Help Me Figure Out a Video Card
literally_figurative Jun 6, 2010 10:22 PMHey all, I'm looking to build a machine and want to have realtime playback and not deal with oh, 17 hours of rendering time as I have to deal with currently on my laptop dealing with HDV footage. I looked at this footage and pretty much want to be able to do this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lyJxBtQqMg
So he's using the GTX 480 which I have come to learn does not yet work with CUDA/Mercury yet unless you hack it. What are the downsides of this hacking? Also, is the GTX 480 overkill? Can anyone tell me if they have had similar experience as in the vid with say, a GTX260 or something? I don't see myself doing 12 streams of HD footage or anything. Here's the system I am looking to put together.
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ASUS P6T LGA 1366 Motherboard & Intel Core i7 930 Processor Bundle http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5521&csid=_22
Corsair Core i7 Dominator 6GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM - Tri Channel, 1600MHz, 6144MB (3 x 2048MB), DHX http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4307847&CatId=4 093
EVGA 015-P3-1480-AR GeForce GTX 480 Video Card - 1536MB GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0, Dual DVI, HDMI, SLI, DirectX 11, Fermi http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6075097&CatId=3 669
Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438609&CatId=2 533
Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower Black Case http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4146085&Sku=C28 3-1187
Intel SSDSA2MP040G2R5 X25-V Solid State Drive - 40GB, SATA, 2.5", Retail http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5532358&pagenum ber=1&RSort=1&csid=ITD&recordsPerPage=5&body=#ReviewStart
Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.5 inch Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive HD103SJ http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Spinpoint-Cache-Desktop-HD103SJ/dp/B001U3S5S0/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275869929&sr=8-1
ASUS VH242H 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1080p, 1920x1080, 20000:1 Dynamic, 16:9, VGA, DVI, HDMI. Black http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4942567&CatId=4 420
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution, Bluetooth, Rechargeable Laser Mouse, Keyboard with Built-in LCD Display and Palm Rest http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3581156&sku=L23 -9800&srkey=Logitech%20MX%20Revolution
Thermaltake CLP0564 Frio Dual 120mm Universal CPU Cooler - LGA1366, LGA1156, LGA775, AM3, AM2+, AM2. "Received The Overclockers Tech Gold A http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6075536&CatId=3 669
Windows 7 Professional http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5213934



