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psicodude · 03-02-2009, 02:22 PM

I have been asked to develop a standard video editing computer for the education institution I work for. Before the Mac/PC flame war gets going, let me be clear that Mac's are available, but a lot of teachers are just not comfortable using them, and prefer a PC.

Anyway, the question I have is in regards to the video card. I am quite familiar with the "gamer" type video cards that Nvidia and ATI put out, but I am not sure if these cards are suitable for video editing and graphic design work. The students using these computers are not professionals by any means, but they are in high school, so I would like something half decent at least. They will be doing some 3d rendering, but video editing in Premiere or Corel Video Studio will the primary use.

Any suggestions or tips are appreciated.

03-02-2009, 02:22 PM	#1
psicodude First Line Centre Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calgary Exp:	Video card for video editing/graphic design I have been asked to develop a standard video editing computer for the education institution I work for. Before the Mac/PC flame war gets going, let me be clear that Mac's are available, but a lot of teachers are just not comfortable using them, and prefer a PC. Anyway, the question I have is in regards to the video card. I am quite familiar with the "gamer" type video cards that Nvidia and ATI put out, but I am not sure if these cards are suitable for video editing and graphic design work. The students using these computers are not professionals by any means, but they are in high school, so I would like something half decent at least. They will be doing some 3d rendering, but video editing in Premiere or Corel Video Studio will the primary use. Any suggestions or tips are appreciated.