Video Card for Photoshop/Video editing?

[sandiegoislandboy]

i read reviews/forums in regards to video cards towards gaming but i am clueless when it comes to cards for photoshop/video editing.

thinking of building a rig for my wife and she mainly uses the computer for photoshop.

what kind of video card should i use?

system specs will more than likely be an intel core 2 duo/quad, 4gb ddr2, 320gb hdd, case/psu, p35 board.

 

[MarcVenice]

Video rendering, like 3d transitions can gain from a good videocard, video editing on the other hand is mostly cpu intensive. Photoshop is not graphic card accelerated. A qaudcore should make PS fly.

Depending on the application you use a somewhat decent videocard can do wonders, other apps won't use. Check the app you will use and decide. Usually a 7600gt or other 100$ videocards will do the trick. Some of the newer dx10 cards might be interesting to look at, but it depends a lot on what you are going to with what application.

 

[sandiegoislandboy]

in regards to video stuff, mainly its to take family movies, edit them and throw them onto a dvd.

with that being said... what card is recommended in the sub-$100 category? sub-$50 category?

is onboard video even an option?

 

[MarcVenice]

When spending that kind of money on a q6600 etc you don't put up with integrated video Something like a 7600gt or 7600gs should do. 7600gs comes passively cooled. 256mb of ram will be plenty. You could look into getting a dx10 card for HD playback and the like. But when video-editing it really comes down to raw CPU power.

 

[sandiegoislandboy]

whats a good/decent dx10 card with hd playback capability?

i hate onboard video but didnt hurt to ask.

 

[MarcVenice]

Tbh, I don't have a frigging clue. I don't mingle in the affairs of people buying low-end videocards Anything below 1950xt, 8800gts or 2900xt is not worthy of my attention.

The 2400/2600 series from ati, and the 8500/8600 series should have hd playback functions though, some cards do, some don't, it depends on the brand or so I heard. Go look around yourself, it should be fairly easy to find out looking at the specs