APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Less than a month from now.
BUDGET RANGE: $100 - $200 (after rebates)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Motion graphics (After Effects), video editing (Premiere), gaming (mostly Valve)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Radeon x1950 Pro, upgrading PS along with the new video card -- likely 750w
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: tigerdirect.ca, ncix.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
I was originally looking at this:
BFG BFGEGTX260MC896OCDE GeForce GTX 260 Overclocked MAXCORE Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCIe 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Dual VGA Support
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4683600&CatId=3775
I've always bought ATI, but Adobe products are heavily biased towards nVidia and OpenGL. The 260 also has a good track record for After Effects. At $189.97 (after rebates), it's definitely on for a hell of a sale. But I'm noticing a bunch of ATI cards around the same price range that are a little newer or have better specs on paper. Is this GTX 260 a good buy, even though it's a little dated, or are there newer cards around the same price range I should be looking at? Or is this already completely overkill, and I should be looking more at the $100 rage?
I'm assuming, of course, that it's more than time to replace my x1950 Pro. Or am I underestimating its power? How much of a jump would I see going from the x1950 to a GTX 260?
BUDGET RANGE: $100 - $200 (after rebates)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Motion graphics (After Effects), video editing (Premiere), gaming (mostly Valve)
CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Radeon x1950 Pro, upgrading PS along with the new video card -- likely 750w
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: tigerdirect.ca, ncix.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1080
I was originally looking at this:
BFG BFGEGTX260MC896OCDE GeForce GTX 260 Overclocked MAXCORE Video Card - 896MB GDDR3, PCIe 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Dual VGA Support
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4683600&CatId=3775
I've always bought ATI, but Adobe products are heavily biased towards nVidia and OpenGL. The 260 also has a good track record for After Effects. At $189.97 (after rebates), it's definitely on for a hell of a sale. But I'm noticing a bunch of ATI cards around the same price range that are a little newer or have better specs on paper. Is this GTX 260 a good buy, even though it's a little dated, or are there newer cards around the same price range I should be looking at? Or is this already completely overkill, and I should be looking more at the $100 rage?
I'm assuming, of course, that it's more than time to replace my x1950 Pro. Or am I underestimating its power? How much of a jump would I see going from the x1950 to a GTX 260?