[Oni]

I'd go with #2 personally. I prefer Asus boards, as well as Nvidia GPUs. #2 has better RAM and a larger SSD, as well as an arguably better CPU. The price of the SSD (and chair) basically covers the gap in prices.

Performance wise, would it clearly out do #1 in terms of Editing/Gaming?

Cheers for the quick responce.

I'd say #2 is definitively better on the basis of the hard-drive and RAM. I'd prefer the Asus board, as well.