Video card for new pc

beretta9m2f · 08-10-2004, 04:58 PM

Hey all, A friend of mine asked me to put a pc together for him, he said he didn't need it to be "hardcore" but good enough for him to do alot of graphic design work on it. What would be a decent card for this type of task. also if theres a specific hardware configuration that would be optimal for graphic designing , i'll take any suggestions. thanx a million.

Waffle · 08-10-2004, 04:04 PM

What sort of budget are you on?

What spec is the rest of the system?

If the Rig is pretty good, then for a decent card I'd get a 9600XT if it's just for graphics ie Photoshop.

There are specialist cards - Ti4600 I think, but some one else can tell ya about them, namely because I have no clue.

If you want it for some gaming, then the 9800PRO is a good bet, as great performance and great price.

Big B · 08-10-2004, 04:07 PM

ATi's FireGL and nVidia's Quadro cards are the workstation target cards. If he's not gaming at all, something like a Radeon 9000 is fine, and even then you might want to look into Matrox G450 or G550 as the accuracy and clarity of the graphics card is key...especially if he's doing work with Photoshop, GIMP, Bryce or CAD...having a GeForce 6800 Ultra is really a waste of money by any stretch of the imagination. You do not need a powerful video card for these programs. CPU grunt and memory should be where you spend most of the money along with a fast hard drive.

beretta9m2f · 10-10-2004, 09:01 PM

awesome, i have heard that the quadro cads and the like are best for non gaming graphics work, i don't think my friend will be doing any heavy gaming (nothing that needs directx 9 for that matter) probably starcraft at MOST. i think he'd be interested in a 3 ghz processor (if pent 4) and about a gig or so of ram. budget is anywhere up to 1500, but hopefully not near that cap.

Cooper · 13-10-2004, 03:05 AM

If he's not doing heavy gaming, then maybe a Radeon 9600XT. A good card but still not too expensive.

ninja fetus · 13-10-2004, 03:27 AM

I really like the matrox 550 extremely clear! I got one off my friend for $20, I don't know how much they retail for but they can't be too expensive. It sure beats the hell out of my radeon 9600SE in picture quality.

harrack52 · 13-10-2004, 07:04 AM

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Big B · 13-10-2004, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beretta9m2f

awesome, i have heard that the quadro cads and the like are best for non gaming graphics work, i don't think my friend will be doing any heavy gaming (nothing that needs directx 9 for that matter) probably at MOST. i think he'd be interested in a 3 ghz processor (if pent 4) and about a gig or so of ram. budget is anywhere up to 1500, but hopefully not near that cap.

Quadro cards aren't cheap. I think the cheapest ones are around $200 and can go up to around $1000 or so depending on the specific Quadro GPU used.

ProcalX · 13-10-2004, 03:00 PM

ATI RAGE 2mb!! BEAST!

FishyWishy · 14-10-2004, 08:36 AM

S2 Virge DX/GX 4mb ... most hardcore videocard known to man

but to actually answer the question i would deffinately go for a 9600xt cheap and quite a little powerpack

plus they come with a HL2 voucher .. and u can sell it

08-10-2004, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
beretta9m2f Karate-Chop Action Gabe Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 24 Male Posts: 320 Times Helpful: 11 My Mood: Pumped Status: Offline My Computer	Video card for new pc Hey all, A friend of mine asked me to put a pc together for him, he said he didn't need it to be "hardcore" but good enough for him to do alot of graphic design work on it. What would be a decent card for this type of task. also if theres a specific hardware configuration that would be optimal for graphic designing , i'll take any suggestions. thanx a million.

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	ATi's FireGL and nVidia's Quadro cards are the workstation target cards. If he's not gaming at all, something like a Radeon 9000 is fine, and even then you might want to look into Matrox G450 or G550 as the accuracy and clarity of the graphics card is key...especially if he's doing work with Photoshop, GIMP, Bryce or CAD...having a GeForce 6800 Ultra is really a waste of money by any stretch of the imagination. You do not need a powerful video card for these programs. CPU grunt and memory should be where you spend most of the money along with a fast hard drive. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	ATI RAGE 2mb!! BEAST! __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2*

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FishyWishy Geek Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 21 Posts: 57 Status: Offline	S2 Virge DX/GX 4mb ... most hardcore videocard known to man but to actually answer the question i would deffinately go for a 9600xt cheap and quite a little powerpack plus they come with a HL2 voucher .. and u can sell it __________________ Pentium IV @ 3.6Ghz Hyperthreading ASUS P4P800 DELUXE Intel 865PE KING-MAX 512meg DDR400 (PC3200) X2 Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Video card Seagate Barracuda V 80Gb Hdd 7200rpm 8mb cache Codegen 6063 ATX case & Codegen 350W PSU Windows 2000 PRO Oh yeah its a beast

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Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	What sort of budget are you on? What spec is the rest of the system? If the Rig is pretty good, then for a decent card I'd get a 9600XT if it's just for graphics ie Photoshop. There are specialist cards - Ti4600 I think, but some one else can tell ya about them, namely because I have no clue. If you want it for some gaming, then the 9800PRO is a good bet, as great performance and great price.

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beretta9m2f Karate-Chop Action Gabe Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 24 Male Posts: 320 Times Helpful: 11 My Mood: Pumped Status: Offline My Computer	awesome, i have heard that the quadro cads and the like are best for non gaming graphics work, i don't think my friend will be doing any heavy gaming (nothing that needs directx 9 for that matter) probably starcraft at MOST. i think he'd be interested in a 3 ghz processor (if pent 4) and about a gig or so of ram. budget is anywhere up to 1500, but hopefully not near that cap.

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Cooper Geek Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 79 Times Helpful: 2 Status: Offline	If he's not doing heavy gaming, then maybe a Radeon 9600XT. A good card but still not too expensive.

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harrack52 Supreme Geek Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,638 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Sick Status: Offline My Computer	http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...106-141&depa=0

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