I'm shopping around for parts for a new computer. Budget is at around ~$900 (give or take $100). I intend to use this new computer mostly for gaming... so it's going to be a gaming rig. But I'm also looking to do a little bit of video editing. Nothing at the pro level. Just want to record a bit of the games I play and cut out unnecessary parts. Things like that. Won't be making whole movies out of them.
The thing is that some of the hardware are optimized specifically for video and picture editing with high end programs like Photoshop. For example, people say that the i7 Intel CPU is not any better than the i5 in terms of gaming, but it can be a big difference for editing. Same goes for the 8GB vs 16GB RAM cards.
So my question is: are the more expensive hardware worth it for what I'm looking to do with a new computer?
The thing is that some of the hardware are optimized specifically for video and picture editing with high end programs like Photoshop. For example, people say that the i7 Intel CPU is not any better than the i5 in terms of gaming, but it can be a big difference for editing. Same goes for the 8GB vs 16GB RAM cards.
So my question is: are the more expensive hardware worth it for what I'm looking to do with a new computer?