Video Cards for PD9

10 RAMS KEITH

Newbie Location: OHIO Joined: Jul 12, 2010 20:13 Messages: 16 Offline

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Feb 05, 2011 22:09

Hello everybody, its been awhile since i'v been here. I want to edit in HD instead of a lower compression video, ( avi, mpeg,2, wma, etc). When i try to, i get the start,stop , and freeze up effect. Checking around, i'v found that i might require a better video card. My current video card is intergrated in my mother board. Checking the min requirements for PD9, i will probably have to upgrade to 6gb memory(ram) also. My question is , does anybody have any suggestions on what type of video card ? There seems to be a wide range of them, and pricing.

Im running Windows vista home premium edition, HP, Model a6637c, Pentium duel core CPU 2.50GHz x 2, 5Gb memory (ram), 64 bit operating system. Also im using a Sony HDr-cx150.

I'v checked around the forum and found that nvida and amd or the top 2 cards, but thats about as far as i got or understand. To see what type of video editing im doing go to youtube and search bigbuff74 . That should get you to my videos, mainly sports and family. Im always wanting to learn how to do new things on PD so im always open to suggestions on my videos.

Thanks, jerry Dell XPS 850, Win 8, 64 bitOPS, intel i7 3770 cpu @ 3.40 Ghz x2, 12gb Ram, NiVidia Ge Force 640 Sony HDR-CX150 http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbuff74

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 22:24

Hi Keith,

I have only ever run Nvidia cards so I can't comment on ATI cards.

My old Nvidia card was a 9800GT which ran great, it is an old card by todays standards but still up to the job.

My new card is a GTX 460 which is a about the best compromise between power and price, I would highly recommend it.

I have 6 gig of ram in my 64 bit system and have rarely seen more than 4 gig of ram used. One thing though I don't know how you would get 5 gig of ram in your system it is an unusual amount. It is usually 2,4 or 6 not 5.

Cheers

Robert2 S My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

AllenChicago

Senior Member Location: Chicago (USA) Joined: Jan 28, 2010 22:06 Messages: 151 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 22:42

Keith,

Be sure to know how many watts your P.C.'s power supply generates before going video card shopping. I was going to upgrade to a newer, more powerful video card last year, but found out that the best cards need at least a 600 watt power supply installed. Mine is only 350 watts. So, I'm just sticking with my 2 year old ATI 4350 Video card, because all the wires on the power supply intimidated me out of replacing/upgrading it.

Good luck Keith! Please come back to the forum and let us know what you upgraded to and how it's working for ya.

Allen

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 22:49

Good point Allen, I forgot about that. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

10 RAMS KEITH

Newbie Location: OHIO Joined: Jul 12, 2010 20:13 Messages: 16 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 23:00

Thanks Robert2 S, Thats the answer im looking for. Is installing them very difficult. I do have the proper slots on my mother board. And i can only assume that you install them and upload the drivers. As far as the ram, thats just what it says on my systems page. However im told thats plenty im still going to upgrade to 6.

Thanks again,

PS great vids. Dell XPS 850, Win 8, 64 bitOPS, intel i7 3770 cpu @ 3.40 Ghz x2, 12gb Ram, NiVidia Ge Force 640 Sony HDR-CX150 http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbuff74

10 RAMS KEITH

Newbie Location: OHIO Joined: Jul 12, 2010 20:13 Messages: 16 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 23:04

Thanks Allen, Do you know where to find that info at ?

Thanks keith Dell XPS 850, Win 8, 64 bitOPS, intel i7 3770 cpu @ 3.40 Ghz x2, 12gb Ram, NiVidia Ge Force 640 Sony HDR-CX150 http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbuff74

Robert2 S

Senior Contributor Location: Australia Joined: Apr 22, 2009 05:57 Messages: 1461 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 23:13

Thanks for the kind words re my videos.

Installing a video card is pretty straight forward, just insert it into the slot, some of the newer cards need two power leads, hence the need for a larger power supply. Then install the drivers. Just make sure you notice what is attached to your original video card before you remove it.

Regarding power requirements for the cards their respective websites should state it in the specifications.

Cheers

Robert2 S My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

10 RAMS KEITH

Newbie Location: OHIO Joined: Jul 12, 2010 20:13 Messages: 16 Offline

Feb 05, 2011 23:25

Thanks, hope to get it done soon. I will get back to the forum and let you know how it turned out.

thanks again Dell XPS 850, Win 8, 64 bitOPS, intel i7 3770 cpu @ 3.40 Ghz x2, 12gb Ram, NiVidia Ge Force 640 Sony HDR-CX150 http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbuff74

All vodi

Senior Contributor Location: Canada Joined: Aug 21, 2009 11:24 Messages: 1431 Offline

Feb 06, 2011 15:44

If you search this forum you'll find that HD calibre editing and hardware acceleration using the video card is not as successful as one might think. Most of the seasoned HD users on this forum stay away from the graphics card accelerators and us the pure power of their PC for better images. Of course if you're not fussy on image quality the graphics cards can improve rendering 25-40%, but at a trade off. Win 10, i7