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I need your advice please. My old graphics card is starting to die (artefacts etc.) and I need to replace it. I've not been around much over the last few years and have completely lost touch with the graphic card scene, so have no idea what to buy.
I don't game at all but do a lot of image editing using Lightroom and Photoshop CS5. I think this version of Photoshop can utilise GPU's so adding in something capable may give me some benefit? I also like to watch films on this pc. I currently run two monitors (1680x1050 & 1280x1024) but will be updating at least one of these to a 24” model early next year.
My current system is old tech...Q6600 @3.2, 4gb ram etc running Win7 64 but still seems capable for my use. I have a budget of around £130 to spend on the graphics card but really have no idea on what I should be looking at, if that is not enough or overkill. I really don't have any preference as to Ati or Nvidia but would love what ever I buy to be quiet like the rest of my system.
Any advice would be very welcome.
I don't game at all but do a lot of image editing using Lightroom and Photoshop CS5. I think this version of Photoshop can utilise GPU's so adding in something capable may give me some benefit? I also like to watch films on this pc. I currently run two monitors (1680x1050 & 1280x1024) but will be updating at least one of these to a 24” model early next year.
My current system is old tech...Q6600 @3.2, 4gb ram etc running Win7 64 but still seems capable for my use. I have a budget of around £130 to spend on the graphics card but really have no idea on what I should be looking at, if that is not enough or overkill. I really don't have any preference as to Ati or Nvidia but would love what ever I buy to be quiet like the rest of my system.
Any advice would be very welcome.
