Re: Asus M2A-VM: Would a dedicated video card be an improvement?

I believe the built-in card uses system memory from the pc. if so it would
reduce the memory avail for your video editing
also nothing wrong with disable the internal video and use something like
Asus EN8500GT SILENT/HTP/512M DDR2 With DVI, HDTV - Retail Box $78
eVGA GF8400GS 256MB DDR2 With DVI & TV Out (Low Profile) - Retail Box $58
eVGA GF8400GS 512MB DDR2 With DVI & HDTV Out - Retail Box $65
or the one you listed

hey even the lowly 6200 series can make significant speed gain in intensive
where there is substantial video rendering.
going with the inexpensive gf8400GS 512Mb should leave you headroom even
running Vista if you ever go that route

if you are the same Igor that do development you may find switching
application and development may be faster also with faster video GPU


"Igor" <> wrote in message
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> I'm putting together a budget PC based on the Asus M2A-VM motherboard.
> I'm going to load it up with 2 GB DDR2, an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+, and
> the OS will be Windows XP (SP2).
>
> This machine will *not* be used to play video games, but it will be
> used for video editing and DVD authoring.
>
> It's my understanding that the integrated video on the Asus M2A-VM is
> fairly decent as long as you're not playing games.
>
> I'm wondering if when I place an order for these parts I should also
> order an inexpensive dedicated graphics card, like the EVGA or the
> ASUS GeForce 7200 GS PCI-E cards (see links below). In theory, a
> dedicated card would take some of the load off the CPU and system
> memory, which should make for a smoother running system, but in
> actuality, I'm wondering if with a CPU that powerful and 2 GB RAM I
> would really notice much if any improvement.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=eVGA
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http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS
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http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...68&modelmenu=1