What not to buy regarding GPU accelerators...

Just a tidbit of my latest fun with 'puters and GPU's... simply put - some information for you should you decide to purchase and/or upgrade new editing gear, computer-wise....

http://www.stockmediaartist.com/2012/12/what-not-to-buy-regarding-video-cards.html

I just purchased at GTX680, works AWESOME with CS6, since it can use the MPE.

I went with the 670 - stay tuned. :)

You will love it :-)

What manufacture did ya get? Looks like the GTX680/670 series is many different card makers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162107 - basically they are all OEM versions of nVidia - but some differences lie in the output ports and actual memory. The card that was horribly nasty due to crappy drivers from AMD and probably an unstable card was a Sapphire Radeon HD 7970. But as Adobe has pretty much given up on Radeon (AMD/ATI) and one could guess why, it is advisable to use nVidia due to the compatibility in AE and PP. (Not to mention the speed in PS and AI as well.) :)

I go zotac I believe it was. It had decent reviews... and like vader said, they are all same cards branded by different resellers.

My current Dell has the ATI 5700. It seems to do everything both photo and footage at near real time. Not sure if I would get that much of a boost for $400.

nVidia is special for AE and PP (Adobe) - Standard GPU is not really good or supported anymore by AE and PP

I wish the specs of a GPU included the amount of audible noise the card makes.