Graphics Card Needed for Photoshop.

[Number_25]

Hey there,

My grandfather is a photographer and he needs a new PC as his older one has become a bit sluggish.

This is what he's got so far.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM £161.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Xilence Black-Hornet Midi-Tower Case - Black £76.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED316GM1600HC11DC01) £69.95
Total : £410.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Add a SSD and a PSU and that's what he's got.

I'm not sure on what GPU to get?

I was thinking one of the 7770's with 2gb DDR5 RAM. 1GHz Clock has to contribute to rendering speeds - right?

 

[stulid]

The retail CPU comes with a cooler and a longer 3 year warranty, they are currently £167.99

 

[Number_25]

The CPU was retail, this thread is about the GPU!

 

[olivier renault]

CS5 : Cuda -> NVidia.
CS6 : OpenCL -> AMD.

EDIT : hmm, maybe I should just shut up. Just stuff I heard, but best have pros tell you what works best for what budget for photo work.

EDIT 2 : linky. GTX650? 2GB? GTX650ti? GTX660? I wouldn't bother above that tbh.

 

[Uncle Petey]

What photoshop version is he using?

 

[zakblood]

depending on the version in use also for me will alter the spec req,

3 different plugins / hardware used,

OpenGL And the newer OpenCL and Nvidia Cuda

for me you wouldn't go much wrong with either makes tbh as long as it has at least 2gb of ram

 

[spoffle]

Photoshop uses OpenGL and will soon be OpenCL on Windows, so it'd be best to just go for a cheap AMD card like this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-259-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1985

 

[Number_25]

What photoshop version is he using?

cs6.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Ok, I'm running CS6 on the 2500k's IGP with no issues whatsoever. Then again, I'm only using it for painting with a tablet.
If he's doing more advanced/heavy stuff with filters etc, then the 6450 spoffle recommended should be decent enough. The 2gb 7770 you mentioned earlier would probably be a better call if it's in budget.