I've been looking to buy a videocard for video editing and many suggest a quadro fx 1300 or better, but they are ALOT more than a 6800gt with 256mb. I ran across softmodding and rivatuner and have read some about the n40 / n45, but still confused. Basically, if I were to buy a, for example, an evga 6800gt today, it is not softmoddable? Or will it softmod, but the bios ID will still recognize it as a geforce card, therefore, no faster OpenGL performance for sure? I'd rather get a evga 6800GT with dual dvi for $300 and softmod it, then pay $650 or so for a quadro fx 1300 with 128mb. Any help or suggestions where to get a softmoddable card...if available. Excuse the question if it seems to be a newbie...but .....that's what I am. thanks!!
For video editing, the best card will be Quadro FX 540 Pro video edition. You can get it for $242 here