The current high-end cards use so much power that they are all subject to failure from heat. You also need a robust power supply to keep them happy. $250 puts you into the bottom of high-end gamer cards and the bottom of new workstation cards. Strangely they are usually the same card, the gamer cards just have the workstation features locked out, and sell for 1/2 to 1/3 the price. I guess that if you are not running Autocad you do not need the workstation card. Workstation cards tend to be cheaper second hand, as most people do not know anything about them.
Another point, Photoshop does not need high-end 3d performance; although it can benefit from lots of video memory, and the best 2d performance you can find. Currently ATI (now owned by AMD), Nvidia, and Matrox seem to be the only companies making video chips (Matrox is not in the consumer market but sells to the high-end business market), so almost any card you buy is going to have one of those chipsets in it. I would think that the most important thing nowadays is the warranty, especially after finding out the hell I am going through with Supermicro. Tom C wrote: > I see card mfrs like XFX and Jaton that I've never heard of before. Last > time I shopped for a video card was for a Pentium 133. > > > > Tom C. > > >> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards >> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:29:39 +0900 >> >> On 10/30/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I notice that some say nVidia based cards are superior and opinions vary >> for >>> numerous reasons. I also see there are numerous manufacturers that use >> a >>> common chip set. >> Nvidia & ATI loyalty & the debates about who's product is better are >> as vicious as OS wars. >> >> I can't help with suggestions, as it's been a while since I've looked >> at what's out there. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
