which vram card to choose for a pc 2gb, 3gb ,6gb, 8gb ,12gb?

[Ulfsark]

Hi everyone i want to build a new PC for Resolume but Resolume only , no after effects , no edition softwares, only a show operation system

I have read a lot of posts and the conclusion is: i have to choose depending on my show requirements

Normally i do corporative events , and usually the set up is from 2 to 3 outputs + monitor,
and 2 capture cards one for power point presentations and other for camera and that's all

I use a GTX 960 2gb and it runs ok with 3 outputs 3072 pixels composition and 2 BMD capture cards ,this set up was the last one i used in the last show, but that PC is full of crap now, a lot of data, lots of design and video softwares and i don't want to use it anymore for shows

Now i want a little more power but the problem is the money , the difference between costs of a 3gb vram card and a 6gb is huge , in the case of performance in videogames there is really no difference according to some research i've done but i don't know in resolume

Obviously a 12gb vram is the best option but according to my corporate events needs i described before what's the best option? im between 4gb vram or 6gb vram

My actual system is

Intel core i7-4790 CPU 3.60HZ
RAM 16 gb
Windows 7
Nvidia GTX 960 2gb

Thanks for your time for reading this and sorry for my english , hope you guys understand it , if not i´m screwed hehe

[Arvol]

For the price, This card is hard not to get:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product. ... -_-Product

This card should keep you safe for any future expansions that might come over then next 3-5 years.

If you have another $150 to spend. The GTX1080ti is a great card as well.

What is your budget?

[Ulfsark]

thanks for the reply my friend, im going to check that card

my budget is like 1000 dollars for building the pc , without de monitor and capture cards, i have those already

[Arvol]

Here's a quick spec that would get you by for that amount. I'm sure there are some guys on here who could really dial in the performance per price cap for you. Currently at a music video shoot so this is all I can come up with for my time at the moment:


Thermaltake View 31 Dual Tempered Glass ATX Tt LCS Certified Black Gaming Mid Tower Computer Case CA-1H8-00M1WN-00
$100

Refurbished: Corsair Certified AXi Series AX860i 860W SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply
$90

G.SKILL Aegis 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2133 (PC4 17000) Intel Z170 Platform / Intel X99 Platform Desktop
$133

EVGA Z270 FTW K, 132-KS-E277-KR, LGA 1151, Intel Z270, HDMI, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.1, USB 3.0, ATX, Intel Motherboard
$240

Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Quad-Core 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80677I77700K Desktop Processor
$310

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan
$30

Intel SSD 600p Series (1.0TB, M.2 80mm PCIe 3.0 x4, 3D1, TLC) Reseller Single Pack
$340

Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G
$6

Total: $1,250

[Ulfsark]

Thanks for your answer bro

[Digitrevx]

Yeah right now is a bad time to build a budget pc due to the cost of a current memory shortage and etherium crypto mining buying up all middle ranged gpu's. Which leaves you paying way too much for a mild gpu. A 1080 which is the only thing that is still reasonably priced for performance due to not being a mining favorite, it's well over 50% of the budget outside of a fast ssd like a nVME m.2. ><

Just a very very unfortunate time to try and build a computer specially if you have a tight budget.
But to answer the question, the most vram you can afford outside of quadro's. 6gb+ is good.

Edit: If you wana move this pc around it is probably advised to not get tempered glass cases. ><

[Ulfsark]

Thanks for the advice

[Oaktown]

Edit: If you wana move this pc around it is probably advised to not get tempered glass cases. ><

My new favorite case to move servers from job to job is the Corsair Vengeance Series Military Green C70 Mid Tower Computer Case in black.

[Arvol]

I like the handles on top

[Oaktown]

Yeah it makes pulling the computer cases out of our Benson boxes super easy!

I also really like the latches to pull the side panels off.