"Liam" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jul 22, 12:56 pm, "Arny Krueger" <ar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
>> "Richard Crowley" <rcrow...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Liam" wrote...
>>>> Wow, Quadros tend to start at $400. That's half my
>>>> budget. It amazes me how different the video tech can
>>>> be that you can spend $500 on a video card that's
>>>> supposed to be amazing for CAD and rendering, but
>>>> can't run games.
>>>> Crazy. Well, again, gaming isn't a big deal for this
>>>> machine, but $400+ is kinda steep.
>>>> Any recommendations for more around the $15 to $250
>>>> range?
>>
>>> Perhaps I'm just simple, but I haven't bought a video
>>> card for my last 5 generations of computers. I just buy
>>> a motherboard with internal video and I've never seen
>>> any problem doing video NLE (which must be at least
>>> as demanding as animation.)
>>
>> Exactly. I've been editing video and audio on machines
>> with only on-board video cards for years.
>>
>> The overwhelming majority of the fancy processing on
>> plug-in video cards primarily relates to 3D rendering,
>> which for most people means playing games.
>>
>>> IMHO, fancy video cards are not necessary for most
>>> applications. Gaming seems to be the major application,
>>> and I'm not a gamer.
>>
>> There are two exceptions that to mind:
>>
>> Playing over-the-air HDTV video can require special
>> processing that has not shown up in on-board video
>> cards, at least until very lately.
>>
>> Playing Blu-Ray discs has also required special
>> processing that has not shown up in on-board video
>> cards, at least until very lately.
>
> One of my concerns with on-board video has always been
> how much memory and processing for the video is being
> taken away from other mobo resources.
For most things, doesn't seem to be a biggie.
> Maybe none, Isuppose, but it seems to me that a dedicated card is more
> efficient.
Yes, but it doesn't take a very powerful video card to cost more than the
whole motherboard.
> But, if you guys have had personal experience with rendering and onboard
> video--I should listen.
I've done tons of video and audio on computers built both ways. I've even
upgraded computers with on-board video and noted the non-difference.
Besides, modern MBs have PCI-E video card sockets so you can add a video
card any time. If you buy the card up front, you forfeit that useful
feature! ;-)
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