Nu build PC, New HD Monitor for Video-Editing,Photoshop??

[rivbyte]

Hello,
I dabble with Photoshop CS5, and Pinnacle Studio 15 HD, but not professionally. I am rebuilding my rig after seven years, and although I really like my existing Viewsonic VX2035wm, regardless of only a screen RES, of 1280 x 1024, some folks are telling me I should get a new 1920 x 1080 HD/LED 24" Monitor to see all of the actual colors I'm seeing, using these two software titles.

If it's absolutely necessary for me to get an 1920 x 1080 HD, I'm looking at these few:
1) Viewsonic VA2446M 24" Full Monitor, with Dynamic Contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1, NOT an Energy Star, 5MS refresh rate, for $160.00 at Micro Center. Three year warranty on parts/labor.
2) ASUS VX238H 23" HD LED, for $179.99, also at Micro Center. 1 MS, Energy Star,80,000,000:1 Contrast ratio,16.7 Million Color support, also a 3 year parts and labor.$179.00.
3) LG EN33TW24" Slim LED 5MS,Color support- 16.7 million, HDCP Support, Energy star, with only ONE year parts /Labor, for $149.99, at Micro Center.

I haven't rebuilt yet, but my existing mobo is a MSI MS4375 P35 Platinum 775 socket, and although the manual stated this board came with it's own DB 15 pin VGA on the board, I never saw it, (???Ummmm?) so I had to install my own Nvidia GeForce 8600GT.

Soon, I will be upgrading to the new i7 4770 1150 3.4GHz CPU with the HD 4600 IGP on it's chip, and some have told me I probably would NOT need a dedicated GPU, like for instance, a GTX 650Ti, or something else, If I do not game, and certainly do not over clock.
Some also tell me I would need the GPU, so that even watching Youtube videos will make a huge difference, better than the i7's graphics.
Thank you for any input!

 

[Blain]

24" IPS panel @ 1920 x 1200

 

[mfenn]

For Photoshop, you will want an IPS monitor. Luckily you don't have to spend a ton to get one like you used to. This Dell S2340M $166 looks like its right in your price range.

 

[rivbyte]

Thanks, Yes, the correct $$ range, but that IPS monitor is only 1980 x 1020, I thought the 1980 x 1200 is far better resolution that the 1020.

I don't know if you work with a DELL PC, or not, but I would imagine their monitors would be much better than their PC's themselves..My sister and a frinds are always having DELL Dimension, and Inspiron problems, and guess whose talking to DELL in India on their behalf? Me, and I's no picnic. That one of the reasons I build my own, no issues as compared to them, but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Sorry we have to keep going down this road to my decision about whether to solely use my onboard HD 4600 i7's IGPU, or buy a dedicated GPU...Just don't want to step in anything by making the wrong decisions, when I can take the money that I would have spent on a decent new GPU, then instead, buy a new IPS 22-24 HD Monitor instead.

I am serious now about a new monitor, and I went to Fry's to look at the IPS 1920x1200. I saw an ASUS IPS 22" 1980x1200, for $150.00. Looks pretty awesome. They had others too, but I will delve deeper into this after I'm done with the build. While I was there, I also bought a Raidmax Inter Connect 4 Port USB Hub.(2x2.0 USB/2x3.0 USB) Got home and did not notice it's only 4" wide, so I have to either go back and return it, then use the USB 3.0 in the rear I/0, or buy the front bay 5.25" adaptor, and use the fronts.

I realize that Pinnacle studio is frowned upon when there are so many better video editing programs out there,( Adobe Premeire, Sony Vegas, etc, which are more expensive than what I paid for my Studio 15HD, and although it can be very problematic at times, it's all I can afford to burn family videos of sports, B-Days, and Holidays. So now, it works for me.

Please let me understand this further....I've heard that the IGPU on the CPU, and also the GPU can share memory? i7's HD 4600 works better for some programs, where the dGPU can do other functions better, in others.

