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buying a GTX card
I plan on buying a GTX 570 for Mercury playback. (Video editing is just a hobby for me–I don’t need anything more than that).
When I go to Newegg and do a search for GTX 570, I get about a dozen different models from Gigabyte, Asus, EVGA, etc. From the description, it SEEMS they’re pretty much the same. Are they? Is there any particilar brand that is considered better than the others?
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There are slight differences. I would pick how much video ram you can afford (DDR5 is preferred) and then narrow the manufacturers from there. I’m no expert with every offering in every product line, but I went with EVGA as they do a gentle overclocking from the factory. I’ve not had any stability or heat issues with their offerings.
Angelo Lorenzo
Fallen Empire – Digital Production Services
RED transcoding, on-set DIT, and RED Epic rental services. -
I would go with EVGA.
They have the best warranty.
If there is a problem with the card they take full responsibility. They don’t cut corners or try and rip you off.
and the warranty itself is on the card, not the person.
Which means that if you sell the card to someone else, it is still covered.
https://www.evga.com/articles/00671/
Here is a chart/list that shows which brand provides what kind of warranty:
https://www.pcmech.com/forum/computer-hardware/207566-video-card-rating.html
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I would choose PNY. They have great customer support and seem to be better then the rest from my perspective.
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
HP Z820 Dual 2687
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Cards from different vendors may have different types of output connections like DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, etc., so be sure that the outputs suit your needs.
Jeff Pulera
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you might search for “macvidcards” and “GTX 570”. He seems to have taken a lot of the headaches out of using this card in a Mac Pro. I just placed my order this morning.
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They are more or less the same, some might be a bit overclocked but really in Premiere the performance difference will be negligable. I went with the MSI twin frozr III version of the 570 because it runs really quiet and cool under full load. Usually the most affordable are reference cards which follow a standard design set by nvidia, they tend to run a bit louder and hotter than non-reference. Also as it has been mentioned some have displayport/mini hdmi while others do not, make sure you get what you need to hook your screen(s) up.
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