MacBook Air Specs

I am looking to buy a MacBook Air, obviously. I'll mostly be using the Mac to surf the web, do research, write papers, watching youtube videos and maybe some video editing.  Also I am hoping to use it to play League of Legends at 60 fps min. I am looking to either configure the RAM to 8GB or configuring the processor to 1.7GHz. Can anyone tell me which laptop would be "faster" or maybe both if it's worth it? I am hoping for the Mac to last me at least 4 years.

8gig of RAM is far far more important than I7
I7 is about 15% faster only as noticeable on high task load APPs
Here is an excellent video comparison between the 11” I5 vs. I7 2013 Macbook Air.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDqJ-on03z4
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7113/2013-macbook-air-core-i5-4250u-vs-core-i7-465 0u/2
I5 vs. I7 performance 13” Macbook Air 2013
Boot performance
11.7 I5 ……11.4 I7
  Cinebench
1.1 I5….1.41 I7
IMovie Import and Opt.
6.69 I5….5.35 I7
  IMovie Export
10.33 I5…8.20 I7
Final Cut Pro X
21.47 I5…17.71 I7
  Adobe Lightroom 3 Export
25.8 I5….31.8 I7
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Performance
27.3 I5…22.6 I7

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