Hello. I'm putting together an i7 920 system with a GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard for editing home AVCHD video, converting AVCHD, etc. I don't play any games (though I should start!). From what I read about editing AVCHD, the graphics card matters a lot due to the OpenGL processing required by the editing software. I'm having a hard time though figuring out which graphics card to get.
Choices:
EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Core clock is 756MHz with 128 stream processors and memory size is 512MB
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
Core clock is 626MHz with 216 stream processors and memory size is 896MB
PNY VCQFX580-PCIE-PB Quadro FX580 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card
32 stream processors and memory size is 512MB
I was really debating between the first two but I'm not sure if it's better to have more stream processors/memory than to have a higher core clock for video editing. The third card I threw in because videoguys recommend it as an "Entry-Level Professional Graphics Solution".
Can anyone please help me decide between these? Thanks!
Choices:
EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Core clock is 756MHz with 128 stream processors and memory size is 512MB
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
Core clock is 626MHz with 216 stream processors and memory size is 896MB
PNY VCQFX580-PCIE-PB Quadro FX580 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card
32 stream processors and memory size is 512MB
I was really debating between the first two but I'm not sure if it's better to have more stream processors/memory than to have a higher core clock for video editing. The third card I threw in because videoguys recommend it as an "Entry-Level Professional Graphics Solution".
Can anyone please help me decide between these? Thanks!