Graphics card for some Videoediting

[Dash1]

In the Videoguys site and some others, the nvidia quadro FX 1700 card is
the one to aim for video editing . This card is out of my price range
and I am also not sure I need it in a ~ $1200 system for family
movies editing and some Photoshop [ no game playing].
The step down card is the new 580 Does anybody tried it out
or the previus 570 ?
Should I go for that or for something like a 9800 card ???

Anybody know which 23-26" monitor to get ?

[edDV]

In the Videoguys site and some others, the nvidia quadro FX 1700 card is
the one to aim for video editing . This card is out of my price range
and I am also not sure I need it in a ~ $1200 system for family
movies editing and some Photoshop [ no game playing].
The step down card is the new 580 Does anybody tried it out
or the previus 570 ?
Should I go for that or for something like a 9800 card ???

Anybody know which 23-26" monitor to get ?

The quadros are used by pros for heavy effects editing applcations which use wireframe assists and hardware filtering assists. Also the pros are working with 10bit/component or higher log bit depths and work in real time for editing. There is little advantage and a heavy cost penalty for use of these cards for normal NLE home editing.

There is a trend to GPU assist for filtering or effects tasks but this area is developing fast and current cards will rapidly fall behind. You need to have an immediate need for these features because you are buying expensive rotting fruit.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/17/nvidias-quadro-cx-gpu-optimized-for-people-who-dont-suck-at-ph/

For normal home editing and Photoshop, your money is better spent on a medium level GeForce card (with PureVideo HD) and spend the rest on more CPU.

[fitch.j]

I did a lot of research into this recently, asked a lot of questions here, spoke on other forums, even spoke to NVidia themselves and the Quadro range is entirely overkill for what you are going to be doing. The High-End (even mid-range) GeForce consumer cards will be fine for what you want to do.

[johns0]

260gtx would be a good card to get,under $200.A 9800gt would be about $100 or less.

[Dash1]

Thanks guys ! This card can be found for less then 200.. Does this change your verdict ?
If not, what card specificly?

[edDV]

Thanks guys ! This card can be found for less then 200.. Does this change your verdict ?
If not, what card specificly?

Depends if you are rendering OpenGL 3D or CAD. The 580 is a low end OpenGL card.

I use the BFG GeForce 9800GT. Cost me $89.

[Dash1]

Very little 3D and no CAD or games.
What specific card model would you guys go for ?

Regarding the storage, I was thinking of 2 HD's but not in RAID:
One for Win. and other softs and the other for edits .

Any thought on that too ???

[edDV]

Very little 3D and no CAD or games.
What specific card model would you guys go for ?

Regarding the storage, I was thinking of 2 HD's but not in RAID:
One for Win. and other softs and the other for edits .

Any thought on that too ???

Only reason to go above the 9800GT or equiv ATI would be for gaming.

Yes OS drive and separate video drives. Start with one video drive. Soon you will have ten. So get a case with a large PS and room for more drives.

[rallynavvie]

Yes OS drive and separate video drives. Start with one video drive. Soon you will have ten. So get a case with a large PS and room for more drives.

So that's what happened to me

Having the OS/apps separate from the rest of your files/data is always a great idea. It's a bare-minimum requirement of systems I build for home users. The OS drive can be smaller and with how cheap storage is it's easy to get a big secondary drive.

If you aren't gaming or doing much like that I would maybe look at one of the mid- or low-end GeForce 9 series with passive cooling. One less fan in your case is always nice when you don't need it. I think there are some 9600s and 9400s which have passive cooling. Just check to make sure they support PureVideoHD so that you can get a little hardware decryption performance when playing back video. You'll also want to make sure it supports what displays you want to use. Are you going to run two DVI displays? HDMI?

[Dash1]

I will be using one 24" for starter

Do I need my HDD's with 32 mem.???


For the graphics ,Is this a good choice ?

XFX GS250XYDFC GeForce GTS 250 512MB Core Edition 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

[rallynavvie]

A large buffer isn't required for your HDDs. It helps sometimes but I doubt you'll notice it.

You can probably get a cheaper card that a GTS250 to support what you're doing. Like I said: if you're not gaming get a mid- to entry-level card with passive cooling. Otherwise that card you posted should do everything you need it to do.

[ocgw]

I will be using one 24" for starter

Do I need my HDD's with 32 mem.???


For the graphics ,Is this a good choice ?

XFX GS250XYDFC GeForce GTS 250 512MB Core Edition 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

I go w/ all TB+ drives now, w/ their high-density they get 100MB/s+ "sustained average transfer rates" w/o RAID

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1500GB 32mb sata2 drives got a rep for bad firmware, it has since been resolved but they still sell them for cheap, about $130USD, I have (4) and have never had a problem w/ mine (3 of those 1500GB dries are full lol)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337

ocgw

peace