7 Replies Latest reply: Jan 16, 2010 2:28 AM by rogleale RSS

    CS4 video card

    Hatteras Photo Community Member

          My old video card is dieing and I just got CS4 so it is time for a new card. All the video card reviews are all about gaming. No games ever go on this computer....it is for photo work only. I am wondering if anyone is using or knows if a Nvidia Geforce GT 240 with 512 GDDR5.... will run CS4 very well. My system is  a E8400, 8gigs DDR2, 4 drives, 550w power and windows 7 64bit. I would really like to stay with a low power cool running card if I can. But maybe I should go with a GTS 250 or what ?     Thanks for any help ............Peter

        • 1. Re: CS4 video card
          Curt Y Community Member

          Here is a link to recommended video cards.  Has not been updated recently, but a good start.

           

          The general consensus is that you do not need a super card for general use.   3D puts more strain on system.

           

          http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405711.html

          • 2. Re: CS4 video card
            Hatteras Photo Community Member

              That`s part of the problem....the list

            is old and most of those cards are no longer available...........but

            thanks for your input

            ......Peter

            • 3. Re: CS4 video card
              Curt Y Community Member

              This is a much discussed subject, and no clear winner.  But do a search for video cards and there are several more recent threads.

              • 4. Re: CS4 video card
                CrazyDezigner Community Member

                I build/repair and support clients and their PC's as well as use CS4.

                I think your focus should be on how much you use CS4 and for what task.

                A good video card will do the trick for occasional edits, but if your working on video or working on a lot of images you will want the better card.

                Anything new these days in the $75+ range should work well, but when you want the better performance a little extra $ goes a long way.

                • 5. Re: CS4 video card
                  Zeno Bokor CommunityMVP

                  as long as you don't do heavy 3D work, the video card shouldn't matter, as long as it's from the last few years. The GT 240 is considered a weakling, it costs too much for the performance it offers, even compared to the rest of nvidia's cards (the 9800gt beats it for the same price).

                   

                  On the other hand though, considering that you don't really care about performance, the GT 240 would probably work for you. Ati recently released (as in about 2 weeks ago) the 5670 which is very similar in terms of power consumption, price, etc with the GT 240 but offers more performance so you could also check that out

                  • 6. Re: CS4 video card
                    melinash Community Member

                    USE google or  yahoo answer, more suitable answers!

                    • 7. Re: CS4 video card
                      rogleale Community Member

                      Not advice, but just a user report.

                      I have used two low cost nVidia cards 7300GT and 9400GT, and only stepped up because I changed mobo.

                      Both performed well in CS4 which just goes to prove that you don't need $$$$$

                       

                      Roger

                       

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