You are probably more up to date with hardware than me. I just specified what I could afford. It should give a nice boost for things like video editing.
I do need my recovery days and have to be wary of trying to do too much with the exercise. I quite like the easy runs and they may still do me good.
I really just don't feel like things are getting easier for me. I feel like at some point I should be able to run further and longer, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Where did you order the machine from? Are you sticking with Linux?
Progress can be slow, but you may find yourself doing more at some point.
I'll do a full post with the PC details. Still on Linux :)