What Graphic Card for Photography & Video?

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rucanunes

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Hello,

I have this system:

- Asus TUF 270 Mark 2
- Intel i7 7700k 4.0Mhz
- 2x8Gb G.Skill kit
- OCZ Vertex3
- Asus Nvidia GTX 610 2Gb
- 800w PCU
- CPU Cooler Master Seidon 120V v2

I would like your opinion on a graphic card for this system, mostly for photography and video editing. No gaming.

Is the one I have good enough or do you advise something better? Not to expensive and preferably from Asus.

Thank you!!
 
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There are a couple of things to consider. First, if you're serious about video/photography, you'll want a quality monitor. You want accurate colors and for the monitor to be capable of displaying the color range you need. Plus you'll want to have it properly calibrated. Another thing, your integrated graphics are probably a better choice than that 610. The 610 is intended more for people who need integrated graphics performance but don't already have adequate integrated graphics, you do.

The last thing is videocards don't always help a lot in video and photo work. It depends on the software you use. Some utilize hardware acceleration a lot, some only a bit, some not at all. What I would do if I was you is use Intel integrated graphics...
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There are a couple of things to consider. First, if you're serious about video/photography, you'll want a quality monitor. You want accurate colors and for the monitor to be capable of displaying the color range you need. Plus you'll want to have it properly calibrated. Another thing, your integrated graphics are probably a better choice than that 610. The 610 is intended more for people who need integrated graphics performance but don't already have adequate integrated graphics, you do.

The last thing is videocards don't always help a lot in video and photo work. It depends on the software you use. Some utilize hardware acceleration a lot, some only a bit, some not at all. What I would do if I was you is use Intel integrated graphics until I identified a task that was not getting done as fast as I'd like. Then research if that task is one where a videocard would help.

If you are really, really serious about this and do need a card, a workstation card like a Quadro is what you should consider.
 
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look online for the 1050/1050ti they should be in your price range and have updated core logic to make them faster then the older gpu you have. when buying amd or nvidia look at the core count of the gpu. with nvidia it cuda cores. a card with 200 cuda cores is going to be faster then one with 100. myself i wait till volta gpu drop next year and get a x50 or x60 gpu. with those gpu and the speed of volta you should get a few years out of the gpu.
 
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rucanunes

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Thank you for your help. I already have a goog monitor (HP LP2475w).
As for the Graphic Card, I was thinking on the ASUS GeForce GTX 770 (2048 MB) (GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5).
https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics-Cards/GTX770DC2OC2GD5/

I know it is an old card but it would help a lot, no?
 
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