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337am
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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: Graphics card advice |
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I'm thinking of upgrading my graphics cards. I play a few games online, nothing that demands a lot of gpu. I do a lot of video editing(amateur. i don't make money), with adobe premiere/after effects. I'm more interested in improving that more than the gaming end. My setup is kinda old but it does the job i need it to. I would just like a little faster rendering.
right now i have.........
2 gtx 280's sli
asus pt6v2 mb
i7 920 processor
12 gig ram
ocz 1000 watt power supply
cooler master haf case
processor and gpu's are water cooled.
I was thinking about a gtx 580 or dual 560's. I really want a 680, but i don't have $500 laying around.
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Mr T
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 5:20 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the motherboards.org...
What you have is more than adequate for what you are doing now... Granted if you play Crysis2 and want all the bells and whistles an upgrade of GPU is a must, but I would leave as is...
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bdub
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| Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:00 am Post subject: |
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"rendering" will not really be affected by the graphics cards, unless you get fire or quadro cards... and that depends on your software as to what it can use those cards for.
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realistically - your SLI cards are about as powerful as current 560's. the one major factor will be updated cooling/etc. newer cards use quite a bit less power for performance as well - but, you've got plenty of headroom with a 1000w PSU. unless you want to simplify your machine, get maybe some more up-to-date shader tech/etc, or reduce your power footprint, you're not really doing much by getting something new.
only other option would be like what bdub said, and get a much more custom/dedicated rendering card. now you're getting into a whole 'nother stew though.
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337am
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| Thanks a lot guys for your advice. I see new toys and start wanting new stuff. lol I like building things. that's why i have a completely unnecessary water cooling system. I have a full blocks on each gpu card and one processor block. which is normal. then a made a housing for 3 radiators with 4 fans on each, two different reservoirs, a fan controller, and a pump. It was fun. |
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