Low-power-consumption card for Photoshop?

Sharky Forums


Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Low-power-consumption card for Photoshop?

  1. 10-28-2009, 03:22 AM #1
    trale
    trale is offline
    Expensive Sushi
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    9

    Low-power-consumption card for Photoshop?

    I'm looking to get a decent video card for image editing on Photoshop CS4, and ~possibly~ video editing for Premiere Pro.

    CS4 isn't very GPU intensive, so I don't need the latest pro-gaming-level card. I don't even play games. Pretty much any decent card with 512MB+ ram will do. Rather, I'm looking for something that has low power consumption, efficient, and runs relatively cool, for around $50. This is because it will need to go inside this micro-ATX case, where power and running temperature is a concern:
    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...204&CatId=3428

    Can anybody make any recommendations from the selection of widely available cards today (from TigerDirect or Newegg)? I was looking at this card and it seems it might good:

    http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=E145-9504
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-28-2009, 10:37 AM #2
    Un4given
    Un4given is offline
    Great White Shark Un4given's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2000
    Location
    Salt Lake City, UT United States
    Posts
    22,553
    I myself prefer ATi cards. This is the card I'm putting in a computer I'm building for my mom. It's small, quiet, and won't hardly generate any heat or use much power. It also fits into your budget and has free shipping.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131169
    Prince of the OC Crusaders

    Intel i7 3.2GHz @ 4.24GHz
    Cooler Master V8
    Asus P9X79 Pro
    16GB Patriot Viper Extreme DDR3-1600 (quad channel)
    HIS R9 290X @1050MHz
    Asus 20x DVD-RW DL DVD-RW
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-28-2009, 05:57 PM #3
    richardginn
    richardginn is offline
    Ultra Great White Shark!! richardginn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Posts
    16,118
    If you want a more powerful video card and still be low on power.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131128
    www.myeducational plan.com-come see my plan to fix the USA educational system. I hope this is sig legal. Major Site Design Update on July 18, 2006. On June 18, 2009 passed the 10,000 post mark. December 24, 2009: Major Theme change and more....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-28-2009, 11:55 PM #4
    kpxgq
    kpxgq is offline
    nuclear launch detected kpxgq's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2001
    Location
    texas
    Posts
    16,612
    radeon 4350... excellent low power card.. using it in my Home Theater PC right now

    i linked 2 versions (one with fan, one fanless) around $20 each AR

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125251
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127436
    bitfenix prodigy, i5 4670k, asrock z87e-itx, zotac gtx 970, crucial m500 msata, seasonic x650, dell st2220t
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-29-2009, 12:25 AM #5
    MrDigital
    MrDigital is offline
    Snarky Quorums MrDigital's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2004
    Location
    Canuckistan
    Posts
    8,224
    I guess I'll be the first to ask: why do you need a separate video card anyways? Digital onboard video has excellent 2D quality these days and you're not going to see any performance improvements using a stand-alone card.

    Same going for video editing. Unless you invest in an actual video-editing card that offloads rendering (which is going to be high budget) I can't see what you would need a separate card for.

    If I was going to invest in a 2D card at all I'd buy a Matrox, but even the cheapest one is in the hundreds of dollars it seems.
    There is the theory of the moebius. A twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-29-2009, 03:08 PM #6
    Un4given
    Un4given is offline
    Great White Shark Un4given's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2000
    Location
    Salt Lake City, UT United States
    Posts
    22,553
    If this is going to be done for professional purposes, any video card should fine, as the drivers allow for brightness, contrast, saturation, and many other factors to be adjusted. What you will want to look at carefully is the monitor, as that is where you will find that what you see and what you created in the program may be totally different.
    Prince of the OC Crusaders

    Intel i7 3.2GHz @ 4.24GHz
    Cooler Master V8
    Asus P9X79 Pro
    16GB Patriot Viper Extreme DDR3-1600 (quad channel)
    HIS R9 290X @1050MHz
    Asus 20x DVD-RW DL DVD-RW
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-30-2009, 04:07 PM #7
    Reign
    Reign is offline
    ... Reign's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Europe
    Posts
    2,513
    CS4 uses GFX power. So maybe you might want a powerfull card that is not power hungry.
    ----------
    Intel QX6700 Tuniq Tower (3,30Ghz) |Intel D975XBX2 |4x 1GB OCZ Platinum XTC DDR2-6400
    Gigabyte 8800Ultra OC'd to (650/2200/1605)| X-fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro | Dell 2005 FPW
    Lian-Li v1000 plus| Silverstone ST56ZF 560W |WD Raptor 150GB |2x Seagate 7200.10 320GB
    ----------
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-30-2009, 05:57 PM #8
    richardginn
    richardginn is offline
    Ultra Great White Shark!! richardginn's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Posts
    16,118
    Quote Originally Posted by Reign View Post
    CS4 uses GFX power. So maybe you might want a powerfull card that is not power hungry.
    right, A 4670 video card I say is his best choice.
    www.myeducational plan.com-come see my plan to fix the USA educational system. I hope this is sig legal. Major Site Design Update on July 18, 2006. On June 18, 2009 passed the 10,000 post mark. December 24, 2009: Major Theme change and more....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules