Help I am very confused

[evmundo]

I am purchasing a (Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P (Socket AM3) motherboard) but I am very confused as to which graphics card to go for. I want to be able to run the following software as smoothly as possible.
Adobe Illustrator cs4
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Some people tell me to get the best I can afford and others tell me It is not that important.
Please advise me.

 

[95thrifles]

no, for running those you dont need a particuarly beefy gfx card, a simple 4730 like this one would do

 

[BIGBC]

The graphics card does not need to be that powerful.

 

[Quixote]

Photoshop CS4 can use the graphics card to accelerate certain functions but it's still not that important.
I might perhaps go a little higher, something like this (£48) ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-138-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

 

[evmundo]

Thanks that will save me a lot of cash. i was trying to put it all together for around 500 pounds pos £600 with out a monitor but the cheaper the better.

 

[95thrifles]

Photoshop CS4 can use the graphics card to accelerate certain functions but it's still not that important.
I might perhaps go a little higher, something like this (£48) ?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-138-XF&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

Higher? Im sry, whilst it may have 1 gig vs 1/2, the 4730 blows the 4650 out the water in every other respect, its clocked higher at 700/900 vs 600/800, uses DDR5 vs DDR2 (massive difference), 640 stream processors vs 320 and has massive potential for OCing

 

[Quixote]

Higher? Im sry, whilst it may have 1 gig vs 1/2, the 4730 blows the 4650 out the water in every other respect, its clocked higher at 700/900 vs 600/800, uses DDR5 vs DDR2 (massive difference), 640 stream processors vs 320 and has massive potential for OCing

My bad, I read that as a 43XX series.
The 4730 would be a better choice than the 4650.

 

[evmundo]

Thanks chaps. i will use your advise

 

[finite]

4730 is a dog when it comes to efficiency though 'if' you need a card that powerful (I know the availability isn't that good, but) a 4770 at full load = 4730 idle