Video editing Card??

pcguy · 25th Apr 2008, 04:06 AM

I am building a new computer and looking for an Nvidia chipset video card for the computer. No overclocking of the computer will be done and no game playing. Simply editing videos off digital camcorder as well as still photos and day to day work ie email etc.

Any suggestions are welcome. Looking for reasonably price cards. May use Vista but leaning towards XP Pro.

Zenphic · 25th Apr 2008, 11:06 AM

If you are going edit HD content, a video card with hardware based decoding of HD content will make sure you videos play smoothly on your PC. The ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro seems to be a good pick if you're on budget.

Lacus · 25th Apr 2008, 11:20 AM

well, he's looking for a nvidia chipset based card

. Well, you need to state your budget so we can help you futher. Hmm, so how..If i', not mistaken, ATI cards are better in playing back HD stuff than Nvidia cards

pcguy · 25th Apr 2008, 11:37 AM

Not going to be editing HD content and looking for a sub $200 CDN video card.

Zenphic · 26th Apr 2008, 12:27 PM

Oups, sorry about mentioned ATI then, but they do tend to be better in the HD decoding department.

What do you mean by video editing by the way? Which software la

Chai · 26th Apr 2008, 01:15 PM

I don't think it really matters what video card you need, because you rely most on CPU.

Adrian Wong · 30th Apr 2008, 02:37 AM

Yeah, the graphics card will not play any significant role in video editing...

CALLOFDUTY05 · 3rd May 2008, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by pcguy

I am building a new computer and looking for an Nvidia chipset video card for the computer. No overclocking of the computer will be done and no game playing. Simply editing videos off digital camcorder as well as still photos and day to day work ie email etc.

Any suggestions are welcome. Looking for reasonably price cards. May use Vista but leaning towards XP Pro.

You can go for a 8600 GT or GTS.As you won't be playing games, you won't be needing a better card than that.I don't know what CPU you've decided to buy but a good CPU would play a great role in your case.Which softwares would you be using btw for video editing ? Adobe Premiere,Max 8 or other high-end editing softwares do support multicores so if you can invest in a Quad core CPU like Q6600 , it would be much helpful to your video editing jobs as most of these video editing jobs will be able to take advantages of multiple cores.Think about Premiere which will divide a video editing job to all 4 cores (if you buy a Quad core CPU) & will do the job much much quickly than a single or dual core.

So, in short, i would say an 8600GT & a Quad core would be ideal for you.If you can't upgrade to a Quad core then get a quality C2D like E6750.

viddiction · 10th May 2008, 01:33 PM

I am not sure what sort of video card you are looking for in Nvidia series. In what range are you looking for ?I have heard that
eVGA (256-P2-N761-AR) nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 2DVI/HDTV PCI-Express Video Card is good video card and it is available for little less than $177

Specifications are as follows -:

Mfr P/N: 256-P2-N761-AR
Chipset: GeForce 8600 GTS
Engine Clock: 675 MHz
Video Memory: 256MB DDR3
Memory Interface: 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth: 32 GB/s
Bus: PCI-Express x16
RAMDAC: 400 MHz
Pixel Pipelines: 32
Max. Resolution: Analog - 2560 x 1600; Digital - 2560 x 1600
Connectors: Dual DVI (Support Dual VGA), TV-out (HDTV ready)
Thermal: Fansink
Support nVidia SLI Technology
Support Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.0
Requirements: Minimum of a 350W PS; 450W for SLI mode system Built for Microsoft Windows Vista

I am sure this would have solved your query.

25th Apr 2008, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
pcguy Newbie Join Date: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Video editing Card?? I am building a new computer and looking for an Nvidia chipset video card for the computer. No overclocking of the computer will be done and no game playing. Simply editing videos off digital camcorder as well as still photos and day to day work ie email etc. Any suggestions are welcome. Looking for reasonably price cards. May use Vista but leaning towards XP Pro.

26th Apr 2008, 01:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
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30th Apr 2008, 02:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
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10th May 2008, 01:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
viddiction Newbie Join Date: 9 May 2008 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	re:Video editing Card?? I am not sure what sort of video card you are looking for in Nvidia series. In what range are you looking for ?I have heard that eVGA (256-P2-N761-AR) nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 2DVI/HDTV PCI-Express Video Card is good video card and it is available for little less than $177 Specifications are as follows -: Mfr P/N: 256-P2-N761-AR Chipset: GeForce 8600 GTS Engine Clock: 675 MHz Video Memory: 256MB DDR3 Memory Interface: 128-bit Memory Bandwidth: 32 GB/s Bus: PCI-Express x16 RAMDAC: 400 MHz Pixel Pipelines: 32 Max. Resolution: Analog - 2560 x 1600; Digital - 2560 x 1600 Connectors: Dual DVI (Support Dual VGA), TV-out (HDTV ready) Thermal: Fansink Support nVidia SLI Technology Support Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.0 Requirements: Minimum of a 350W PS; 450W for SLI mode system Built for Microsoft Windows Vista I am sure this would have solved your query. Last edited by Chai : 10th May 2008 at 03:51 PM. Reason: No advertising allowed

25th Apr 2008, 11:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 694 Reputation: 176 Rep Power: 4	If you are going edit HD content, a video card with hardware based decoding of HD content will make sure you videos play smoothly on your PC. The ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro seems to be a good pick if you're on budget.

25th Apr 2008, 11:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lacus Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 698 Reputation: 128 Rep Power: 2	well, he's looking for a nvidia chipset based card . Well, you need to state your budget so we can help you futher. Hmm, so how..If i', not mistaken, ATI cards are better in playing back HD stuff than Nvidia cards

25th Apr 2008, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
pcguy Newbie Join Date: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Not going to be editing HD content and looking for a sub $200 CDN video card.

26th Apr 2008, 12:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 694 Reputation: 176 Rep Power: 4	Oups, sorry about mentioned ATI then, but they do tend to be better in the HD decoding department. What do you mean by video editing by the way? Which software la