285 & a non-gamer?

[knightsilver]

I dont use x2 or SLI GPU's, single GPU's only.

I have a Qudro1700(aka 8600GT), going to a GTS 250 1GB( it was shorter, than a 9800) in a few days.
Thats what my budget was(had to replaee my mobo and a few other things)

For a non gamer using a 24" 1920x1200 and a 22" 1680x1050, would anything higher than a GTX 285 be overkill( throwing my money away)?

My apps:

Photoshop
After Effects
Premirer
Maya
Fusion or Nuke

And anyone that suggest a Quadro, you better have 2K plus for a good one because the the ones that are less than 2K arent worth what I paid for my old Quadro.

Can anyone suggest a PC game or two thats non-shooter? I have Tomb Raider, and play Fable2 on my 360 but looking for something to show off my GPU.

thanks guys,
shane c.

 

[scaarbelly]

the 250 would suit your purposes nicely.

 

[ihira]

For single GPU there is no anything higher than a 285.
If you're not going to game its going to be a waste along with the money you spend on it.

 

[Xathian]

Maybe it's just SLi causing the problem, but with my 285, After Effects and Photoshop won't use more than 200MB of the VRAM.

Though, with that + i7 920 @ 3.4 and 6GB RAM, I was editing semi-compressed 720p video in real time, full render preview quality. God I love this PC.