Hi i'm building a PC for someone and they need it for graphic designing. Will the onboard video cards work fine? Programs that they will be using will be Dreamweaver, Photoshop, illustrator and quark. Those programs uses alot of memory and processor right?
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Onboard Video?
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well, there are two major things to consider here:
1. on board video eats up your system memory bandwidth slowing everything down (with CPU intensive programs like you listed, this will be very damaging to performance)
2. on board video tends to have poorer video signals than dedicated cards. This makes them almost unusable at resolutions at or above 1280x1024. Generally, you would want high resolution for the programs you have listed.
/edit: I speak from experience here. I'm typing this on my Dell Optiplex GX260 with integrated intel video. I had a GeForce MX 440 in there for a while (until it burnt up for some reason) and it was like day and night using my Sony E540. I do a lot of Photoshop and Illustrator and it is litereally a headache now with the on board graphics.
1. on board video eats up your system memory bandwidth slowing everything down (with CPU intensive programs like you listed, this will be very damaging to performance)
2. on board video tends to have poorer video signals than dedicated cards. This makes them almost unusable at resolutions at or above 1280x1024. Generally, you would want high resolution for the programs you have listed.
/edit: I speak from experience here. I'm typing this on my Dell Optiplex GX260 with integrated intel video. I had a GeForce MX 440 in there for a while (until it burnt up for some reason) and it was like day and night using my Sony E540. I do a lot of Photoshop and Illustrator and it is litereally a headache now with the on board graphics.
sinitry23 said:Hi i'm building a PC for someone and they need it for graphic designing. Will the onboard video cards work fine? Programs that they will be using will be Dreamweaver, Photoshop, illustrator and quark. Those programs uses alot of memory and processor right?
Personally, I'd throw the "Bloody Monster GeForce FX 5200" fanless card that they have on Newegg in there. I've owned several and I like them quite a bit. At $50, they're cheap, and they have good 2D quality along with TV output and DVI. You can do dual displays if you want.
The 5200 isn't exactly a screamer when it comes to 3D performance, but it does have modern features like PS2.0/VS2.0 support. You'll have to turn down the resolution & quality settings, but modern games should work and render fine on the card -- unlike the Intel garbage which won't even run many newer games.
The 5200 is quite a bit faster than the Intel stuff, too. The model I purchase is fanless, so there's no noise or chance of a fan failure. It doesn't have a power connector or use a lot of power, so there aren't many heat / power concerns even in OEM systems.
Not a bad upgrade for $50.
Of course, if you want to do even light gaming, I'd recommend something like the $110 9600 Pro. If you're going PCI Express, consider the GeForce 6600 ($110) or 6600GT ($180).
I agree here too. Even a cheapie vid card would probably be better, even if you're using it for mosty 2d tasks. Speed, resolution, color, etc.. usually always seem better on a standalone than a integrated. If it's 2d only there's no need to go overboard, but I bet the person would appreciate the differences after using it for awhile.
I would agree with the previous posters. As long as your friend has no interest in gaming or kids who will be using the PC for gaming sometime soon then go with the 5200. It's nothing special by any means, but it has all the basic support he will need and it doesn't cost much.
Onboard video is meant for super-cheap websurfing PC's and not much else.
Onboard video is meant for super-cheap websurfing PC's and not much else.