Been mulling over parts for 1st build for a couple weeks & am rethinking graphics card choices.
I do a lot of spread sheet, charting, video editing, multi-tasking, browsing & general computer stuff but very little gaming.
I started out with a radeon 4850, then dropped to a 3870, then 3850 but in reading reviews I still see a lot of comments about heat, noisy fans, fitting problems, etc which I don't feel I should have to deal with.
So what is currently the best card out there for a non-gamer?
I should mention I'm currently using a 6 year old Gateway with a Nvidia GeForce2 MX 400 so I'm sure anything would be an improvement but I want the best available for the purpose. Any suggestions?
ps-my propsed mobo is gigabyte ep45-ds3r with q9450 cpu & 8 gb ddr2 800 ram. still mulling over case also.
I do a lot of spread sheet, charting, video editing, multi-tasking, browsing & general computer stuff but very little gaming.
I started out with a radeon 4850, then dropped to a 3870, then 3850 but in reading reviews I still see a lot of comments about heat, noisy fans, fitting problems, etc which I don't feel I should have to deal with.
So what is currently the best card out there for a non-gamer?
I should mention I'm currently using a 6 year old Gateway with a Nvidia GeForce2 MX 400 so I'm sure anything would be an improvement but I want the best available for the purpose. Any suggestions?
ps-my propsed mobo is gigabyte ep45-ds3r with q9450 cpu & 8 gb ddr2 800 ram. still mulling over case also.