Why I think I want a GPU upgrade and how to choose it.?.?.?

[AvgJohnDoe]

I have a Dell T5500 0CRH6C motherboard with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 GPU and two Intel Xeon X5675 processors 8Gb of ram ~220 SSD running 64 bit Windows 7 Pro.

 

I want to do a clean install though don't have a reinstall disk so exhausting all personally acceptable option will have to repurchase a legit copy of 7 or take advantage of the new Windows offer.

 

I figure that I may as well make the move to Windows 10.

 

NVIDIA does not have have drivers for my card to work with 10. I find that It will be some $160 more or less for Windows 7 Pro from a reputable dealer so that is the budget I feel I will place on a new GPU.

 

All that being said I am new to the pc upgrading world. I know that I have need for a minimum of 3 display and eventually many more. I know that my computer is work oriented and I value having a 20+ tabs open all the time as well as several other programs. That being said I do on occasion play some Starcraft on the system and deal with low setting. In short workstation over gaming. I will begin to do minor video editing in the near future in some lines of my work; nothing extensive closer to light hobbist.

 

I need help figuring out what kind of specs I am to be looking for in a GPU and perhaps suggestions or examples of GPUs that correspond with my interests. The internet is crowded with gaming this and gaming that and I need computing direction on increasing workflow.

 

What are or suggestions? Opinions? Reasonings? Am I looking at this the wrong way? If so, what do you believe to be a more appropriate line of reasoning?

 

[comicsansms]

What are you using the PC for?

[TheKDub]

 

I have a Dell T5500 0CRH6C motherboard with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 GPU and two Intel Xeon X5675 processors 8Gb of ram ~220 SSD running 64 bit Windows 7 Pro.

 

I want to do a clean install though don't have a reinstall disk so exhausting all personally acceptable option will have to repurchase a legit copy of 7 or take advantage of the new Windows offer.

 

I figure that I may as well make the move to Windows 10.

 

NVIDIA does not have have drivers for my card to work with 10. I find that It will be some $160 more or less for Windows 7 Pro from a reputable dealer so that is the budget I feel I will place on a new GPU.

 

All that being said I am new to the pc upgrading world. I know that I have need for a minimum of 3 display and eventually many more. I know that my computer is work oriented and I value having a 20+ tabs open all the time as well as several other programs. That being said I do on occasion play some Starcraft on the system and deal with low setting. In short workstation over gaming. I will begin to do minor video editing in the near future in some lines of my work; nothing extensive closer to light hobbist.

 

I need help figuring out what kind of specs I am to be looking for in a GPU and perhaps suggestions or examples of GPUs that correspond with my interests. The internet is crowded with gaming this and gaming that and I need computing direction on increasing workflow.

 

What are or suggestions? Opinions? Reasonings? Am I looking at this the wrong way? If so, what do you believe to be a more appropriate line of reasoning?

 

 

 

 

You can make an install disk yourself, just need a flash drive that has a capacity of around 8GB or greater. (And then your computer needs to be able to support booting from usb)

 

If you're willing to pay $160, perhaps an r9 280?

[Chasem121]

Buy windows 7 pro from this subreddit for around 20 dollars.

[Nonco]

What are you using the PC for?

 

He states it if you read his post

 

 

 

All that being said I am new to the pc upgrading world. I know that I have need for a minimum of 3 display and eventually many more. I know that my computer is work oriented and I value having a 20+ tabs open all the time as well as several other programs. That being said I do on occasion play some Starcraft on the system and deal with low setting. In short workstation over gaming. I will begin to do minor video editing in the near future in some lines of my work; nothing extensive closer to light hobbist.

 

Probably look into a low end quadro or 750Ti if you want something basic which also gives access to CUDA if you use it more for workstation use. Depending on your budget you could get something better still.

[jcastro_805]

The price of the 290/290x cards used right now make them great price/performance cards if the power supply and case can handle them. They are hot cards and they use a lot of power but the 290x is 980 level performance for under $200 used

[Speshul_]

If your planning on video editing id suggest going with 12 or 16 GB of ram. Also think about getting some more storage for video editing, 1 TB or so should get you started SSD or HDD depending on what you can afford.750 TI is a solid card for light gaming, just make sure you get one that supports 3 video outs.