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?New Monitor for PC Build using Photoshop/Pinnacle Studio 15

by bozobyte Mar 4, 2014 4:48AM PST

Hello,
I dabble with Photoshop CS5, and Pinnacle Studio 15 HD, but not professionally. I am rebuilding my rig after seven years, and although I really like my existing Viewsonic VX2035wm, regardless of only a screen RES, of 1280 x 1024, some folks are telling me I should get a new 1920 x 1080 HD/LED 24" Monitor to see all of the actual colors I'm seeing, using these two software titles.

If it's absolutely necessary for me to get an 1920 x 1080 HD, I'm looking at these few:
1) Viewsonic VA2446M 24" Full Monitor, with Dynamic Contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1, NOT an Energy Star, 5MS refresh rate, for $160.00 at Micro Center. Three year warranty on parts/labor.
2) ASUS VX238H 23" HD LED, for $179.99, also at Micro Center. 1 MS, Energy Star,80,000,000:1 Contrast ratio,16.7 Million Color support, also a 3 year parts and labor.$179.00.
3) LG EN33TW24" Slim LED 5MS,Color support- 16.7 million, HDCP Support, Energy star, with only ONE year parts /Labor, for $149.99, at Micro Center.

I haven't rebuilt yet, but my existing mobo is a MSI MS4375 P35 Platinum 775 socket, and although the manual ststed this board came with it's own DB 15 pin VGA on the board, I never saw it, (???Ummmm?) so I had to install my own Nvidia GeForce 8600GT.

Soon, I will be upgrading to the new i7 4770 1150 3.4GHz CPU with the HD 4600 IGP on it's chip, and some have told me I probably would NOT need a dedicated GPU, like for instance, a GTX 650Ti, or something else, If I do not game, and certainly do not over clock.

Some also tell me I would need the GPU, so that even watching Youtube videos will make a huge difference, better than the i7's graphics.

Thank you for any input!

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by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 4, 2014 4:52AM PST

But any photo work is something where you want color calibration. Look at the Pantone Huey and others.
Bob

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Are both GPU and IGPU graphics be used at the same time?
by bozobyte Mar 5, 2014 2:34AM PST

Hi,
Sorry we have to keep going down this road to my decision about whether to solely use my onboard HD 4600 i7's IGPU, or buy a dedicated GPU...Just don't want to step in anything by making the wrong decisions, when I can take the money that I would have spent on a decent new GPU, then instead, buy a new IPS 22-24 HD Monitor instead.

I am serious now about a new monitor, and I went to Fry's to look at the IPS 1920x1200. I saw an ASUS IPS 22" 1980x1200, for $150.00. Looks pretty awesome. They had others too, but I will delve deeper into this after I'm done with the build. While I was there, I also bought a Raidmax Inter Connect 4 Port USB Hub.(2x2.0 USB/2x3.0 USB) Got home and did not notice it's only 4" wide, so I have to either go back and return it, then use the USB 3.0 in the rear I/0, or buy the front bay 5.25" adaptor, and use the fronts.

I realize that Pinnacle studio is frowned upon when there are so many better video editing programs out there,( Adobe Premeire, Sony Vegas, etc, which are more expensive than what I paid for my Studio 15HD, and although it can be very problematic at times, it's all I can afford to burn family videos of sports, B-Days, and Holidays. So now, it works for me.

Please let me understand this further....I've heard that the IGPU on the CPU, and also the GPU can share memory? i7's HD 4600 works better for some programs, where the dGPU can do other functions better, in others.

DOES THE BOARD USE BOTH IPGU, and the GPU AT THE SAME TIME? EITHER, OR?

I thought when you install a GPU, like for instance, a GTX 650, GTX 770, etc., one would have to change which graphics to use in the BIOS?

I still think if I get the Nvidia GTX 650, (2GB, GDDR5) it would be better served
than my i7 graphics, even if I don't overclock, or game, but at this point, I still have no idea. Heck, someone even mentioned to me, to still use my old Nvidia 8600GT, until I get a new one. really? Also added this 8600GT might even be better than my IGPU HD 4600, on the i7...another REALLY? ( But I would step up to the newer cards anyway, if I need one)

Thank you for your patience!

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None of the above.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 5, 2014 2:45AM PST
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by itsdigger Mar 5, 2014 2:52AM PST

go into the Bios and select which GPU to use. I just built 2 new computers and did in both instances.

I have to say that I installed a small ATI Radeon 6670 GPU and there was a noticeable difference between it and the integrated onboard graphics. The 6670 won hands down. In the other computer with the i5 processor and no onboard graphics, I have the EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti
here> http://www.evga.com/products/Product.aspx?pn=02G-P4-3753-KR
and love it. It draws only 60 watts and doesn't doesn't require another power plug.

Digger

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by itsdigger Mar 5, 2014 2:56AM PST

with the i5 , I didn't have to choose which GPU booted up as it has no onboard graphics. With the i3 I had to choose because the onboard would automatically boot by default.

Digger

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