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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Graphic cards => Topic started by: RAYBEN on December 24, 2008, 08:20:46 pm

Title: graphics cards which one
Post by: RAYBEN on December 24, 2008, 08:20:46 pm

Can any one advise me as to which graphics card I should upgrade too,at present I have a nvidia 6200 turbocache (dont want another turbocache)I have a  pcix16 slot and a max 300 watt for card usage,I use my graphics mostly for video editing and the card thats in now isn't good enough.
thanks ray

Title: Re: graphics cards which one
Post by: runn3R on December 30, 2008, 04:57:12 pm

Hi Ray

just check requirements of the video editing software you are using regarding VGA card. As GeForce 6200 turbo cache was really entry level (slow) card.

Title: Re: graphics cards which one
Post by: Badbonji on January 26, 2009, 10:34:23 pm

I suggest getting something on the lines of the HD4850 / 9800gtx+. They are fairly low power consuming cards which should be plenty for video editing for a good few years.

Do you do anything else such as transcoding/gaming? The 9800gtx+ is able to GPU transcode, which is much faster than letting the cpu do it. For example, my GTX295 beats the Core i7 @ 4.35Ghz at transcoding a movie.

What is your budget? Is that 300W just for graphics or for the whole system?

Title: Re: graphics cards which one
Post by: RAYBEN on January 29, 2009, 07:44:30 pm

hi badbonji the 300watt is the size of the installed psu so i guess it is for the whole system.
regards ray

Title: Re: graphics cards which one
Post by: Badbonji on January 30, 2009, 07:35:22 pm

Would you be able to get a 500 watt PSU? I would consider ATi's 4000 series for an affordable range, depending on your budget. But make sure you have a big enough PSU, especially for the 12V rails.

Title: Re: graphics cards which one
Post by: shawnhenry on April 30, 2009, 05:52:25 pm

There are a remarkable variety of graphics cards on the market aimed at gamers. While the very latest technology is always expensive, there are also solutions for those who don't have hundreds of dollars to spend. These video cards were selected because they are good values in their class, and they are ordered roughly from fastest (most expensive) to slowest (most affordable).