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| 644236 | 2008-02-27 11:19:00 | So if you have a 512MB on your video card, it will only leave an absolute max of 3.5GB addressable space for XP Pro You would get 3.25 / 3.5 whether you had a 512mb card or not. You could use a 256 mb card, and you would still have 3.25 / 3.5 on XP. Thats its limit. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 644237 | 2008-02-27 11:21:00 | I will spend some time to read up on that forum and see it's possible to convert an integrated GeForce 7100 into a Quadro with that software! :cool: I take it your trying for laughs? If you want a capable video card then buy one. And if your seeking to do professional level video editing, Your going to have to spend up large on the entire system. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 644238 | 2008-02-27 11:29:00 | One interesting observation ... Why does the FX1500 come with GDDR3 but only 256MB memory whilst the FX1700 comes with only DDR2 but with 512MB? The FX1700 suppose to be newer and better but yet some of its specs seems lower than the FX1500 FX1500 256-bit 40GB/sec FX1700 128-bit 12.8GB/sec There seems to be some conflicting figures? The FX1500 has lower specs on the "3D Primitive Perf" section but yet the "3D Application Performance" seems to be better than the FX1700??? Am I reading the figures wrong, is the 3D app performance measured in seconds or some form of index?? See this for the full comparison ... www.nvidia.com |
Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 644239 | 2008-02-27 17:27:00 | Geek just out of interest what CPU, Ram and Hard Drives are you using or planning to use? I do Video Editing almost on a weekly basis for clients with Adobe Premiere and After Effects and these are the three main things i would be looking at. Raw DV takes up heaps of HDD space. By 3D DV I assume you just mean titles. Any graphic card would handle that. My Backup PC only has a 128Mb card and it can do the job just fine. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 644240 | 2008-02-27 19:20:00 | Geek just out of interest what CPU, Ram and Hard Drives are you using or planning to use? I do Video Editing almost on a weekly basis for clients with Adobe Premiere and After Effects and these are the three main things i would be looking at. Raw DV takes up heaps of HDD space. By 3D DV I assume you just mean titles. Any graphic card would handle that. My Backup PC only has a 128Mb card and it can do the job just fine. I am looking at the C2D Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, as the next step up to the QX9650 is like triple the price!!! As for RAM, not too sure what the diff is between these two Corsair Twin2x2048-6400C4 2GB DDR2-800 unbuffered 4-4-4-12 matched pair Twin2x2048-6400 2GB DDR2-800 unbuffered 5-5-5-12 matched pair For hard drive, probably looking at a Western Digital SATA 500GB (WD5000AACS GreenPower) To be honest, I don't know the exact amount of 3D requirements, it will initially be mainly 2D video editing in Premiere Pro, but there will be some 3D work in the future, a bit beyond just 3D titling. |
Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 644241 | 2008-02-27 20:21:00 | See here for hardware requirements: www.aboutvideoediting.com It doesn't need a high end card. High end cards are for GAMING. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 644242 | 2008-02-27 20:45:00 | See here for hardware requirements: www.aboutvideoediting.com It doesn't need a high end card. High end cards are for GAMING. Hi PCTek, Thanks for that article link. However, have you noticed that the article reference Windows 98 and Mac OS 7.5. I think the world of DTV has moved a long way since, with HD and all. However, I got your point of not requiring a high end card for straight video editing. This system will however be used for creating some 3D contents as well, not just 2D DTV. As I understand from the stuff I googled last night. The main difference between a gaming based card such as the 8800GTX and the Quadro FX series is that the gaming cards have drivers that are optimised for speed and FPS for live actions, whilst the Quadro series is optimised for precision. In this particular case, the user will most likely never venture into such high precision work, however, they are already using the FX1500 in their existing system and would prefer the same or better for the new system. Personally, I would say the 8800GTX would be a much more economical choice, but the user prefers the FX1500 or better. |
Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 644243 | 2008-02-28 02:32:00 | I would not loose sleep over which graphic card. Your CPU is fine, your ram is fine. But 500Gb of HDD space? It does not sound very much if your going to be doing a lot of DV. I have 8 internal drives a total 1.5TB and some of those fill up from time to time. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 644244 | 2008-02-28 03:30:00 | In this particular case, the user will most likely never venture into such high precision work, however, they are already using the FX1500 in their existing system and would prefer the same or better for the new system. Personally, I would say the 8800GTX would be a much more economical choice, but the user prefers the FX1500 or better. Is this a case of a consultant dragging recommendations out of nowhere and repackaging them as advice? You're not George selling another workstation are you? |
PaulD (232) | ||
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