DOES THE BOARD USE BOTH IPGU, and the GPU AT THE SAME TIME? EITHER, OR?

I thought when you install a GPU, like for instance, a GTX 650, GTX 770, etc., one would have to change which graphics to use in the BIOS?

I still think if I get the Nvidia GTX 650, (2GB, GDDR5) it would be better served
than my i7 graphics, even if I don't overclock, or game, but at this point, I still have no idea. Heck, someone even mentioned to me, to still use my old Nvidia 8600GT, until I get a new one. really? Also added this 8600GT might even be better than my IGPU HD 4600, on the i7...another REALLY? ( But I would step up to the newer cards anyway, if I need one)

Thank you for your patience!

(Sorry, this is a partial re-post from the forum, "Video cards and graphics".

 

[piasabird]

When Sandy Bridge came out some motherboards came out with some software by Virtu. It let you switch on the fly between IGP and a discreet video card or use a decision process to determine whether to use the video card and the IGP.

 

[rivbyte]

That's my ongoing dilemma, whether to just use only the i7 4770's HD4600 IGPU for now, and then get a GPU later,....(if everything is not as kosher using Photoshop CS5 EXT, and Pinnacle Studio 15 HD....But if someone could tell me that with both, I could have VIRTU to give me a choice on which to use, or use both for overall improved performance, I would.

But there are lots of personal views others have, and I have to weigh it all out, and come up with a logical choice for me. It's not rocket science, given I am not using these software titles for professional usage, but after seven years, I need an upgrade from 8GB MAX with DDR2, to new 16GB DDR3, from a 2.4 Q6600 2.4, to a i7 4770 3.4 GHz system.

If I could use Both at the same time to utilize more processing power from let's say, a GDDR5/2GB GPU. Now I have to go find out if my new MSI B85-G41 LGA 1150, has this onboard, or not.

 

[Cerb]

I don't know if you work with a DELL PC, or not, but I would imagine their monitors would be much better than their PC's themselves..My sister and a frinds are always having DELL Dimension, and Inspiron problems, and guess whose talking to DELL in India on their behalf? Me, and I's no picnic. That one of the reasons I build my own, no issues as compared to them, but thanks for the suggestion anyway.

All such consumer PCs are crap, from the other guys just as much as Dell. Some of the higher-end Inspiron AIOs are nice, and the XPS desktops are nice. If you want a good one, get an XPS or Optiplex. Same goes for Lenovo, with their Thinkcentres (though the Edge is a bit chinsy, IMO), and HP with their Elite line.

While Dell has made a few monitors with poor backlighting over the last few years, as WLED was taking over (like everybody else), but that's about the worst I can say, and they've pretty well got it together, now.

 

[mfenn]

That's my ongoing dilemma, whether to just use only the i7 4770's HD4600 IGPU for now, and then get a GPU later,....(if everything is not as kosher using Photoshop CS5 EXT, and Pinnacle Studio 15 HD....But if someone could tell me that with both, I could have VIRTU to give me a choice on which to use, or use both for overall improved performance, I would.

But there are lots of personal views others have, and I have to weigh it all out, and come up with a logical choice for me. It's not rocket science, given I am not using these software titles for professional usage, but after seven years, I need an upgrade from 8GB MAX with DDR2, to new 16GB DDR3, from a 2.4 Q6600 2.4, to a i7 4770 3.4 GHz system.

If I could use Both at the same time to utilize more processing power from let's say, a GDDR5/2GB GPU. Now I have to go find out if my new MSI B85-G41 LGA 1150, has this onboard, or not.

There's no point in using the IGP in a desktop if you have a discrete GPU and only one monitor. GPUs already idle in extremely low power states when just displaying typical 2D graphics in a desktop. While you can theoretically use both together with Virtu, it's pointless from a performance point of view because the IGP has 1/10th the rendering performance of a reasonable discrete card.