Video card

[MSPDiver]

I am putting together a new cpu for my new HD Canon so I can edit HD. This is what I got so far.

Intel I-7 930
Corsair 6 GB memory triple channel
Windows 7 home
Asus P6X58D Premium mother board
850W power.
2- 1TB Seagate Hard Drives at 7200 RPM
An AZZA full size tower with ESATA ports

MY question is what is a good video card for HD editing? I would be willing to spend around $400. I am looking for something that can be used for 2 monitors and have at least DVI if not HDMI. Also must be at aleast 1920X 1080 res.

Thanks

 

[phil8diver]

Since you have a latest setup I would go for Geforce GTX 200 or 400 series. As for myself, I have GeForce GTS250 which is excellent for all my 1080p 60fps video editing.

Regards,

I am putting together a new cpu for my new HD Canon so I can edit HD. This is what I got so far.

Intel I-7 930
Corsair 6 GB memory triple channel
Windows 7 home
Asus P6X58D Premium mother board
850W power.
2- 1TB Seagate Hard Drives at 7200 RPM
An AZZA full size tower with ESATA ports

MY question is what is a good video card for HD editing? I would be willing to spend around $400. I am looking for something that can be used for 2 monitors and have at least DVI if not HDMI. Also must be at aleast 1920X 1080 res.

Thanks

 

[MSPDiver]

I was thinking about a Geforce 285?

 

[D_B]

It looks as if ATI has the middle and upper end graphics cards pretty much covered
... a Radeon HD5750 1Gb or a slightly higher Radeon HD 5830 1Gb would also be a good choice .. and you could take it all the way to a Radeon HD 5870 for about $430


A good place for recommended equipment for various PC builds , 4 differing uses from budget to top dollar .... Bit-Tech ... bit-tech.net | Guide - PC Hardware Buyer's Guide - April 2010

I trust their recomendations and will be using them for my next PC build

 

[phil8diver]

I was thinking about a Geforce 285?

Very nice with 2GB.

YouTube - EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Video Card 2GB