Does graphic card affect image quality shown in our monitor?

[wisann]

Hm, I know this sounds like a rhetorical question. But somehow I need assurance from you guys :bsmilie:

Recently my HD3870 graphic card was spoiled and it was out of warranty, so :sweat:, and having spent quite some money lately, I bought a cheapo graphic card from challenger for 50 dollars. Well, it worked well in my PC, image is showing, video is playing well. However, I am concerned with the image quality shown. I did quite a lot of image editing on my PC. Do you think I should invest in a good quality graphic card? Or is calibrated monitor with cheapo graphic card already enough?

 

[daredevil123]

Hm, I know this sounds like a rhetorical question. But somehow I need assurance from you guys :bsmilie:

Recently my HD3870 graphic card was spoiled and it was out of warranty, so :sweat:, and having spent quite some money lately, I bought a cheapo graphic card from challenger for 50 dollars. Well, it worked well in my PC, image is showing, video is playing well. However, I am concerned with the image quality shown. I did quite a lot of image editing on my PC. Do you think I should invest in a good quality graphic card? Or is calibrated monitor with cheapo graphic card already enough?

If doing stills should be ok. If you are doing video editing, graphics card performance matters a lot.

 

[wisann]

If doing stills should be ok. If you are doing video editing, graphics card performance matters a lot.

This sounds good I am hardly doing any video editing at all. Not even playing games nowadays haha..

 

[Octarine]

Most important: do profile (a.k.a. calibrate) your system again. The new graphics card will not have the same characteristics as the old one. Hope you have done this before.

 

[wisann]

Noted. Thanks guys.

BTW, if I do calibration on TN panel, what good does it bring? Could it correct the color profile? Or do I still need an IPS panel monitor?

 

[Octarine]

BTW, if I do calibration on TN panel, what good does it bring? Could it correct the color profile? Or do I still need an IPS panel monitor?

It is the same on all monitors: you will get a colour profile matching the characteristics of your equipment so that what you see on screen matches the data in the image file.

 

[wisann]

It is the same on all monitors: you will get a colour profile matching the characteristics of your equipment so that what you see on screen matches the data in the image file.

Thanks for the explanation

I am having dilemma right now. I am thinking of selling my TN Panel monitor (Dell E248WFP) and get an IPS panel monitor. Thinking of Dell U2410 but the price is a bit steep to me. And I saw this Dell UltraSharp 2007FP. How is it compared to Dell U2410? I realized the difference in size but I am willing to downgrade screen size monitor so long I can get an IPS panel monitor to use. Is it a wise decision?

 

[Rashkae]

Thanks for the explanation

I am having dilemma right now. I am thinking of selling my TN Panel monitor (Dell E248WFP) and get an IPS panel monitor. Thinking of Dell U2410 but the price is a bit steep to me. And I saw this Dell UltraSharp 2007FP. How is it compared to Dell U2410? I realized the difference in size but I am willing to downgrade screen size monitor so long I can get an IPS panel monitor to use. Is it a wise decision?

Do a google search for the reviews and read... Online reviewers use scientific tools to measure gamma, color accuracy, etc etc etc.