[GEEK] Need a Budget Video card that can handle HD video editing?

[KingOfTheHill]

Looking for "Last year's model" type card here.. something that the crazy gamers/editors have said "Pshhh.. thats old news"..

Anyone recommend one? ATI? Diablos? PNY?

I just built a new computer and the onboard video can't even handle Photoshop elements

JOe

 

[dave92cherokee]

I'm a personal fan of the Nvidia chipset's such as EVGA, XFX any thing in the geforce 8 series line. With about 512mb mem and pci-e x16 you can get most supporting direct x 10 for under $100 on tigerdirect and newegg. In my gaming computer I'm running EVGA Geforce 8800GTS and it will play anything I throw at it.

 

[Daedalus454]

x2 on the GeForce 8800GTS, I recently bought a second one for SLI gaming since they are so cheap now. My first one was an EVGA and it's been great, my second one was the cheapest brand I could find, and they both seem to work about the same.

Mine are the 640MB variety, which are even older than dave92cherokee's 512MB, they are the "extra wide" cards that use a second slot for the giant heatsink and fan.

Also, the new 9600GTs seem to be about the same performance level as the old 8800s, and the price is pretty similar.

As far as ATi goes, I've heard good things about the 4850 and 4870 cards, but they seem to be a bit more expensive.

 

[Ralph]

x3 on the geforce 8800's. That's what we're using on the XPS's in our 3D animation lab.