What is a Good VIDEO CARD for Windows7 w/Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 ??

[Mike P.]

Has anyone ever explicitly tested how vRAM differences affect performance in CS5.5? I was under the impression that, after a certain point (1GB) it really doesn't play a major roll and that the speed/bandwidth is what really counts.

Conversely, if you're dead-locked on a 580, it only makes sense to spend the additional $50 to get double the RAM.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I would think the 1.5GB version of the card would work just fine. 3GB really kicks in with demanding 3D applications and games, even then, 3GB is overkill in most situations unless you crank up the texture resolutions all the way, even then, 3GB is quite a bit.

OTOH, I have not done any comparative testing, nor do I have knowledge of the internal workings of Premiere CS5.5... So, it's hard to say how efficiently it uses the available video memory. So, on that note, I agree with Mike P. For $50 more, I'd buy the 3GB version. Better resale value too, if that's a concern.

[Yannick Verry]

The 3gb won't bring that much, and probably bring nothing most of the time if you don't require high resolutions textures in your project.
Sure it's only 50$ extra, but at some point one need to think what he needs and what he doesn't.

[Artino Ahmadi]

Hi Jeff what do you recommend for cpu's? i'm looking at that same 3gb 580 card, intel 3930k, rampage iv extreme mobo, and the 32gb gskill memory kit here; http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231507

what i can't figure out is whether to wait for the new ivy bridge cpus or go ahead with the x79 LGA 2011 system.