Imac 2.7 GHZ Vs. imac 2.9 GHZ?

Question

Hello,c 2
I'm planning on purchasing an imac, and i cant decide between the (21 inch) imac 2.7 ghz or the imac 2.9 ghz
I'm a vlogger on youtube, so i use Final Cut Pro X a lot, so i basically do a lot of editing etc. I'm also a gamer, so ill be playing league of legends or something as well.
What i basically want to know is, is it worth getting the 2.9 ghz? Will it actually make a difference? I read that the 2.9 ghz is slightly better for gaming, but im not downloading a bunch of games, i just play one.
Also, is it better just to get the 2.7 ghz and purchase a fusion drive instead of buying the 2.9 ghz? and lastly, if buying a 2.7 ghz with a fusion drive is better, would upgrading to the 16G of ram be better than purchasing the fusion drive instead?
Thank You.

Answer 1

Please do not "Bump" posts. That is considered rude on these forums.
These help forums have been created by Apple for Apple users to to help each other.
You are not addressing anyone from Apple here.
You are addressing other Mac users, like youself.
We are all volunteers here. Someone will address your questions or issues when they can or when they are able.
First the 21 inch screen iMac models are not upgradeable in the future, at all!
They are, basically, glued up, sealed up computing " appliances", now.
So, you need to order an iMac of this size and model with everything you think you may need in the future, up front at the time of ordering/purchasing.
My reccommendation? Get the 21 inch model with the optional and fastest i7 3.1 Ghz CPU. Get the largest optional Fusion drive available and, order this iMac with additional 16 GBs of RAM.
This will be great for video and FCX, it will, probably, be pretty good for gaming, but it won't be a high end gaming machine as you are stuck with the base 512 MB VRAM GPU.
Basically, for video work, everything in a Mac should be as fast and large as possible. A very fast CPU, GPU, lots of RAM and lots of hard drive storage space. You have 3 out of the 4 of these requirements.
As an additional immediate purchase, Budget for a large capacity, external hard drive for backups and additional data storage. You'll need this,also.
And budget within the first year of ownership for 3- year extended AppleCare warranty coverage.