Did I just waist money on my MSI Graphic Card?

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My build.

i5-4690
16 gig RAM 1600
MSI Z97 U3 Plus mobo
MSI Geoforce GTX 660

Just using this for photo editing, video editing, web browsing, some basic games etc etc.

I opened the box and looked at the card and then put it back in the box. It sort of looks like major overkill to me. Should I sell it, or will this card be of use someday? I just think I got a little carried away with the build lol.

I'm guessing that none of the programs I will be using could even address this card and it may be just eye candy sitting idle in the case.
 
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no, your purchase was not a waste. but the reason i mentioned the K2000 was just to say that workstation cards with workstation drivers are better suited for this sort of business. i have a pair of GTX 780 in SLII, together worth about $1000, but when it comes to photo editing and 3D work, the (relatively) cheaper K2000 runs circles around the SLI gaming set up.

a cheaper workstation card...
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photo and video editing in what software? adobe photo editing software thrives with additional GPU power and VRAM. so you will benefit from it. also make sure you provide sufficient scratch disk space. HOWEVER, video editing software is mostly CPU intensive and, straggly enough, doesn't consume as much RAM/VRAM as high res photo editing.

you would have benefited more from a workstation card. in edition to my GTX 780s i have an nVidia K2000 that i pop in for photo and 3D work. it is MUCH better for that purpose.
 
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Thanks to both of you for replying. Using adobe for photo editing and I'm really glad that this card will be ok then as I thought it may have been just an excellent paper weight.

terroralpha, I just looked at that nVidia K200o you mentioned. A little pricey for me at the moment, but will keep it in mind for the future for sure, thanks.
 
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no, your purchase was not a waste. but the reason i mentioned the K2000 was just to say that workstation cards with workstation drivers are better suited for this sort of business. i have a pair of GTX 780 in SLII, together worth about $1000, but when it comes to photo editing and 3D work, the (relatively) cheaper K2000 runs circles around the SLI gaming set up.

a cheaper workstation card would work great too. but if you aren't doing 3D work, the workstation card might be an overkill since it doesn't benefit photo editing that much.
 
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