Video Cards

busterb · 02-07-2007, 10:42 AM

I based that line of thought on trying to read spec on card that had 256 MB of ram and you needed 256 MB min system memory. What do I know? I'm not a gamer, so nothing real intensive. Maybe a little video editing someday.

BigV · 02-07-2007, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

I based that line of thought on trying to read spec on card that had 256 MB of ram and you needed 256 MB min system memory. What do I know? I'm not a gamer, so nothing real intensive. Maybe a little video editing someday.

..." a little video editing."

There's no such thing. Actually, without plenty of RAM (system ram) and cpu cycles and disk space, there will be precious little video editing. That's one computer task that is resource intensive. If some is good, then more is better. The graphics card is used in video editing, for sure, but it's not the main "choke point" if you will.

Bullitt · 02-07-2007, 12:07 PM

What he said. Focus on how much ram you have, and your system bus speed. Don't go breaking the bank on a huge video card. I had a Radeon 9800 pro on my old computer and it worked just fine for video editing.

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