What Intel CPU do I need to actually edit 4K video without my computer freezing every five seconds? Honestly I am so frustrated right now because I keep trying to look this up and there are just way too many numbers and letters and it makes zero sense to me. I'm sorry if this is a really basic question but I am totally lost. I started doing some videography for local weddings here in Seattle and I just upgraded to a camera that shoots in 4K but my current computer is basically a brick when I try to use it.

Every time I try to scrub through the timeline in Premiere it just lags for like ten seconds and then the whole thing crashes and I lose my work. It is driving me insane. I have about $2,000 saved up to build a new desktop or buy one or whatever I need to do but I dont even know where to start with the processor. Someone told me to get an i9 but then I saw a video saying an i7 is fine and then someone else mentioned something about quicksync? I dont even know what that is. Is it a program? A part of the chip? I just want something that works.

I have a huge wedding project due in about three weeks and at this rate I am going to have to tell the couple I cant finish it because my computer is garbage. Should I go for the newest 14th gen stuff or does it not really matter? I heard some of them get really hot too which sounds scary because I dont want my house to catch on fire or something lol. I just need a solid recommendation that fits in my budget and wont make me want to throw my monitor out the window every time I try to edit a simple clip. Do I need more cores or faster speed? I dont even know the difference really. Does the i9-14900k thing actually work better for video or am I just wasting money at that point? Please help me out before I lose my mind...