Will a graphics card make a difference for video editing?

I'm going to be working mainly with Sony Vegas Pro and Adobe After FX (not at the same time) to edit HD video from a Canon 7D DSLR to edit music videos. I've had a technician compile a list of components to build my own desktop to handle the work. In this list, there's no graphics card included. I've searched the internet and found 2 sides, one side says graphics cards will not make a big difference on video editing. They say it will help the display in the software editor but not necessarily the quality or render speed of the finished product. The other side says it will, and you need a high-end card for videoediting. I'm not sure who to believe. If it does not make a significant difference I would like to stay away from buying one and save money for a better monitor. Here is my list. I understand that video editing relies heavily on the CPU and RAM which is number 2 and 3 on he list. What do you guys think, would it be beneficial to add a graphics card in there?



1 525667 1 GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 1155 119.99 119.99 *

2 200170 1 INTEL BOX Intel Core i7-2600 249.99 249.99

3 221093 1 CORSAIR 8GB 2X4 D3 1600 DIMM 84.99 84.99

4 802686 1 COOLMAST 500W EXTRME V3 ATX2. 37.99 37.99

5 824953 1 SONYBULK SONY 24X DVDRW SATA 18.99 18.99

6 775288 1 THERMALTA V4 BLK GAMING CHASS 39.99 39.99

7 646901 1 SEAGATE 1TB 3.5" SATA 7200RPM 49.99 49.99|||yea itll help especially with mutiple monitors...

well on after fx anyway



workstation cards work alot better but cost more|||Yes it will make a huge difference! Not only do you need a graphics card for video editing or encoding- you need a high quality one.



Also the i7 2600 is an awesome CPU, but you might consider a (true) six-core CPU for what you are going to be doing. The i7 980 has dropped in price and can be had for about $200 more than the 2600. It will show gains over the 2600 in video work, and just about any other benchmark.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Here's a great card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



You will really regret it if you don't get a good card.



And yes if you have the $- you could pair up the 980 with a workstation card like the Quadro 6000. Big bucks though.