For my New CS6-AutoCAD build, Best graphic card for $650

[egbertmr]

Hello,

I recently began the upgrade of my PC to a build capable of handling most tasks that I can throw at it in AutoCAD, Photoshop and Premiere.

Here is what I have:
ASUS Z87 - Deluxe/Quad
i7-4770K 3.5 Ghz
20 GB - 1333Ghz DDR3
256 GB - Crucial SSD Boot Drive
512 GB Crucial SSD for Working Drive
3 x 2 TB 7200rpm 64 MB hard drives for archives and storage
Running latest version of Windows 7, SP1 I believe.
AutoCAD R14, Adobe Photoshop and Premier CS6, Adobe Lightroom 5.2

My PSU is TR2 430w and my current GPU is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

So my question is what is the best GPU for my needs and what is a good solid PSU to power this box?

Thanks very much for your help.
Michael

 

[TBC1]

I wouldn't even bother spending $650. Get a msi twin frozr 760 4gb or 280x 3gb (both cards are around the $300 mark and will perform great for what your doing). Also, at the minimum for these new cards you should be looking at a 550 psu.