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15Bit wrote:
What's the spec on your current PC?
An $800 card isn't a complete joke, though a $400 PSU certainly is.
In short, you have to choose between a workstation class card and a gamer class card. For photoediting purposes the only real benefit of a workstation card is that you get 10bit colour output, which i believe your screen will take advantage of. The downside is that they are expensive ($800 would get you a relatively low-midrange card) and you get a lot less raw performance for your money. Realistically, your best option in the workstation class is probably a $450 Nvidia K2200 with 4GB RAM.
If you can live without 10 bit colour, a $250 gamer class card has rather more raw grunt than that K2200, and a $150 GTX-950 will probably drive a 4K screen just fine. I would probably suggest a $200 GTX-960 though, as they can be had with 4GB RAM and have a bit more power for LR. You don't need to go overboard for LR - I have a GTX-970, and i can say that whilst it does speed up LR, it isn't making an "Oh my god thats a lot faster" difference.
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I really just want something that will drive 4K for now, then next year I will invest in a new computer with a more robust card. I don't use LR, just CC. I have no issues with the speed of my current computer.
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