should I use my old graphics card w/ my new 4770k?

comixfan

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Working on a new PC build w/ a i7 4770k CPU. Since the processor comes with intel's 4600 integrated graphics, is there any reason for me to reuse my old Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB video card in this build? I'm not a gamer--just a photo editor using CS5 (with some video editing, too).
 
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comixfan

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The RAM is the last thing left to buy for this build (unless I decide to get a new video card), and I'm just waiting on a good deal for 16GB of 1600mHz DDR3 (if anyone has any recommendations, I'd appreciate it).

I'm mainly wondering if it's worth keeping the old video card (and maybe doubling it up with another video card using crossfire?) to keep from taxing the CPU by having to use the integrated graphics.

This is my build so far:

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150
Storage (primary): Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" SSD
Storage (secondary): Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1GB 64bit DDR3 (if I re-use it)
Case: Corsair C70 ATX Mid Tower
PSU: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate Full (64 bit)





 

Neospiral

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The thing is, if you're not going to be gaming, there's really no point is investing in a gaming GPU. A GPU won't really take the burden off your CPU with productivity software, the only way it might help is a bit of a quicker response time in playback of movie files, and even then only slight. The integrated HD 4600 graphics will do fine. As far as the RAM goes, the faster the better, especially for heavy stuff like video editing. 1600MHz is good, but if you can go faster I'd do it. Here's a 16gb kit for a good price by a good brand:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231637

And something similar at 32GB:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231507
 
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