I don't know where you're located or what prices you're dealing with. The xeon 1231v3 and 4790 (non k) are pretty similar, the i7 is only 100mhz faster and it has an integrated gpu that the 1231v3 doesn't so it costs a little more. From the u.s. prices I'm looking at, the 4790 is $10 more than the xeon if you live near a microcenter store (in store only price) or $55 more if buying online. If you're planning to use a dedicated graphics card anyway then I would go with the xeon but you will have to have a dedicated gpu with the xeon where the i7 you won't.

If you're looking to add the gpu later then the i7 is the better value. Having an igpu, the i7 will work out of the box and give you a functioning computer for less than the xeon +...
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I will be getting a graphics card but also tied between the 950, the older 760, and 960(if the 960 is worth the extra money) I heard that memory bandwidth is important with video editing and the 760 has more, and cuda cores.
 
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well to me go for the latest tech card like the 760 is older and phased out ?/

look at the charts the guy posted from here

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2534045/gtx-960-good-upgrade-7850.html

you can see the 760 is below the 960 in that but I guess you have to read up on things like this for the editing part and if the program relies on cuda to excel at any task ?

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/300759-4gb-gtx-760-vs-2gb-960-for-videoediting/

here it seems the 960 is a tad slower to = to ?

https://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/Premiere-Benchmark.htm

''The CPU and the Real Premiere Project
When testing the Real Premiere Project and using a GTX760 video card, if you look at the charts above, you will see this video card performed better (and all of them for that matter) as we moved up to the higher end CPU's. The reason for this is, in the real world, the CPU is going to be doing a lot of the work. The GPU will only be there for the GPU effects and GPU transitions''



 
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I don't know where you're located or what prices you're dealing with. The xeon 1231v3 and 4790 (non k) are pretty similar, the i7 is only 100mhz faster and it has an integrated gpu that the 1231v3 doesn't so it costs a little more. From the u.s. prices I'm looking at, the 4790 is $10 more than the xeon if you live near a microcenter store (in store only price) or $55 more if buying online. If you're planning to use a dedicated graphics card anyway then I would go with the xeon but you will have to have a dedicated gpu with the xeon where the i7 you won't.

If you're looking to add the gpu later then the i7 is the better value. Having an igpu, the i7 will work out of the box and give you a functioning computer for less than the xeon + $100 or higher gpu.

Also if you're willing to consider the 4790 at around $295 then I'd definitely look at the 4790k which can be had for $320 (incl. shipping) or $290 if you can buy it in store from micro center. It's a little more than your cpu budget you mentioned though these are cpu's which should last you 4yrs rather easily. What's $50 or so over 4 years to have a stronger cpu all that time? It's not just an unlocked version of the 4790, it's also faster without even overclocking it. 500mhz faster than that 1231v3 and if you need a bit more horsepower out of it you can pair a decent cooler with it (and a z series motherboard) and overclock it. Speed results in faster video editing.

It's up to you and budget is important. However the cpu is a key component in video editing and it's somewhat of a long term choice. Of course anything can be upgraded later, you could start with a xeon or even an i5 and replace it with a faster i7 later on but that will increase your total investment/cost of your system vs buying the stronger cpu up front. Pros and cons to each. I would make the cpu priority over the gpu in a video editing machine since it does most of the heavy lifting.
 
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