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BluDog

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Need a video card for friend's machine. Looking for the best low wattage, cooler temperature, decent card with 2 DVI ports as she uses two monitors. Any ideas?

/* Phil */
 
uhmm.. you need to specify a lot of things... specially what she want to do with that video card... on that depend a lot our help to you... what system she have?.. what are her budget?...
 
um you need to list the exact specs of the current computer including power supply.
 
Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience. Here are the specs, it is a new system that I put together for her while building my own larger system. Her budget is less than $200. She doesn't play many games, mostly uses it for graphics design, a bit of video editing, and normal small business stuff as well as personal email et al.

Win 7 x64 Ultimate, 16gigs Dominant DDR3 1600 Ram, 2 SSDs 256gb, 2 20" LED Monitors, Power Supply 850w Seasonic. Asus Maximus V mb.

/* Phil */
 
A GTX 660 or HD7870 2GB will be a nice option. I would wait until next month as Nvidia is bringing out new cards and you might see a price drop.

Over kill PSU though; should have got a 600-650 watt PSU and put the extra towards the GPU.
 
The CPU is an I7 3.4ghz 8mb cache, LGA1155. The reason I went with the 800watt PS is that it is impossible to get power ratings (max watts) for motherboards, video cards, etc. The wattage for the SSDs is negligible but who knows what the mb and video cards draw?
Thanks again,

/* Phil */
 
its fairly easy to figure out about what components, especially video cards use. her entire pc with a gtx680 would pull about 300-350 watts max at the wall. its good to be overkill on the psu but there is no need to waste money if money is important. my psu is way more than i need but it was on sale for just 60 bucks and allows me many upgrade options.
 
7870 worth right now more than 200$.. I can recomend a GTX 650Ti boost arround of 170$, GTX 660 arround 200$ almost 200$exactly. Or AMD HD 7850 all will do a excelent job for the task you are mentioing.. Also i agree with the overkill PSU. Still 600 its more than enough for that system also agree with wait for the next month for a price drop in the mentioned products.. Or even buy a better one for that price... Regards...
 
The EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB draws 195w, the CPU 95w, Asus doesn't list the wattage of the Maximus V FORMULA mb but with Ram it has to be drawing at least another 100w probably more. When you figure the fans, SSDs, and possible future HDs for video editing one has to allow more wattage. Power supplies are relatively cheap so it made sense to utilize a somewhat oversized ps rather than run into trouble later.

As I am not a gamer though I did play a bunch back in the 80s lol, it is difficult for me to spec video cards since for Video editing and multi-monitor setups one doesn't need too much. On the other hand there is the unknown issue, to me, of whether or not a lower cost video card slows things down. I was thinking of the GTX650 ti 2gb but then again since there are so many mfrs producing these I found it difficult to figure whose was best. I used to prefer EVGA for nvidea cards but haven't really processed all the info vis a vis the other mfrs. I have never personally tried the AMD processor graphics cards so I tended toward NV. Anxious to hear what you folks think.

Thanks,
 
The 660 with a twin fan cooler has been on sale for around $170 a few times lately. That seems to be the best buy.
 
All the ones I see are HDCP ready which is presumably not effective and can be a hassle, at least according to Wikipedia's description.
 
I think the GTX 650 Ti 2GB probably makes the most sense. Unfortunately it was on sale at Negg but it sold out in a couple of minutes lol. Will have to look for others.
 
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Yeah its a nice card, perform very well, and will be more than enough for your friends needs..... Also give a look for the "650 Ti boost edition" wich is even better on price/performance value.. :)
 
Deal on HD7850 would work out well and you can get 3 free games.
 
Yes but they come with HDCP.
"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device...Additional issues arise with interactive media (i.e. video games) from control latency due to the additional processing (encoding/decoding) required. Further, use cases such as live streaming or capture of game play, are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

I prefer to avoid those problems as I will be doing video editing part time, having done a lot of video in the past.

