Dear friends!
I desperately need some advice, so far i have not been able to find a good, clear answer.
I will try to keep it short and to the point. Here is what’s going on:
I recently got involved in video and photo editing. Mostly video.
I'm looking to optimize/speed up/improve my system processing capabilities.
1) - How important is it to have a good graphic card vs. good PC specs when it comes to video processing? I’m not really interested in games/gaming.
Right now I’m working with: Adobe Premier Pro 2015, PhotoshopCS6, CyberLink PowerDirector 14 (64-bit), Pinnacle Studio 18.
2) - My main questions is: should I invest in a decent graphic card, and what kind of improvement can I expect with a better card?
Or is more important to have better system specs such as CPU, Ram, etc., and just get an OK graphics card. Or should I just keep the card I have now?
Looking on Amazon, thinking about these:
EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card -- $110
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, -- $200
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC Gaming ACX 2.0+, -- $330
My current card I bought like 7 years ago for around $400.00. Still using it today. I build my own PC in Jan of 2015.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!
Here is what I’m working with now.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: next 1-2 weeks. BUDGET RANGE: ~$200-$350
SYSTEM SPECS:
Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (10-10-10-27)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z87-A (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
1024MB ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (ATI AIB)
Monitor1: ASUS VS247 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Monitor2: ASUS VS247 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Storage
232GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB ATA Device (SSD) 34 °C
298GB Seagate ST3320620AS ATA Device (SATA) 45 °C
279GB Seagate ST3300831AS ATA Device (SATA) 38 °C
3725GB Western Digital WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB)
1862GB Western Digital WD My Passport 0820 USB Device (USB)
59GB TS-RDF5 SD Transcend USB Device (USB)
Power Supply: 750 Watt.
More specs on the card:
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model Radeon HD 4800 Series
GPU RV770
Device ID 1002-9440
Subvendor ATI AIB (1787)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 1.263 V
Technology 55 nm
Die Size 256 mm²
Transistors 956 M
Release Date Jun 25, 2008
DirectX Support 10.1
DirectX Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL Support 3.0
GPU Clock 770.0 MHz
Temperature 72 °C
Core Voltage 1.263 V
Driver version 8.970.100.1100
BIOS Version 113-BA0702-X02
ROPs 16
Shaders 800 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 32x8 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 12.3 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate 30.8 GTexels/s
Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 150 Watts
I desperately need some advice, so far i have not been able to find a good, clear answer.
I will try to keep it short and to the point. Here is what’s going on:
I recently got involved in video and photo editing. Mostly video.
I'm looking to optimize/speed up/improve my system processing capabilities.
1) - How important is it to have a good graphic card vs. good PC specs when it comes to video processing? I’m not really interested in games/gaming.
Right now I’m working with: Adobe Premier Pro 2015, PhotoshopCS6, CyberLink PowerDirector 14 (64-bit), Pinnacle Studio 18.
2) - My main questions is: should I invest in a decent graphic card, and what kind of improvement can I expect with a better card?
Or is more important to have better system specs such as CPU, Ram, etc., and just get an OK graphics card. Or should I just keep the card I have now?
Looking on Amazon, thinking about these:
EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card -- $110
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 2.0+, -- $200
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC Gaming ACX 2.0+, -- $330
My current card I bought like 7 years ago for around $400.00. Still using it today. I build my own PC in Jan of 2015.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!
Here is what I’m working with now.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: next 1-2 weeks. BUDGET RANGE: ~$200-$350
SYSTEM SPECS:
Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (10-10-10-27)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z87-A (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
1024MB ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (ATI AIB)
Monitor1: ASUS VS247 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Monitor2: ASUS VS247 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Storage
232GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB ATA Device (SSD) 34 °C
298GB Seagate ST3320620AS ATA Device (SATA) 45 °C
279GB Seagate ST3300831AS ATA Device (SATA) 38 °C
3725GB Western Digital WD My Book 1230 USB Device (USB)
1862GB Western Digital WD My Passport 0820 USB Device (USB)
59GB TS-RDF5 SD Transcend USB Device (USB)
Power Supply: 750 Watt.
More specs on the card:
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model Radeon HD 4800 Series
GPU RV770
Device ID 1002-9440
Subvendor ATI AIB (1787)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 1.263 V
Technology 55 nm
Die Size 256 mm²
Transistors 956 M
Release Date Jun 25, 2008
DirectX Support 10.1
DirectX Shader Model 4.1
OpenGL Support 3.0
GPU Clock 770.0 MHz
Temperature 72 °C
Core Voltage 1.263 V
Driver version 8.970.100.1100
BIOS Version 113-BA0702-X02
ROPs 16
Shaders 800 unified
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 1024 MB
Bus Width 32x8 (256 bit)
Pixel Fillrate 12.3 GPixels/s
Texture Fillrate 30.8 GTexels/s
Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Noise Level Moderate
Max Power Draw 150 Watts
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