Hi there,
With the wild proliferation of graphics cards out there today, it seems impossible for the average guy like myself to know all the ins-and-outs of the current cards, so if any of you more informed people (dare I say experts?) could shed a swift bit of light on the subject, I can look at the suggestions more in depth and make my choice, I just need a pointer in the right direction:
I am about to build 2 PC's, one will be used mostly for graphic design and desktop publishing, plus a bit of gaming on the side and will be attached to a 24" 1920 x 1200 monitor ( let's call it the Office PC) and the other will be for my 2 kids to attach to a 26" LCD TV (via VGA) which has a native res of 1366 x 768 (the Games PC).
I Intend to build both PC's around the same MOBO with 2gigs of RAM and an Intel 6600 core2duo.
Please could someone point me in the rigth direction for both PC's:
For the Office PC, I want to work in Photoshop and Indesign at 1920 x 1200, and play games at their highest res with as many effects turned on as possible when I do so, on a budget of £150-200. Would also like if poss. on this budget to have dual DVI's for driving a 30" at a later date if possible.
For the Games PC, I want to do the same, but I assume running the TV at its max res in games won't need as powerful a card, and I would also like the option of ditching the card in 18 months for a DX10, so budget £100-£150.
I can pay more, but do I need to? Also forgot to mention, definitely have a prefernace for Nvidia.
Your advice and any pointers would be appreciated.
With the wild proliferation of graphics cards out there today, it seems impossible for the average guy like myself to know all the ins-and-outs of the current cards, so if any of you more informed people (dare I say experts?) could shed a swift bit of light on the subject, I can look at the suggestions more in depth and make my choice, I just need a pointer in the right direction:
I am about to build 2 PC's, one will be used mostly for graphic design and desktop publishing, plus a bit of gaming on the side and will be attached to a 24" 1920 x 1200 monitor ( let's call it the Office PC) and the other will be for my 2 kids to attach to a 26" LCD TV (via VGA) which has a native res of 1366 x 768 (the Games PC).
I Intend to build both PC's around the same MOBO with 2gigs of RAM and an Intel 6600 core2duo.
Please could someone point me in the rigth direction for both PC's:
For the Office PC, I want to work in Photoshop and Indesign at 1920 x 1200, and play games at their highest res with as many effects turned on as possible when I do so, on a budget of £150-200. Would also like if poss. on this budget to have dual DVI's for driving a 30" at a later date if possible.
For the Games PC, I want to do the same, but I assume running the TV at its max res in games won't need as powerful a card, and I would also like the option of ditching the card in 18 months for a DX10, so budget £100-£150.
I can pay more, but do I need to? Also forgot to mention, definitely have a prefernace for Nvidia.
Your advice and any pointers would be appreciated.
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