Thanks for the suggestion. Though it doesn't help me it might interest others,

all my best,
 
BluDog said:
Yes but they come with HDCP.
"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device...Additional issues arise with interactive media (i.e. video games) from control latency due to the additional processing (encoding/decoding) required. Further, use cases such as live streaming or capture of game play, are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

I prefer to avoid those problems as I will be doing video editing part time, having done a lot of video in the past.

Thanks for the suggestion. Though it doesn't help me it might interest others,

all my best,
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If you plan on editing videos that are copy right protected you will run into problems. If you plan on ediitng video projects that you are creating and working on you wont have any problems. HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is technology that deters criminal activity. As long as you plan on using your video card legally you shouldn't have any problems. HDCP technology is also used on modern operating systems. You are going to have a hard time building a modern computer without running into HDCP.
 
BluDog said:
Yes but they come with HDCP.
"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device...Additional issues arise with interactive media (i.e. video games) from control latency due to the additional processing (encoding/decoding) required. Further, use cases such as live streaming or capture of game play, are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

I prefer to avoid those problems as I will be doing video editing part time, having done a lot of video in the past.

Thanks for the suggestion. Though it doesn't help me it might interest others,

all my best,
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Almost 95% of video cards for sale have HDCP, HDCP is a security protocol that is used to play Blurays and other copyrighted video formats on your PC.
Ive never heard of this causing an issue for multiple screens when gaming or using day to day programs. You will be fine with anything you pickup. You would have to go back to 2005 era and older cards to avoid HDCP.
 
I would go with the 660ti for single card. Very powerful card. 7870 is good to. Which ever is cheaper.
 
What about:

"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device..Further, use cases such as live streaming ... are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

In video editing one uses multiple monitors. Also some friends video's which are live streaming and to which I have legal access apparently can be affected as well. I believe the:
"EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card" (from New egg) does not have HDCP and would certainly suit her purpose as she edits for us.
tyvm
 
What about:

"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device..Further, use cases such as live streaming ... are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

In video editing one uses multiple monitors. Also some friends video's which are live streaming and to which I have legal access apparently can be affected as well. I believe the:
"EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card" (from New egg) does not have HDCP and would certainly suit her purpose as she edits for us.
tyvm
 
BluDog said:
What about:

"HDCP can cause problems for users who want to connect multiple screens to a device..Further, use cases such as live streaming ... are also adversely affected." -- from Wikipedia.

In video editing one uses multiple monitors. Also some friends video's which are live streaming and to which I have legal access apparently can be affected as well. I believe the:
"EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card" (from New egg) does not have HDCP and would certainly suit her purpose as she edits for us.
tyvm
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It most certainly has HDCP, it may not say in the description but im 100% sure it has it. All video cards since the Geforce 7800 have HDCP.
Is this the only source you can find this issue? Wikipedia is not reliable
 
I'd go with the GTX 660 Ti. Don't get the normal 660... if you are going to do that, you are better off trying to find the 550Ti instead of the GTX 660.
 
BluDog said:
The EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB draws 195w
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Irrelevant as she doesn't have a GTX 680.

Asus doesn't list the wattage of the Maximus V FORMULA mb but with Ram it has to be drawing at least another 100w probably more.
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Not even close.

When you figure the fans, SSDs, and possible future HDs for video editing one has to allow more wattage.
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Like 50W total...maybe.


Power supplies are relatively cheap so it made sense to utilize a somewhat oversized ps rather than run into trouble later.
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Sure, but 850W is WAY overkill. A quality PSU in the 600W range would have been more than enough.
 
KrayLoN1977 said:
I'd go with the GTX 660 Ti. Don't get the normal 660... if you are going to do that, you are better off trying to find the 550Ti instead of the GTX 660.
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that makes no sense because the gtx660 is well over twice as fast as the gtx550 ti.
 
KrayLoN1977 said:
I'd go with the GTX 660 Ti. Don't get the normal 660... if you are going to do that, you are better off trying to find the 550Ti instead of the GTX 660.
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WTH are you saying??... why you say that?.. GTX 660 its by far much more stronger than a 550ti O.O... more than 2 times stronger.. do not confuse people.. o_O
 
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